Call to legalise marijuana dangerous - Dr Osei

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Bold Pratt 10 years ago

Fool looking foe European visa that's all he can say

Fool looking foe European visa that's all he can say
OZA 10 years ago

Whoever proposed to legalize "wee" is just like many so-called wise people in Ghana. They always copy from the Americans.

Whoever proposed to legalize "wee" is just like many so-called wise people in Ghana. They always copy from the Americans.
k. amponsah 10 years ago

Well said doc. You are very wise.

Well said doc. You are very wise.
Vuvuzela 10 years ago

I think he is right. He has been talking about this all this time and I believe he knows what he is talking about.

I think he is right. He has been talking about this all this time and I believe he knows what he is talking about.
kallot. 10 years ago

Please, ask him if he has ever used it before. Let him also to know that scientist at times are not scientific.The fact that he is call Dr.does not means he is the smartest in Ghana. What he did not know is that plant (wee) h ...
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Please, ask him if he has ever used it before. Let him also to know that scientist at times are not scientific.The fact that he is call Dr.does not means he is the smartest in Ghana. What he did not know is that plant (wee) has seed and grows here in Ghana.As for cocaine,Heroin, and others are coming from plants that are not produce here, also they are refine and more killer compounds are added in the name of research. We are ready to donate our-self for experiment. Give us only wee and food and see what we can do. You have to be ready to get other drug users for experiment and then you can compare the results. Stop the consultation room issue and then try this issue practically.
dani 10 years ago

WEED IS A MIRECLE PLANT GIVIN TO THE HUMEN RACE BY THE ALL MIGHTY GOD TO FIGHT ALL TYPES OF MEDICAL ISUESS AND SICKNESS. GOD WILL NEVER GIVE HIS PEOPLE BAD THINGS IF IT WAS BAD.
TO ALL THE IGNORATE OUT THERE GET THIS
1- WEE ...
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WEED IS A MIRECLE PLANT GIVIN TO THE HUMEN RACE BY THE ALL MIGHTY GOD TO FIGHT ALL TYPES OF MEDICAL ISUESS AND SICKNESS. GOD WILL NEVER GIVE HIS PEOPLE BAD THINGS IF IT WAS BAD.
TO ALL THE IGNORATE OUT THERE GET THIS
1- WEED IS APPROVED FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT IN 47 OF THE 50 USA STATES
2-2 STATES IN THE USA ALREADY APPROVED WEED FOR RECREATION, THAT IS COLORADO AND THE STATE OF WHASINGOTN WITH TOTAL OF 29 MILLION PEOPLE.
3- WEED IS LEGAL IN HOLLAND
4- WEED SOON WILL BE LEGAL IN CANADA
5- SERVAL SOUTH AMERICAN STATES ALLOW WEED AND IT IS LEGAL THERE.
6- WEED IS NOT AS DANGER AS ALCHOL
,ALCHOL MAKE PEOPLE VIOLENT AND WEED MAKE YOU COME AND RELAX.
7- MANY SUCSSEFUL GHANA RICH BUSNISS MANS AND EVEN TO OFFICELLS USED RECREATION WEED IN THE PRIVETY OF THEIR HOMES FOR MANY YEARS,WITH NO NEGITIVE EFFECT ON THEIR WORK,BUSNISS OR PERFORMENCE ANYONE THAT DONT KNOW THAT IS EITHER LIVING IN DENIAL OR IS IGNORATE OR BOTH.
8- WEED WILL BE LEGAL IN MOST OF THE WESTERN WORLD WITHING 5-7 YEARS TOPS AND WILL BE TAX JUST LIKE ALCHOL& CIGARETES IS TAX NOW
9-IT IS TIME TO START TELLING THE TRUTH TO THE PEOPLE AND PUBLISH THE HUNDRED OF DOCTORS REPORT THAT SHOW AND PROVE THAT WEED IS HARMLESS
10- PARMACUTICAL COMPANYS ALL OVER THE WORLD PAY BRIBES TO GOVRENMENT AROUND THE WORLD TO LIE TO FALKS THAT WEED IS DANGER SO THEY CAN SALE US THEIR POISEN .THEY SPEND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO SPREAD LIES TO PEOPLE ,SO THEY CAN SIMPLY SELL FALKS THEIR
POISEN "PILLS" RATHER THEN TELL THEM THE TRUTH THAT WEED IS A CURE FOR MANY MEDICAL ISSUES .IT IS TIME TO WISE UP GHANA ,NO NEED FOR GHANA FALKS TO BE FOLLOWERS IT IS TIME TO BE LEADING AND OPEN UP AND TELL THE TRUTH TO THE PEOPLE THAT WEED IS NO DANGER AT ALL.
KWAME 10 years ago

poverty and weed does not jive...even taking medicine on empty stomach hurts people. Weed is acceptable with good diet. gari and sugar does not cut it...weed + poverty = psych problems...kick the deadbeat govt out of power, ...
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poverty and weed does not jive...even taking medicine on empty stomach hurts people. Weed is acceptable with good diet. gari and sugar does not cut it...weed + poverty = psych problems...kick the deadbeat govt out of power, get people jobs, then we could head towards civilization ...almost there.
Adu 10 years ago

legalise it and put in very good use.They should be a law as well to protect it too.they could be sold in
a special places

legalise it and put in very good use.They should be a law as well to protect it too.they could be sold in
a special places
Tekonline.org 10 years ago

Heavy marijuana users have abnormal brain structure, poor memory

Date:
December 16, 2013

Source:
Northwestern University

Teens who were heavy marijuana users -- smoking it daily for about three years -- had abnorma ...
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Heavy marijuana users have abnormal brain structure, poor memory

Date:
December 16, 2013

Source:
Northwestern University

Teens who were heavy marijuana users -- smoking it daily for about three years -- had abnormal changes in their brain structures related to working memory and performed poorly on memory tasks, reports a new Northwestern Medicine® study.
A poor working memory predicts poor academic performance and everyday functioning.
The brain abnormalities and memory problems were observed during the individuals' early twenties, two years after they stopped smoking marijuana, which could indicate the long-term effects of chronic use. Memory-related structures in their brains appeared to shrink and collapse inward, possibly reflecting a decrease in neurons.
The study also shows the marijuana-related brain abnormalities are correlated with a poor working memory performance and look similar to schizophrenia-related brain abnormalities. Over the past decade, Northwestern scientists, along with scientists at other institutions, have shown that changes in brain structure may lead to changes in the way the brain functions.
This is the first study to target key brain regions in the deep subcortical gray matter of chronic marijuana users with structural MRI and to correlate abnormalities in these regions with an impaired working memory. Working memory is the ability to remember and process information in the moment and -- if needed -- transfer it to long-term memory. Previous studies have evaluated the effects of marijuana on the cortex, and few have directly compared chronic marijuana use in otherwise healthy individuals and individuals with schizophrenia.
The younger the individuals were when they started chronically using marijuana, the more abnormally their brain regions were shaped, the study reports. The findings suggest that these regions related to memory may be more susceptible to the effects of the drug if abuse starts at an earlier age.
"The study links the chronic use of marijuana to these concerning brain abnormalities that appear to last for at least a few years after people stop using it," said lead study author Matthew Smith, an assistant research professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. "With the movement to decriminalize marijuana, we need more research to understand its effect on the brain."
The paper will be published Dec. 16 in the journal Schizophrenia Bulletin.
In the U.S., marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug and young adults have the highest -- and growing -- prevalence of use. Decriminalization of the drug may lead to greater use.
Because the study results examined one point in time, a longitudinal study is needed to definitively show if marijuana is responsible for the brain changes and memory impairment. It is possible that the abnormal brain structures reveal a pre-existing vulnerability to marijuana abuse. But evidence that the younger a subject started using the drug the greater his brain abnormality indicates marijuana may be the cause, Smith said.
The groups in the study started using marijuana daily between 16 to 17 years of age for about three years. At the time of the study, they had been marijuana free for about two years. A total of 97 subjects participated, including matched groups of healthy controls, subjects with a marijuana use disorder, schizophrenia subjects with no history of substance use disorders, and schizophrenia subjects with a marijuana use disorder. The subjects who used marijuana did not abuse any other drugs.
Few studies have examined marijuana's effect on the deep regions in the brain -- the 'subcortical gray matter' below the noodle-shaped cortex. The study also is unique in that it looked at the shapes of the striatum, globus pallidus and thalamus, structures in the subcortex that are critical for motivation and working memory.
The Marijuana and Schizophrenia Connection
Chronic use of marijuana may contribute to changes in brain structure that are associated with having schizophrenia, the Northwestern research shows. Of the 15 marijuana smokers who had schizophrenia in the study, 90 percent started heavily using the drug before they developed the mental disorder. Marijuana abuse has been linked to developing schizophrenia in prior research.
"The abuse of popular street drugs, such as marijuana, may have dangerous implications for young people who are developing or have developed mental disorders," said co-senior study author John Csernansky, M.D., chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Memorial Hospital. "This paper is among the first to reveal that the use of marijuana may contribute to the changes in brain structure that have been associated with having schizophrenia."
Chronic marijuana use could augment the underlying disease process associated with schizophrenia, Smith noted. "If someone has a family history of schizophrenia, they are increasing their risk of developing schizophrenia if they abuse marijuana," he said.
While chronic marijuana smokers and chronic marijuana smokers with schizophrenia both had brain changes related to the drug, subjects with the mental disorder had greater deterioration in the thalamus. That structure is the communication hub of the brain and is critical for learning, memory and communications between brain regions. The brain regions examined in this study also affect motivation, which is already notably impaired in people with schizophrenia.
"A tremendous amount of addiction research has focused on brain regions traditionally connected with reward/aversion function, and thus motivation," noted co-senior study author Hans Breiter, M.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and director of the Warren Wright Adolescent Center at Feinberg and Northwestern Memorial. "This study very nicely extends the set of regions of concern to include those involved with working memory and higher level cognitive functions necessary for how well you organize your life and can work in society."
"If you have schizophrenia and you frequently smoke marijuana, you may be at an increased risk for poor working memory, which predicts your everyday functioning," Smith said.
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Journal Reference:
M. J. Smith, D. J. Cobia, L. Wang, K. I. Alpert, W. J. Cronenwett, M. B. Goldman, D. Mamah, D. M. Barch, H. C. Breiter, J. G. Csernansky. Cannabis-Related Working Memory Deficits and Associated Subcortical Morphological Differences in Healthy Individuals and Schizophrenia Subjects. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 2013; DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbt176

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Mahmoud 10 years ago

Don't ever ask your sorry Government to go cup in hand begging the Dutch for School feeding program, and the list goes on.......

Don't ever ask your sorry Government to go cup in hand begging the Dutch for School feeding program, and the list goes on.......
Dan Kosowah 10 years ago

I guess Northwestern University gave those teens in their study a daily 10 joints of marijuana and arrived at their conclusion. By the way what qualifies as a heavy marijuana use. I think its all bull shit. If you gave a man ...
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I guess Northwestern University gave those teens in their study a daily 10 joints of marijuana and arrived at their conclusion. By the way what qualifies as a heavy marijuana use. I think its all bull shit. If you gave a man a half bottle of alcohol daily for three years, he will die of alcohol poisoning.Marijuana is a natural weed, alcohol cocaine, and the rest are man-made in the labs. There is a difference-thats why marijuana is a pain killer and heals deseases. It is a hemp and I have never heard of antone who can produce marijuana in the lab. Have You?
Mahmoud 10 years ago

Dangerous because it defies the colonial school of taught, you just might be a beneficiary

Dangerous because it defies the colonial school of taught, you just might be a beneficiary
Kofi 10 years ago

So all the revenue from such export as gold, diamond, bauxite, timber, cocoa and even crude couldn't save Ghana so we must now look for economic salvation in marijuana? God help our beloved country!!

So all the revenue from such export as gold, diamond, bauxite, timber, cocoa and even crude couldn't save Ghana so we must now look for economic salvation in marijuana? God help our beloved country!!
Tekonline.org 10 years ago

Psychotic illness appears to begin at younger age among those who use cannabis

Date:
February 8, 2011

Source:
JAMA and Archives Journals

Cannabis use appears to be associated with an earlier onset of psychotic illn ...
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Psychotic illness appears to begin at younger age among those who use cannabis

Date:
February 8, 2011

Source:
JAMA and Archives Journals

Cannabis use appears to be associated with an earlier onset of psychotic illness, according to a meta-analysis of previously published studies posted online that will appear in the June print issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
More than 16 million Americans use cannabis on a regular basis, most of whom began using this and other drugs during their teenage years, according to background information in the article. "There is little doubt about the existence of an association between substance use and psychotic illness. National mental health surveys have repeatedly found more substance use, especially cannabis use, among people with a diagnosis of a psychotic disorder," the authors write.
Matthew Large, B.Sc.(Med.), M.B.B.S., F.R.A.N.Z.C.P., of University of New South Wales and Prince of Wales Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, and colleagues identified 83 studies involving 8,167 participants who used cannabis or other substances and 14,352 individuals who did not. All of the studies compared the age at onset of psychosis between those two groups.
The meta-analysis found that individuals who used cannabis developed psychosis about 2.7 years younger than those who did not use cannabis. Those who used any type of substance developed psychosis about two years younger, whereas the use of alcohol only was not associated with the age at onset of psychosis.
"A number of hypotheses have been proposed to explain the association between cannabis use and schizophrenia, including the following: (1) that cannabis use is a causal factor for schizophrenia; (2) that cannabis use precipitates psychosis in vulnerable people; (3) that cannabis use exacerbates symptoms of schizophrenia; and (4) that people with schizophrenia are more likely to use cannabis," the authors write. The current findings support the view that cannabis use precipitates schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, perhaps through an interaction between genetic and environmental disorders or by disrupting brain development, they note.
"The results of this study provide strong evidence that reducing cannabis use could delay or even prevent some cases of psychosis. Reducing the use of cannabis could be one of the few ways of altering the outcome of the illness because earlier onset of schizophrenia is associated with a worse prognosis and because other factors associated with age at onset, such as family history and sex, cannot be changed," the authors conclude. "The results of this study confirm the need for a renewed public health warning about the potential for cannabis use to bring on psychotic illness."
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Journal Reference:
Matthew Large; Swapnil Sharma; Michael T. Compton; Tim Slade; Olav Nielssen. Cannabis Use and Earlier Onset of Psychosis: A Systematic Meta-analysis. Arch Gen Psychiatry, 2011; DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.5
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Tekonline.org 10 years ago

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Study Links Marijuana Use to Testicular Cancer
Article date: September 12, 2012

By Stacy Simon

Researchers in California have found a possible link between using mar ...
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Study Links Marijuana Use to Testicular Cancer
Article date: September 12, 2012

By Stacy Simon

Researchers in California have found a possible link between using marijuana and developing testicular cancer. Conducting a case-control study in Los Angeles County, they found that men who had testicular germ cell tumors were about twice as likely to report having ever used marijuana as men without these tumors.

Testicular cancer is expected to be diagnosed in 8,590 men in 2012. It is often highly treatable, and usually curable. More than 90% of these cancers are germ cell tumors. The rate of testicular cancer has been increasing for several decades, but experts are not sure why. The study, published online Sept. 10, 2012 in the American Cancer Society journal Cancer, speculates that environmental causes, including recreational drug use, may play a role.

In the study, 163 men diagnosed with testicular germ cell tumors and 292 men not diagnosed with the tumors were interviewed about their recreational drug use. The researchers found that men with these tumors were about twice as likely to have a history of using marijuana. Most of the increased risk was found in men with a germ cell tumor sub-type called non-seminomas. This type of tumor is harder to treat and usually occurs in men between their late teens and early 30s.

Case-control studies such as this compare a group of people with a certain disease to a group of similar people without it, to look for factors that may contribute to the disease. However, this type of study can’t prove that a factor actually causes the disease. Other types of studies are needed for this.

Study author Victoria K. Cortessis, MSPH, PhD, of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles said her team based its hypothesis on research that shows the active ingredient in marijuana may interfere with normal hormone signaling between the brain and the testicles. Cortessis and her team plan to conduct research that will look at those processes.

Cortessis said, “Three studies have now found the same specific result – a history of marijuana use associated with double the risk of non-seminoma testicular cancer. This is a more dangerous type of testicular cancer that requires chemotherapy treatment. We have to take it seriously.”

The researchers also found that men with a history of cocaine use actually had a reduced risk of testicular cancer. Cortessis speculates this might be because cocaine destroys testicular germ cells, whether they are healthy or not. Destroying the cells prevents them from becoming cancerous, but also leads to infertility because germ cells produce sperm.

Len Lichtenfeld, MD, deputy chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society cautioned that the study’s findings are preliminary, and the number of men studied was small. Lichtenfeld said, “The study is interesting, but the findings are not conclusive. More research needs to be done to form a firmer conclusion that this is a definite relationship (between marijuana use and testicular cancer risk).”

Citation: Population-Based Case-Control Study of Recreational Drug Use and Testis Cancer Risk Confirms an Association Between Marijuana Use and Nonseminoma Risk. Published online Sept. 10, 2012 in Cancer. First author: Victoria K. Cortessis MSPH, PhD, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

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NII LARTEY NARTEY 10 years ago

Ghana should not sit here and be dictated to us what is good for or bad for us.

Those who said marijuana is bad are changing their minds to legalize the God gifted natural substance and we still sit here just like the poli ...
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Ghana should not sit here and be dictated to us what is good for or bad for us.

Those who said marijuana is bad are changing their minds to legalize the God gifted natural substance and we still sit here just like the political stooges ruining the country condemning without suggesting the appropriate clinical research into the usefulness healing power of marijuana as well as it's negative side for its usage and preventive.

The Americans use same marijuana to produce several products and export them expensively to us whilst what we do here is to see only the smoking side of the it to condemn it.

That is horrifically bad just to say it is dangerous!

Legalize marijuana now!!!
Osei Yao 10 years ago

which is more dangerous. alcohol or marujuana? it is undoubtedly alcohol. So why is alcohol legal and marijuana illegal? Because alcohol is imported and used by the elite. As long as the stuff remains illegal, its use is also ...
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which is more dangerous. alcohol or marujuana? it is undoubtedly alcohol. So why is alcohol legal and marijuana illegal? Because alcohol is imported and used by the elite. As long as the stuff remains illegal, its use is also illegal, hence the jail term. You can't have it both ways.
Highest Immagination 10 years ago

I am wondering about this calls to legalise Marijuana. Is it because many people are calling Akuffo Addo a drug addict or wee smoker? Is it a ploy to call for this legalisation in order to clean Akuffo Addo? Who are those cal ...
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I am wondering about this calls to legalise Marijuana. Is it because many people are calling Akuffo Addo a drug addict or wee smoker? Is it a ploy to call for this legalisation in order to clean Akuffo Addo? Who are those calling for this legalisation? Are they close to Akkuffo Addo? Try to watch out this area. There might be some truth in this idea.
real 10 years ago

let vote,Yes or No

let vote,Yes or No
Judy Tutuyaka 10 years ago

Ghanaians please do not copy blindly. The advance countries eat well. This is what they tell their people. Lot of good food but even there is no water to drink in ghana. Its hard for people to eat so if legalized, I tell you ...
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Ghanaians please do not copy blindly. The advance countries eat well. This is what they tell their people. Lot of good food but even there is no water to drink in ghana. Its hard for people to eat so if legalized, I tell you there will more mad people in ghana
id1 10 years ago

Dr I think alcohol is more damaging than marijuana,but because alcohol has been accepted as a social drink in performing ceremonies ,we turn to over look it. Alcohol gives the drinker sometimes false perception of themselves, ...
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Dr I think alcohol is more damaging than marijuana,but because alcohol has been accepted as a social drink in performing ceremonies ,we turn to over look it. Alcohol gives the drinker sometimes false perception of themselves, hallucination, delusion of gradiose same experience as in majuana. legalising it could also stop people from taking it, some take it just boost their ego that l have broken the law, and feels good about that. others want to take it because it is restricted. The writer should promote mental illness positively, descriping patients as inmates in itself is stigmatising. please a bit of research.
Now the Mental Health Board , where can one find their Plan of operation. It is ok for BASICNEEDS to organise forums and call Dr to talk about mental illness, how are the sufferers benefiting. I am afraid too much money should not be used in beareacracy to detriment of patients.
stephen brophy 10 years ago

Dr osei says its dangerous, but dr sanjay gupta says its dangerous to keep cannabis in the hands of gangs and that is where the youths get weed! In places where cannabis is legal low thc weed is being growen! shame on you dr ...
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Dr osei says its dangerous, but dr sanjay gupta says its dangerous to keep cannabis in the hands of gangs and that is where the youths get weed! In places where cannabis is legal low thc weed is being growen! shame on you dr osei!!!
dani 10 years ago

GOD GAVE US THIS MERICLE PLANT TO FIGHT ALL KIND OF MEDICAL ISSUE FROM CLACUMA,TO EATING DISORDERS TO FIGHTING DEPRRASTIONS AND EVEN FIGHTING CUNCER AND SAVE PEOPLE LIFE SO WHY SHOULD WE REJECT THIS MERICLE PLANT? WEED IS N ...
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GOD GAVE US THIS MERICLE PLANT TO FIGHT ALL KIND OF MEDICAL ISSUE FROM CLACUMA,TO EATING DISORDERS TO FIGHTING DEPRRASTIONS AND EVEN FIGHTING CUNCER AND SAVE PEOPLE LIFE SO WHY SHOULD WE REJECT THIS MERICLE PLANT? WEED IS NOT AS DANGER AS ALCHOL IS,ALCHOL MAKE PEOPLE VIOLENT BUT WEED MAKING PEOPLE COME AND RELAX FALKS IT IS TIME TO TELL THE TRUTH IN 5-7 YEARS WEED WILL BE LEGAL IN THE ENTIRE WESTERN WORLD
SO WE GOT TO USE OUR HEADS AND NOT BE STUPID WHY NOT LEGELISE IT LIKE ALCHOL AND TAX IT TO GENERATE REVINUES TO BUILD ROADS AND HOSPITALS ETC.
AKWAPIMBA,LAS PALMAS DE G.C.,SPAIN 10 years ago

-ABUSE DRUGS IS WHAT REALLY MATTERS.IN HOLLAND IS BEEN LEGALISE.WHAT ARE WE WAITNG FOR.TO BUY IN REGISTERED SHOPS.WE SHOULDN´T WAIT FOR.THEY ARE USING AS HAIR CREAMS.BEFORE ABRAHAM,PEOPLE SMOKED..MARIJUANA.

-ABUSE DRUGS IS WHAT REALLY MATTERS.IN HOLLAND IS BEEN LEGALISE.WHAT ARE WE WAITNG FOR.TO BUY IN REGISTERED SHOPS.WE SHOULDN´T WAIT FOR.THEY ARE USING AS HAIR CREAMS.BEFORE ABRAHAM,PEOPLE SMOKED..MARIJUANA.
Kofi K 10 years ago

Evidence is clear see how dr. Rawlings talks by heart? Though he claims to have stopped smoking wee. Akrasi sarpong now a baron wants after retirement be able to ply his trade freely! Where is nunoo mensah? DEA boss calling f ...
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Evidence is clear see how dr. Rawlings talks by heart? Though he claims to have stopped smoking wee. Akrasi sarpong now a baron wants after retirement be able to ply his trade freely! Where is nunoo mensah? DEA boss calling for legalisation of drugs??? Only on mahama' s watch can this happen
Coach 10 years ago

This Dr's opinion did not include even one benefit of marijuana as it has been established through research world wide.

This Dr's opinion did not include even one benefit of marijuana as it has been established through research world wide.
Kofi kwame 10 years ago

IS only Africa ,Ghana,a doctor would say what this doctor was saying.no wonder,The whole nation was design and even Rule by Eighter Doct,Prof,or layers,all the nation and the people in Gh belongs to this type of Elites,and so ...
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IS only Africa ,Ghana,a doctor would say what this doctor was saying.no wonder,The whole nation was design and even Rule by Eighter Doct,Prof,or layers,all the nation and the people in Gh belongs to this type of Elites,and so what is good for them has to be good for every Ghanian or counts your self as non Ghanian.
Kwame USA 10 years ago

For a doctor to spew unscientific statements like this is very dangerous for the country.

He has shown ignorance and incapable of not distinguishing opinions from scientific matters.

In the US doctors prescribe medical ...
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For a doctor to spew unscientific statements like this is very dangerous for the country.

He has shown ignorance and incapable of not distinguishing opinions from scientific matters.

In the US doctors prescribe medical marijuana.

Weed was put here by God himself, unlike Alcohol which is processed to destroy livers.
Kojo! 10 years ago

Trying hard to sound intelligent and knowledgeable about weed but oh boy!

Dr. try it first and don't be scared for it'll only harm you when you are scared stiff of it. I suggest you read more about weed before going on th ...
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Trying hard to sound intelligent and knowledgeable about weed but oh boy!

Dr. try it first and don't be scared for it'll only harm you when you are scared stiff of it. I suggest you read more about weed before going on the waves to advertise your ignorance.
Benny 10 years ago

We are going to legalise it. We never say we should legalise it and then use that to swim with it. We legalise it and use iot in manufacturing and building. This will reshape our economy like oil shaping our economy.If legali ...
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We are going to legalise it. We never say we should legalise it and then use that to swim with it. We legalise it and use iot in manufacturing and building. This will reshape our economy like oil shaping our economy.If legalise it stringent measures should focuse on it. Like the oil it is the government that sells it. Therefore it will be like cocoa when wee marketing board will be formed to cordinate and impliment the do and donts.
Kofi kwame 10 years ago

No wonder people whom we always trusted to lead us to build better Ghana for all,were the once misleading us through their profession ,the Goverment of S.korea has build a place were people can take suicide whenever they fill ...
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No wonder people whom we always trusted to lead us to build better Ghana for all,were the once misleading us through their profession ,the Goverment of S.korea has build a place were people can take suicide whenever they fill like doing so,in Japan ,there is baby box for Mothers who filled like trowing their new born babies,they can go and puts them in the box and leave instead of throwing them away into toilet,bush,as our sister does in Ghana,lazy Docts,what do they espects,just sit in huspitals and recieve free salary,not only Free Ganja laws,for eny law to be implement should put down rules,regulations,boundaries and limitations,and fines were money can come back to the people
Dan Kosowah 10 years ago

I dont think Dr. Akwasea has ever smoked the weed before, cigarettes which is sold all over the place causes lung vancer but he has never said a word against it until now. Ghana needs reduced fertility. There are too many bab ...
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I dont think Dr. Akwasea has ever smoked the weed before, cigarettes which is sold all over the place causes lung vancer but he has never said a word against it until now. Ghana needs reduced fertility. There are too many babies being born by baby girls, all the more reason we should be smoking more weed. Akpeteshie and all alcoholics cause behavioral changes Dr. How about that.
NJ Superstar 10 years ago

whay are some Ghanaians so stupid to be calling for the legalisation of weed? you sit there and say that it is a miracle plant because you want to smoke and get high? stupid fools. if it is for medical purpose there is no nee ...
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whay are some Ghanaians so stupid to be calling for the legalisation of weed? you sit there and say that it is a miracle plant because you want to smoke and get high? stupid fools. if it is for medical purpose there is no need to smoke it but rather process and extract the THC and CBD's and use em instead of selling them raw for the pot heads to smoke and get high. God Bless Ghana and the people who want to make it a better place. those saying that even the whites have legalise it so we should also do same should travel and come see the number pot heads here in America nad Europe who dont have anything better to do. Come see kids in sch who smoke weed and come do stupid stuff and use other drugs. Black man should starting thinking and stop following the white mans steps.
dani 10 years ago

WE CALL FOR LEGELISATION DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS LESS DANGER THEN ALCHOL, AND NOT BEACUSE WE WANT TO GET HIGH WHICH IS NOTHING WRONG WITH PROVIDED IT IS DONE IN ONE PRIVATE HOME, SO RESPECT OTHER FALKS WISHES
YOU ARE IN ...
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WE CALL FOR LEGELISATION DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS LESS DANGER THEN ALCHOL, AND NOT BEACUSE WE WANT TO GET HIGH WHICH IS NOTHING WRONG WITH PROVIDED IT IS DONE IN ONE PRIVATE HOME, SO RESPECT OTHER FALKS WISHES
YOU ARE IN NJ SOON NJ WILL ALSO HAVE LEGELISE WEED AS SOON AS YOUR GOVRENER CRISTI WILL BE GOING HOME AFTER HE FINISH IS TERM. YOU CANT STOP PROGRESS BROTHER
Dan Kosowah 10 years ago

Dr. If in doubt, ask NANA for his opinion.

Dr. If in doubt, ask NANA for his opinion.
Sefam 10 years ago

I do support the doctor. We are no where near the developed nations to legalise the use of marijuana as some did. Let's not further complicate the already complications we have at hand!

I do support the doctor. We are no where near the developed nations to legalise the use of marijuana as some did. Let's not further complicate the already complications we have at hand!
POST 10 years ago

Don't criminalize it. One weak to smoke marijuana into one's own body shouldn't go to jail for that. The solution may be in the middle.

Don't criminalize it. One weak to smoke marijuana into one's own body shouldn't go to jail for that. The solution may be in the middle.
Spiky 10 years ago

Wise talk. Let similar minds listen to him. The Americans have lost it in many fronts, including democracy which they appeared to cherish and promote, and it will be stupid for anyone anywhere in the word to listen to what th ...
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Wise talk. Let similar minds listen to him. The Americans have lost it in many fronts, including democracy which they appeared to cherish and promote, and it will be stupid for anyone anywhere in the word to listen to what they say. We need the brains of all Ghanaians to build our potentially great country; and marijuana is certainly not what we need: Education is!
dani 10 years ago

in ghana with all kind of degrees that cant make a living and starving to death so what the disscustion of weed got to do with them have you read the article brother?

in ghana with all kind of degrees that cant make a living and starving to death so what the disscustion of weed got to do with them have you read the article brother?
Whatever 10 years ago

Making marijuana a part of Ghanaian society? Are you out of your mind? Do you want girls and boys to be pulling guns and knifes on their parents?

Making marijuana a part of Ghanaian society? Are you out of your mind? Do you want girls and boys to be pulling guns and knifes on their parents?
dani 10 years ago

where it is legal what are you talking about brother ?drinking alchol is far more dangerus then some
weed i dont see you attck alchol drinking come on get real if you legelise weed you ristrct the qty and the use of it in a ...
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where it is legal what are you talking about brother ?drinking alchol is far more dangerus then some
weed i dont see you attck alchol drinking come on get real if you legelise weed you ristrct the qty and the use of it in a privety of someone home just as you ristric alchol to homes and drinking spot.god gave you a mirecle plant to cure medical issues and heal yourself stop denying god and stop looking the other way
Kwame USA 10 years ago

If you care about Ghanaian society, you should start by banning alcohol since that is worse and has so many health side effects.

Marijuana is a plant made by God himself....

If you care about Ghanaian society, you should start by banning alcohol since that is worse and has so many health side effects.

Marijuana is a plant made by God himself....
Kwame USA 10 years ago

This doctor is not a true doctor because his statements are not based on science.

No doctor will say what he said in the western world

This doctor is not a true doctor because his statements are not based on science.

No doctor will say what he said in the western world
AFRIFA 10 years ago

africans in caribbean must be carefulwith so called fake doctor calling himself DR KWAT Alias kk!

africans in caribbean must be carefulwith so called fake doctor calling himself DR KWAT Alias kk!
AMA 10 years ago

The suggestion is wrong. It should not be debated at all. Go to mental hospitals and see how it has destroyed our able youth. Experiment it on your children and tell us the result.

The suggestion is wrong. It should not be debated at all. Go to mental hospitals and see how it has destroyed our able youth. Experiment it on your children and tell us the result.
Ghana Man 10 years ago

We thank you people for voting you up there to to go and legalize WEE, Sensiblef morons

We thank you people for voting you up there to to go and legalize WEE, Sensiblef morons
Emefa 10 years ago

We have to listen to the expert.

We have to listen to the expert.
koffie 10 years ago

AALCOHOL HARM

AALCOHOL HARM
MariJuana 10 years ago

We will Smoke Till We go Blind

We will Smoke Till We go Blind

Call to legalise marijuana dangerous - Dr Osei

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