Legalizing cannabis will put youth at risk - P. C. Appiah-Ofori

Read Article

Comments (28)

This article is closed for comments.

Read Comments Comments (28)

Neutral Zone 8 years ago

Maybe a closet smoker.

Maybe a closet smoker.
OLD SOLDIER 8 years ago

Author:-AAA....
I don't think Asiedu Nketia has human brain. This guy is a disgrace to SeiKwa people, whose chief serves Asantehene.

Why should Ghanaians praise John Mahama for bringing in Al Queda Islamic terrorists in G ...
read full comment

Author:-AAA....
I don't think Asiedu Nketia has human brain. This guy is a disgrace to SeiKwa people, whose chief serves Asantehene.

Why should Ghanaians praise John Mahama for bringing in Al Queda Islamic terrorists in Ghana. What benefit do we Ghanaians have in those two evils? Even, their birth countries rejected them. No state in the United State does not want these Islamic evils.

How can such a person like useless and demonic Asiedu Nketia be a General Secretary for a major political party in Ghana for such a long time? Ghana is in big trouble if we have such people as leaders.

Ghanaians should unite to wrestle power from John Mahama and his notorious NDC. All what NDC party officials understand for governing a nation is to steal and loot the nation's asset for their personal use.

Asiedu Nketia, you have never spoken any sense in Ghana. Whether you are from Asante Region or Brong Ahafo Region, you are a disgrace to your people, your family, Ghana and black Africa as a whole. You have made Ghana a laughing jackal. I don't think you have human brain. If you have, let me advise you. Try to brainstorm whatever you want to say in public and cross out the damaging ones before you open your ugly mouth to say them.
Zato 8 years ago

why on earth should Ghana legalized something like that knowing it will abused by young children and those who are going to use it. Legalized it for medical reasons like its done in some states in US? I didn't expect somethin ...
read full comment

why on earth should Ghana legalized something like that knowing it will abused by young children and those who are going to use it. Legalized it for medical reasons like its done in some states in US? I didn't expect something like this to come from a man I have respected for years. its bad for the country.
Sako 8 years ago

Don't mind that Useless Kofi Anan who was once the world president but could not use his office for anything good. Useless man

Don't mind that Useless Kofi Anan who was once the world president but could not use his office for anything good. Useless man
igna 8 years ago

I like that...

I like that...
Am me 8 years ago

You NPP dealing in hard drugs and you saying they shouldn't legalize the most herbal weed.

You NPP dealing in hard drugs and you saying they shouldn't legalize the most herbal weed.
aikins 8 years ago

Because of unemployment so most of the youths has turn to criminals already.

Because of unemployment so most of the youths has turn to criminals already.
igna 8 years ago

Is a disgrace to the man calling himself Kofi Annan or whatever....tweaa so is he really a man to be dreaming of becoming... is a shame

Is a disgrace to the man calling himself Kofi Annan or whatever....tweaa so is he really a man to be dreaming of becoming... is a shame
Yaw 8 years ago

i wonder wha5t Kofi Anna was thinking. Where is Mugabe? In fact do we still call that man a statesman?

i wonder wha5t Kofi Anna was thinking. Where is Mugabe? In fact do we still call that man a statesman?
O.K 8 years ago

MR KOFI ANNAN ,IF YOU GIVE THE SMOKERS AN INCH THEY'LL TAKE A YARD.IF THEY LEGALISE CANNABIS,THE SMOKERS WILL START MISUSING COCAINE HEROINE AND ASHES WHICH WILL CAUSE AGREAT CATASTROPHY IN THE COUNTRY.I WAS EXPECTING YOU TO ...
read full comment

MR KOFI ANNAN ,IF YOU GIVE THE SMOKERS AN INCH THEY'LL TAKE A YARD.IF THEY LEGALISE CANNABIS,THE SMOKERS WILL START MISUSING COCAINE HEROINE AND ASHES WHICH WILL CAUSE AGREAT CATASTROPHY IN THE COUNTRY.I WAS EXPECTING YOU TO SAY CIRGARET SMOKING SHOULD EVEN BE BAN
GANJA FAMER 8 years ago

Peopling of Ghana always make noise when the are issues around the table. The legalization of GANJA ( marijuana) is not any thing the people in these nation must be scared off. Kofi Anna is right. MARIJUANA is not legalized b ...
read full comment

Peopling of Ghana always make noise when the are issues around the table. The legalization of GANJA ( marijuana) is not any thing the people in these nation must be scared off. Kofi Anna is right. MARIJUANA is not legalized but do you know the number if people using it. It is better the government legalize it and put taxes on it. DO YOU KNOW IT MEDICINAL PURPOSE
Gabriel 8 years ago

You are in mental slavery and ignorant if you think cannabis has negative impact on its users....all the great men of all times have been using it for its spirituall and medical purposes...just do ur research and respect gre ...
read full comment

You are in mental slavery and ignorant if you think cannabis has negative impact on its users....all the great men of all times have been using it for its spirituall and medical purposes...just do ur research and respect great man Kofi Annan views ...he is right hundred percent.
Jane 8 years ago

Mr P.C., it seems you r stuck in the past. Bring urself into the 21st century!! The youth r already at risk due to poor regulation of hard drugs. The earlier hard drugs r regulated, the safer the youth!!!

Mr P.C., it seems you r stuck in the past. Bring urself into the 21st century!! The youth r already at risk due to poor regulation of hard drugs. The earlier hard drugs r regulated, the safer the youth!!!
Danso 8 years ago

None of these commentators seem to have read what Kofi Annan said. P.C. Appiah-Ofori has not taken the trouble to read the process which Kofi Annan painfully laid down for the legalization of cannabis. Go back to school!

None of these commentators seem to have read what Kofi Annan said. P.C. Appiah-Ofori has not taken the trouble to read the process which Kofi Annan painfully laid down for the legalization of cannabis. Go back to school!
Blackstar. 8 years ago

Kofi Anan is a man of wisdom. He knows what he's talking about. All what Ghanaians believe in is Jesus. They condemned what will bring money to the youth and praise someone they don't even know but believe he is God. Shame t ...
read full comment

Kofi Anan is a man of wisdom. He knows what he's talking about. All what Ghanaians believe in is Jesus. They condemned what will bring money to the youth and praise someone they don't even know but believe he is God. Shame to these people insulting Kofi Anan.
Danso 8 years ago

“And therefore, the fourth and final step is to recognize that drugs must be regulated precisely because they are risky. It is time to acknowledge that drugs are infinitely more dangerous if they are left solely in the hand ...
read full comment

“And therefore, the fourth and final step is to recognize that drugs must be regulated precisely because they are risky. It is time to acknowledge that drugs are infinitely more dangerous if they are left solely in the hands of criminals who have no concerns about health and safety.

“Legal regulation protects health. Consumers need to be aware of what they are taking and have clear information on health risks and how to minimize them. Governments need to be able to regulate vendors and outlets according to how much harm a drug can cause. The most risky drugs should never be available “over the counter” but only via medical prescription for people registered as dependent users, as is already happening in Switzerland,” the illustrious son of Ghana said in an article.
Michael 8 years ago

U are out of touch of the situation on the ground legalizes will give us almost the sum total of the cash we went to big from IMF ,build caffe shops ,create beaches around cape coast. ,create atmospheric scenery around lake ...
read full comment

U are out of touch of the situation on the ground legalizes will give us almost the sum total of the cash we went to big from IMF ,build caffe shops ,create beaches around cape coast. ,create atmospheric scenery around lake bosom two. And foreign exchange flows all over ,
KG 8 years ago

Well said Sir.
People like you give us hope for a bright future.
God richly bless you.

Well said Sir.
People like you give us hope for a bright future.
God richly bless you.
nana 8 years ago

God bless U Agya Appia.I know U always speak de truth.This is de kind of leaders Ghanaians are lookin for

God bless U Agya Appia.I know U always speak de truth.This is de kind of leaders Ghanaians are lookin for
kk 8 years ago

There is a school of thought that suggested that, legalise those drugs you cannot control. Let us ask ourselves where we can control and prevent the use of drugs. Under legalisation the drugs will be available but can be obt ...
read full comment

There is a school of thought that suggested that, legalise those drugs you cannot control. Let us ask ourselves where we can control and prevent the use of drugs. Under legalisation the drugs will be available but can be obtained under strict at the appropriate designated place that can be controlled and properly regulated by prescription by few authorised health accredited personnel. Any abuse will result into criminalisation. Honestly speaking some people really need them. This is a worldwide debate if you like you can consult social scientists background particularly and also people with criminology, public health,psychology, medicine, public policy background for more meaningful debates for consideration
kweku trouble 8 years ago

Kofi Annan gave facts to support for his call to legalize. Appiah Ofori just made a blanket statement without facts to support his assertions, and he is supported by shallow brains here. This is a one time legislator. No wond ...
read full comment

Kofi Annan gave facts to support for his call to legalize. Appiah Ofori just made a blanket statement without facts to support his assertions, and he is supported by shallow brains here. This is a one time legislator. No wonder our parliament passes any kind of laws and bills.
Nii Adjei 8 years ago

if gorvenment is not contributing to the growth of ones life then government has no business to tell you what to do.

government should make sure that youngsters are protected from the use of cannabis.
people who are taki ...
read full comment

if gorvenment is not contributing to the growth of ones life then government has no business to tell you what to do.

government should make sure that youngsters are protected from the use of cannabis.
people who are taking care of themselves and are using cannabis should neither be arrested nor persecuted.
Obroni Jeff 8 years ago

Legalize cannibis and all drugs. Why does anyone believe it is the State's business to regulate what a free person does with their body? State regulation of such is wrong. True freedom is the ability of people to make their ...
read full comment

Legalize cannibis and all drugs. Why does anyone believe it is the State's business to regulate what a free person does with their body? State regulation of such is wrong. True freedom is the ability of people to make their own decisions as long as those decisions do not impinge upon others same rights. This in includes the right to take any drug. Are Ghanaians not ready for freedom?
Nii Adjei 8 years ago

"Legalize cannibis and all drugs."

please we are not talking about legalizations of all drugs.
that kind of thinking belongs to the western world. a place where everything goes.
i don't agree with your stance on the lega ...
read full comment

"Legalize cannibis and all drugs."

please we are not talking about legalizations of all drugs.
that kind of thinking belongs to the western world. a place where everything goes.
i don't agree with your stance on the legalizations of all drugs in ghana.
please do think again.
Obroni Jeff 8 years ago

Prohibition of alchohol in the 1920's didn't work in America. It led to a rapid rise in organized crime and so many other unintended and catastrophic consequenses that it was abolished in the 1930's. The same thing happens a ...
read full comment

Prohibition of alchohol in the 1920's didn't work in America. It led to a rapid rise in organized crime and so many other unintended and catastrophic consequenses that it was abolished in the 1930's. The same thing happens around the world in the drug trade or prostitution, whatever. People will use both and when illegal, the beneficiaries are organized crime...often a massively worse consequence. In the end, the use of drugs or prositutes, etc is a moral decision. Adults can make their own decisions (and parents need to educate their children properly on such matters). But if the government regulates morality then, they regulate freedom.

I have not come to my opinion lightly. I have considered many different positions and have concluded that leaving all moral decisions including what someone puts in their own bodies is best decided by the individual.

Onward !
asonaba kofi 8 years ago

Kofi gave enough reasons for his stance to be credible. all what the present system is doing is to create young criminals just because they smoked cannabis. with the social stigma attached to going to prison, they find it dif ...
read full comment

Kofi gave enough reasons for his stance to be credible. all what the present system is doing is to create young criminals just because they smoked cannabis. with the social stigma attached to going to prison, they find it difficult to adjust when they are released. their lives are therefore ruined.
capt. Jay jay 8 years ago

It is said that when a lie is repeated on hold it becomes the truth n politics. We ve realy lost touch about the truth of cannabis. For so many centuries now the world has picked a fight about the use of this migic healer and ...
read full comment

It is said that when a lie is repeated on hold it becomes the truth n politics. We ve realy lost touch about the truth of cannabis. For so many centuries now the world has picked a fight about the use of this migic healer and I would call it medical politics and propaganda. Why should it be so. The TRUTH about this super medical healer is being buried falsely. Why? Because every good thing is always branded evil to deceive the mass. "you don't need to be told"
what scientific lab has prove cannabis to be DANGEROUS. These are just false prophecies. They want want you to know the TRuth just as JESUS was rejected. Lets wise up.
why do we accept a legalized ALCOHOL; that which takes over a million lives every year and also cause a lot ailments. The use of alcoholic beverages in excess or for a very long time is 10000 dangerous to our health than the use of cannabis but yet we accept and embrace it whole heatedly . On records people drink alcohol to cause a lot of mayhem, abuse people and end up dead. Cannabis have no records of such. No one has died from the use of cannabis. Its never been recorded no where yet they call it evil.
also as compared to any pharmaceutical drugs that have been endorsed for human heath are equally dangerous when use in excess. They also have records of people dying from such drugs every blessed day and I can say it boldly that the death toll from these so call legal drugs or medicines are too high and hits over a million every year globally. Yet cannabis have no such records.
why then preach evil of it. The truth about cannabis is lighting up knowing its being the secret medicines for healing a lot of ailments which the so call pharmaceutical medicines can't cure but on control. These pharmaceutical companies would always do politics with it to prevent it from coming to light knowing very well that cannabis are far great and potent than what they produce. They are only interested in what they are making but not what to give. Why would they preach it good when they know that the very cure one needs can be planted in a backyard and would kill his production market. They spend billions of dollars to produce something to market so they will go any length and do anything to eliminate their treat. Give a Dog a Bad Name then kill it........
we should wise up. Many now are seeing the potential benefits of the use of this GREAT GOD GIVEN PLANT and has hold on to it by legalizing it.
Cannabis is of great value and the sooner we embrace it the better for us. Lets not forget that even food when eaten in excess has it bad side.
CANNABIS possess no treats to humanity. Wake up and know the truth.......... ( pardon my bad grammar its not the best of me but I hope u got the message)
KABA THOMAS 8 years ago

It is ignorance that let people think and believe cannabis are for criminals, we have potential criminals who do not use this drugs.legalizing and regulating it will rather reduce crime. we should legalize Indian hem and barn ...
read full comment

It is ignorance that let people think and believe cannabis are for criminals, we have potential criminals who do not use this drugs.legalizing and regulating it will rather reduce crime. we should legalize Indian hem and barn cigarette which is more dangerous.

Legalizing cannabis will put youth at risk - P. C. Appiah-Ofori

Read Comments .st0{display:none;fill:#14BDD3;} .st1{display:none;} .st2{display:inline;fill:#FC0F0F;} .st3{display:inline;fill:#FFFFFF;} .st4{display:inline;fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:6;stroke-miterlimit:10;} Comments (28)

Read Comments Comments (28)