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Ghana Police wants 'wee' legalised

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  • PRINCEWILLY@YMAIL.COM 8 years ago

    Marijuana is legalized in Colorado so when i went to a Bank to cash my check,a lady pushed me and asked me if i have a joint account.
    Chairman wontumi pushed me to check my balance.

  • Gentleman 8 years ago

    Rubbish. Nonsense. I'm sure Mahama suggested this to them. And like zombies. ...........

  • Douglas. Bristol-UK°` 8 years ago

    am sure he masterminded it

  • Saint Ghfuo: MEDIOCRITY STINKS! 8 years ago

    MAKE IT ILLEGAL AN LESS PPL WILL BE DRAWN TO PARTKE IN SUCH ACTIVITY. BECOS IT AINT EXCLUSIVE ANYMORE...THE GOVT/MINISTRY OF HEALTH SHOULD ALSO CULTIVATE, PACKAGE N SELL WEED FOR LOCAL AND INTL CONSUMPTION. THIS WILL TAKE THE ...
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  • Mr.ROMANO 8 years ago

    FIRST TIME TALKING SENSE , BRAVO KEEP IT UP AND KEEP TAKING UR MEDICATIONS.

  • Saint Ghfuo: MEDIOCRITY STINKS! 8 years ago

    IM SELLING AN ASS BAG. U WANT ONE? BITCH, UR ASS IS AS FLAT AS PAPERPLATE....

  • Mr.ROMANO 8 years ago

    JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP AND STICK THAT ASS BAG IN UR MOUTH AND IF DOES NOT FIT STICK IT UR ASS .... JERK

  • OSEI 8 years ago

    ARE WE WRONGLY COPYING THE USA WITH THE HOMOSEXUALITY AND LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA. WE NEED TO LIVE OUR CULTURE. NOT EVERYTHING THAT COMES FROM AMERICA IS GOOD. WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL AS A NATION. NOW COMMON PUBLIC BATHROOM I ...
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  • kobbyojor 8 years ago

    Its happening live in Seattle, Washington where "weed" is legalized and taxed by the government. It can go a long way to bring money for education, jobs etc. Asantefoo behunu wowo we no, na frafrafoo awe ne nyinaa

  • Mr ROMANO. 8 years ago

    FUCK YOU DOUGLASNKYE .

  • Saint Ghfuo: MEDIOCRITY STINKS! 8 years ago

    SMOKING CIGARETTES CAUSES CANCER AND IS NOT ILLEGAL IN GH. YET, HOW MANY PPL SMOKE CIGARETTES? THE PPL WILL ONLY INDULGE IN ILLEGAL VICES. MAKE EATING DOG MEAT ILLEGAL AND U WILL SEE AN IMMEDIATE INCREASE/SPIKE IN THE PRICE A ...
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  • CYBERGHANA 8 years ago

    There are all kinds of "wee'", some more dangerous than others. Must be carefully studied before we attempt to try it. People's tolerance to it is different person to person. Are we talking about decriminalizing or legaliza ...
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  • Saint Ghfuo: MEDIOCRITY STINKS! 8 years ago

    HOW CAN GH PROPSER? OH CHALE. WAT KIND FUCKERY IS THIS? JUST FOR SMOKING NTAMPE K3K3...10YRS? OH ALLAH GOD. GYIMIFUO JUDGES. JJ FLORENCE SHOULD GET 100YRS FOR EVERY JOINT HE LIT UP...

  • ELINAM 8 years ago

    The usual Dr, booklong. He claimed the economic factor helped the local growing community therefore the locals are reluctant to report the hands that feed them, then his booking went overdrive to call the police to work wit ...
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  • Oburoniba Fitafita 8 years ago

    Yes you know the whole

  • kuu 8 years ago

    Bokoo de3

  • Kofi jnr 8 years ago

    I don't know how wee looks like, but what I know is that, many of my colleagues hv become thieves, foolish and a burden to the society. Those who hv gone mad as a result of this drug is pathetic. Go ahead n legalize it. I onl ...
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  • Mark Owusu 8 years ago

    Are those saying so using it can we learn any lessons from the harm drugs are doing for Americans.
    If proper checks from the farms and others are done we can stop this.

  • Dan Kosowah 8 years ago

    For Nana Addow benefits, it is just grass that has healing powers, my friend. Ask Nana.

  • Kwame USA 8 years ago

    I live in America and you are lying through your teeth sir.


    There is no harm here. The only problem we face is drunk driving which is related to alcohol NOT weed!

  • KWEKU SOLO 8 years ago

    Legalise 'WEE' and expand our psychiatric hospitals.

  • Mr ROMANO. 8 years ago

    A BLACK MAN WITH A BLACK MIND .

  • Kwame USA 8 years ago

    people like you are the reason why Ghana is a failed state

  • Saint Ghfuo: MEDIOCRITY STINKS! 8 years ago

    CEDI RISE, CEDI RISE!!!!..NURSES AND POLICE WILL HAVE JOBS TO DO

  • Okpe 8 years ago

    Political parties should please make the legalization of marijuana a campaign issue. Let us not hide from it. Let us know the benefits and the injuries cannabis has on the lives of users

  • Mark Owusu 8 years ago

    I want to ask Mr. Akrasi Sarpong the evil things he did at Koforidua during PNDC time and the women called Mattersco transport owner at Jackson Park was he using drugs during that time.In fact curses from those evil days a ...
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  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 8 years ago

    Can you believe that MATERSCO became NDC later on? We shall not forget those evil days. Yes, the caning grounds. Can you also remember what was done to FWK Akuffo's sister? Yet Akrasi Sarpong was branding himself as CHRIFE at ...
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  • tsalekpor 8 years ago

    Being third world, in our mentality, we are waiting for the developed world to start dumping their cheap stuff on us. We would then bless them and start importing from them. God save us

  • Edi 8 years ago

    FINALLY GHANA POLICE TALKING SENSE AND ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WEE WAS GIVIN TO US BY THE CREATOR ALL MIGHTY GOD TO HEAL MANY OF OUR SICKNESS

  • eh 8 years ago

    Disappointed the law is embracing citizen kofis ideas. Look at how Ghanaians abide by the laws of the land, horrible. Mining on small scale is devastating, plantations, cocoa farms, forests destroyed, waterbodies polluted,wa ...
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  • James 8 years ago

    time to tel the people the truth that wee is cure for glaucoma,epilepsy, womens issues, man impotence ,wee also fight cancer cells and help fight depression and many many other illnesses so yes we do need healthy society t ...
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  • eh 8 years ago

    Your comment is misleading, we mean cultivating wee in Ghana is a massive risk as our laws, makers of the laws and their enforcer will have gargantuan task of keeping sanity. in the end HAZARD will be smoked

  • abaa-bii abuzotyel 8 years ago

    Is that his personal opinion or that of the Ghana Police Service? This dude should speak for himself as he is not the Spokesperson for the service

  • Sam 8 years ago

    in this entire world people getting to understand that wee unlike alcohol is not danger. alcohol make people violent and make them talk nonsense and make people commit crimes wherein wee is a relaxer that make you come an ...
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  • elikplim 8 years ago

    Any drug has its side effect when large doses are taken.I still don't understand why people think it's only weed that makes people mad.I know folks that have been smoking for over 30 years now but nothing happened to them.it' ...
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  • AGBEVE 8 years ago

    Mmmmmmm yes

  • GHABA SIGH 8 years ago

    The earlier we realize and make it our next cocoa the better. Another wise country will take advantage.

  • Basu 8 years ago

    Never legalise wee because you smoke it, some my relatives have gone crazy after taking it and many more I know.

  • daladam 8 years ago

    no one smoking wee ever gone mad ever
    saying that weed make people mad make some of us that have been using the staff many years see how dummy folks like you are

  • Mr.ROMANO 8 years ago

    NAH TRUE TALK OOOH , IT HELPS DO WHAT I DO FOR A LIVING BETTER. THOSE FOOLS DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE MISSING . NTAMPIE MEN ARE SMARTER AND FAST THINKERS THAN NON SMOKERS.

  • KUMBI SALLEY 8 years ago

    YOU FOOOL PAAA

  • awagu 8 years ago

    just legalise it,and I will advertise it

  • NII 8 years ago

    I WILL DEVIATE FROM THE ACTUAL COMMENTS===== FOLKS OPEN YOURS EYES DOCTORS AND NURSES AT TEMA GENERAL HOSPITAL ARE KILLING PATIENS ,THEY JUST MURDERED MY SISTER IN-LAW JUST FOUR DAYS AGO PEOPLE OF GHANA WAKE UP OUR SO CALLED ...
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  • winfread 8 years ago

    they just believe the govt lies and bull-shit Africans never used their heads to study things they are very naeive

  • king 8 years ago

    Reduce de canabis content n allow Mariwana loving people to teaaaaa themselves

  • Desmond 8 years ago

    Why, cigerratte is selling in public. Whiteman try to condemn anything from Africa. It should be legally. Is good to cure some diseases like to, asthma and other. Economically is good to it enables one to work hard to achieve ...
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  • winfread 8 years ago

    and achieve success the weed is god gift to us humans so why fight god?

  • JM 8 years ago

    If legalized it there will be more crazy men on the street.

  • cockroach 8 years ago

    yes i!!!!! free wee

  • KUMBI SALLEY 8 years ago

    IF U GHANA PEOPLE SAY WEE MAKES YOU CRAZY, THEN CRACK COCAINE WILL MAKE U WHAT? DO SOME RESEARCH. WEE IS JUST A PLANT. COCA COLA DRINKS, CIGARETTES, ALCOHOL AND HOMOSEXUALITY ARE MUCH WORSE.

  • Rankin 8 years ago

    Solid man

  • JH. New York 8 years ago

    I don't think this Story is actually from the Police Admin.Only those hooked on the Stuff(wee) would advocate for its legalization.Any person in his right mind would not support legalization of a drug/narcotic If you think w ...
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  • No Mercy 8 years ago

    Idiot Nana is not a Präsident

  • inercycl 8 years ago

    No proper medical system in place.

  • The Blaq 8 years ago

    I started smoking ntampi when I was 14 years and I am 42.But what I can say is the plant is anything we take in our daily lives. Even if you over eat how do you feel, is the same like alcohol if you take in more than your bod ...
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  • Jimmy 8 years ago

    I'm not so surprised that a police official and a senior lecturer, who should be advising the youths, are the ones encouraging cannabis production and, hence, it's usage. The incompetence of the police force coupled with poor ...
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  • Worried Man 8 years ago

    ...situation is that, colarado(USA) has legalised it so Ghana too must follow suit.
    This is pathetic!
    We are looking onto America to decide what is right/wrong for us. We cannot see!!!
    If USA should come and tell Ghanaians ...
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  • Jah Jah 8 years ago

    Legalize it!

  • Kofi 8 years ago

    This is demonic. It means very soon we will ask for armed robbery to be legalized because people make money from it.

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  • Emmanue 8 years ago

    Only police under Mahama government will propose such a silly legalization. Poor governance under Mahama

  • NTAMPI GUY 8 years ago

    THE GUY SMOKES NTAMPI BUT WHEN HE CAME TO POWER, HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO LEGALISE IT.WHY SHOULD JAIL SOMEONE FOR 1O YEARS FOR JUST SMOKING NTAMPI?

  • wise man 8 years ago

    Wee is good

  • YTy 8 years ago

    Decriminalized wee in a country of criminals my foot.

  • Nantwi, BSEd, MSEd(ece), MSEd(sas) 8 years ago

    You know, I started elementary school at Krofrom at a Church School run by Ghana Holy Healing Church in Kumasi more than 60 years ago. THAT SPOT IS STILL IN BUSINESS,but to a new generation.

  • frank obi 8 years ago

    Wee is pure and natural with proven health benefits.Decriminalising it is the best way forward for Ghana Police in checkmating abuse. We should not be too emotional about it.

  • OH GHANA 8 years ago

    WEE IS GOOD FOR BLOOD A B C OR D ?

  • miss ghana 8 years ago

    This nonsense must be stop Ghana is a copy cater country any thing developing country they want to do that too. We are not Jamaicans where as wee is their food and drink that's why their crazy and can't function well so if ...
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  • xz 8 years ago

    FREE THE HERB!!! Look at how alcohol is messing up the youth??

  • Abeiku SW2 London 8 years ago

    Why not if Cigarettes and Alcohol which are deadlier than ganja are available 24/7 ... too much of everything is bad simple as .. too much Alcohol consumption ... Cigarette smoking ... too many tablets be it Paracetamol .. ...
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  • Adviser 8 years ago

    Don't try it in our beloved country.iii

  • Kaakamotobi 8 years ago

    The whole police dept smokes this joint so they want it legallized for their personaluse

  • OKOROMANSA 8 years ago

    CANNABIS SHOULD NOT BE LEGALISED IN GHANA. THE CURRENT SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY DOES NOT MAKE SUCH LEGALISATION WORTHY AND WISE. THERE IS TOO MUCH CRIME IN THE SYSTEM, TOO MUCH MURDER, ARMED ROBERY, CLASHES, VARIOUS TYPE OS C ...
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  • Richard 8 years ago

    it's very sad and wicked to jailed for 10 years for smoking wee

  • eh 8 years ago

    Where do we get money to pay them all? Is it the way to create jobs by harming the society and then struggling to heal it

  • still rastafari 8 years ago

    use it,dont abuse it..its the healing of the nation

  • Old student 8 years ago

    Government come to our aid because corruption is killing salaga senior high students in salaga. The masters are illegally collecting some moneys which are not expected as they did to us our year

  • Loway 8 years ago

    Like the Cocoa

  • obibiniba tumtum 8 years ago

    Why on earth should we legalise and decriminalize wee in Ghana when we do not have enough facilities for the mad and roaming the street?please come again Ghana police.

  • Old student 8 years ago

    Government if you don't come to our aid teachers of salaga senior high in east gonja will kill students with illegal money taking from students with no reason but force. They collect money from each student in the name of rep ...
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  • tsalekpor 7 years ago

    Legalize it, there is no criminality in using the weed. Alcohol and tobacco has more health issues but they are legally allowed. However the weed, which is medicinal is banned. What hypocrisy.