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* Brought there by troops returning from India and Burma after [[World War II|World War |
* Brought there by troops returning from India and Burma after [[World War II|World War II]]<ref name="Cargill2016">{{cite book|author=Kima Cargill|title=Food Cults: How Fads, Dogma, and Doctrine Influence Diet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UIZwDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA222|date=1 December 2016|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers|isbn=978-1-4422-5132-8|pages=222–}}</ref> |
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* Spread by sailors coming down the coast, most likely from Sierra Leone<ref name="Duvall2014">{{cite book|author=Chris Duvall|title=Cannabis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SVU8BQAAQBAJ&pg=PT99|date=15 November 2014|publisher=Reaktion Books|isbn=978-1-78023-386-4|pages=99–}}</ref><ref name="Cargill2016"/> |
* Spread by sailors coming down the coast, most likely from Sierra Leone<ref name="Duvall2014">{{cite book|author=Chris Duvall|title=Cannabis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SVU8BQAAQBAJ&pg=PT99|date=15 November 2014|publisher=Reaktion Books|isbn=978-1-78023-386-4|pages=99–}}</ref><ref name="Cargill2016"/> |
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Revision as of 22:02, 13 November 2020
Cannabis in Ghana is illegal without license from the Minister of Health,[1] but the nation is, along with Nigeria, among the top illicit cannabis-producing countries of West Africa.[2] Cannabis in Ghana is known as wee[3] or devil's tobacco.[2]
History
There are two main theories as to how cannabis came to Ghana:
- Brought there by troops returning from India and Burma after World War II[4]
- Spread by sailors coming down the coast, most likely from Sierra Leone[5][4]
The first report of illegal cannabis cultivation in Ghana occurred in 1960.[3]
Culture
Cannabis remains the most popular illegal drug in Ghana.[6] Ghana is reported as the highest cannabis-using nation in Africa, and third in the world.[7]
In the 1990s, cannabis which had previously been an urban phenomenon in bars and nightclubs, had spread to rural areas as well.[8] Cannabis was associated with youth involved in Rastafari culture, and with students who believed cannabis use would improve their ability to study.[9]
Economy
Cannabis from Ghana is transported to other countries in western Africa, as well as to Europe.[8]
References
- ^ 'Cannabis is legal in Ghana but …' - Lawyer | General News 2016-02-27
- ^ a b Guy Arnold (13 May 2013). The International Drugs Trade. Routledge. pp. 183–. ISBN 978-1-135-45515-6.
- ^ a b Vera Rubin (1 January 1975). Cannabis and Culture. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 101–. ISBN 978-3-11-081206-0.
- ^ a b Kima Cargill (1 December 2016). Food Cults: How Fads, Dogma, and Doctrine Influence Diet. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 222–. ISBN 978-1-4422-5132-8.
- ^ Chris Duvall (15 November 2014). Cannabis. Reaktion Books. pp. 99–. ISBN 978-1-78023-386-4.
- ^ Anita Kalunta-Crumpton (3 March 2016). Pan-African Issues in Drugs and Drug Control: An International Perspective. Taylor & Francis. pp. 49–. ISBN 978-1-317-08433-4.
- ^ Illegal Drugs: Ghana leads Africa in marijuana use; ranks 3rd in the world - News - Pulse
- ^ a b Paul V. Daly (July 1996). The Supply of Illicit Drugs to the United States: The Nnicc Report. DIANE Publishing. pp. 63–. ISBN 978-0-7881-3942-0.
- ^ EMMANUEL AKYEAMPONG; ALLAN G HILL; ARTHUR M KLEINMAN (1 May 2015). The Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa. Indiana University Press. pp. 39–. ISBN 978-0-253-01304-0.
