Cannabis

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted about 66 parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, packaged as green tea at the import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja,…

Ghana’s parliament has passed a law, backing the cultivation of cannabis for industrial and health purposes. This move that puts the West African nation in league with Uruguay, Canada, and Thailand where the production of cannabis is…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has seized 5.8 tonnes of cannabis from dealers across five states, the agency’s spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, said on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said among those arrested was a cripple, Ibrahim…

The Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced nine Ghanaians to eight years imprisonment each for “attempting” to smuggle cannabis into Nigeria. This was contained in a statement released on Sunday by the spokesperson of the National…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Joint Task Force on COVID-19 has intercepted a truck conveying 174 bags of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis. The Police Public Relations Officer (FPRO) in the FCT, DSP Anjuguri Manzah,…

America’s first cannabis restaurant has opened in West Hollywood, offering diners an array of weed products and hoping to rival Amsterdam’s famed coffee shops. Called Lowell Farms: A Cannabis Cafe, the much-hyped 240-seat establishment…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has intercepted 201 bags containing substances suspected to be cannabis in Abaji, Federal Capital Territory. Spokesman of the agency in the FCT, Mr Peter Adegbe, made this known to News…

Canadian airline passengers will soon be able to pack up to 30 grams of cannabis when they board a flight once recreational use of the mind-altering drug is legalized, the government said Thursday. “After October 17, 2018, passengers…

In a landmark decision, Canada's upper house of parliament on Tuesday approved a revised bill to legalize recreational marijuana, setting the stage for the country to become the first Group of Seven nation to legalize cannabis. The…

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that a total of 309,713 kilogram of drug was seized in 2017. The bureau in its Drug Seizure and Arrest Statistics report on Monday said,  “Drug Seizure and Arrest Statistics 2017…