Police in Ghana have blocked a march organized by a group of Rastafarians which was meant to provide awareness to people on the need to legalize marijuana.
On Monday, police pushed for an injunction to halt the march organized by Rastafarian Council of Ghana which was slated for Wednesday, 8th May.
A leading member of the so called Rastafarian council, Dennis Afram told the press that the intention for the march was to create awareness for the public to know that cannabis is a natural plant so incarcerating its users is human right abuse.
“The plant has a lot of uses both industrial and medicinal. It’s backward to put its users in our already congested prisons because they are not criminals.”
Members of the group are planning to take the fight against the injunction to the country’s High Court on Tuesday.
“The police are pushing for a perpetual injunction on the march because the plant is illegal but the court said it’s our right but you should provide all our official documents concerning the legality of our group. We’ve been given 10 days to do so,” said Afram.
Over the years, some African countries have been considering ways to regulate the use of Marijuana due to its medical and economic benefits.
While some scientists maintain that marijuana has immense medicinal benefits, critics say it contains harmful chemicals that are 20 per cent more likely to cause cancer to the user than tobacco.
Some even argue that marijuana contains ingredients that can potentially affect the formation of sperm cells and eventually deform them, thus causing temporary sterility.
