Ganja Nation Ghana Becomes Number One Indian Hemp Smoking Country

Nigeria's neighbour, Ghana, has been confirmed as the
country with the highest number of Indian Hemp
smokers in the world.
Nigeria's neighbour, Ghana, has made a most notorious
history as it has beaten the likes of Jamaica and USA to
become the country with the most Indian Hemp smokers in
the world.
According to a survey conducted by World Drug Report, the
West African nation was named as the world ' Igbo » '
smoking leaders with 2.8 million Ghanaians out of about the
25,000,000 million population being active weed smokers
and likely to get high on a daily basis, a whopping 11.2% of
the populace.
In the report carried by Ghanaian top website, OMG
Ghana, » other countries that came under the same study
included Jamaica, USA, Nigeria and the Netherlands but
none of these countries came close to the former Gold Coast
in terms of daily weed takers.
The report has it that while usage in the U.S. rose after some
marijuana legalization began in 2012, it’s still under 10%.
Ghana still comes out on top even though marijuana
consumption is illegal in the country.
OMG Ghana took a look at the national culture that has
made Ghanaians the world’s top weed smokers:
The weed scene in Ghana
Similar to most African countries, marijuana is actually
illegal in Ghana, but seems to be openly acceptable by
the new generation. Smoking weed in high schools and the
university is considered ‘cool’.
The area boys who are known to smoke ganja are
typically regarded as the ‘cool kids on the block’, and
are generally respected by the community they reside.
Weed in Ghana is very cheap
Indian hemp is verycheap in Ghana as compared to
other nations, and this makes even those with virtually
no source of livelihood to get easy access to the drug. There
are generally three grades available: “Marri” is low-quality,
“polli” is medium-grade and “riger” is the top-shelf stuff, and
they cost varying amount of money.
Where Ghanaians get their weed
The ‘BUSH’ in the local communities are notoriously
known as the ‘ganja’ spots. Most of the smoking is done
outside in the bush. It’s very, very warm in Ghana, and
thankfully, there are many small hut-and-bench combos,
which allow for cool breezes to flow over you while hiding
from the ever-present glaring sun.
The Narcotics Control Board boss is open to legalization
The Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board,
(NACOB), Yaw Sarpong, can see some wisdom in the
legalisation of cannabis sativa because increasingly,
ordinary people do not think that possessing the mentally-
disturbing substance is a crime.
Why Ghanaians love weed more than other people
It’s very unclear why, maybe the Rastafarians have
finally found a way to positively influence the public or
Ghanaians simply know how to fun better than everyone
else.