Actor and politician, John Dumelo, has asked whether Ghana’s decision to not commercially legalize marijuana is “smart” enough considering the “billions” Germany is about to reap from the plant.
Dumelo, who is also a farmer, posted on Twitter that the impending benefits Germany is about to gain from legalizing the plant should make Ghanaian authorities rethink.
This is because, in his view, Ghana should not be borrowing from western countries that act swiftly to gain from their resources when the country has more of such resources.
“Germany is set to make billions of Euros from taxes by legalizing marijuana. Then we will turn around and go and borrow that same money with interest for our development, forgetting that we (Ghana) grow the best marijuana in the world. Ain’t we smart?”
He has therefore urged Ghana’s government to consider legalizing the planting and commercial use of marijuana in the country.
To him, when this is done, the country can reap a lot of revenue from it.
He believes marijuana can create the most viable source of revenue for the country than any other crop if it is considered carefully.
