The vice-presidential candidate of the Convention People's Party (CPP), Lawyer Wayoe Ghanamanti, has announced that the CPP government will not imprison individuals for the use and possession of cannabis.
Speaking to GhanaWeb TV, he criticised the current sentencing regime, which imposes a ten-year prison term for offenders. "I want Ghanaians to understand this clearly because it's a pressing issue.
We will not incarcerate citizens for the possession and use of cannabis.
The CPP government will not do this.