NACOC okays 2 to produce cannabis - Strictly for medicinal use

General Mantey stressed that cannabis cultivation remained illegal unless carried out under a valid licence and within the approved THC limit of 0.

Maxwell Obuba Mantey (3rd from left), Director-General, Narcotics Control Commission, with representatives of the licensees She said the company planned to cultivate cannabis before expanding into seed imports and exports to support the emerging industry in the country.

Major General Mantey added that NACOC officers would conduct inspections with or without prior notice and that licence holders whose crops exceeded the approved THC threshold must immediately notify the commission for appropriate disposal.