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Ghana Issues Licenses for Medicinal Cannabis Cultivation

3/5/2026

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The Ghanaian government is issuing licenses for cultivation of cannabis for medicinal and industrial use to advance its local therapeutic cannabis industry.
The move follows legislation passed in 2020 that authorized the regulated production of cannabis with less than 0.3 percent THC for therapeutic purposes.
Ghana became the first country in West Africa to implement these measures.

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The Ghanaian government is issuing licenses for cultivation of cannabis for medicinal and industrial use to advance its local therapeutic cannabis industry.
The move follows legislation passed in 2020 that authorized the regulated production of cannabis with less than 0.3 percent THC for therapeutic purposes.
Ghana became the first country in West Africa to implement these measures.