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Ghana legalises use of medicinal cannabis
The Narcotics Control Commission Bill allows growth and consumption of medicinal cannabis.
Ghana's parliament has legalised the medicinal use of cannabis...but what of recreational use? We ask one of the MPs who supported the bill.
Plus, Islamist militants in Mozambique seize a key town in Cabo Delgado province - the authorities fight to take back control.
And why religious leaders should adhere to bans on large gatherings in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
(Photo: Ras Mubarak - MP for Kumbungu, Northern region of Ghana, supported the passing of Narcotics Control Commission Bill of 2019. Credit: Ras Mubarak)
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