Eight Companies Apply to Cultivate Industrial Cannabis in Ghana – Interior Minister | By Prince Offeh
Eight companies have applied for licences to cultivate industrial cannabis in Ghana, the Minister for the Interior, Alhaji Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, has disclosed.
Speaking before Parliament’s Assurances Committee, the Minister clarified that, under Ghana’s legal framework, the country’s laws only permit the cultivation of cannabis containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) levels of 0.3 percent or less, solely for industrial and medicinal purposes. He stressed that recreational use of cannabis remains illegal.
Alhaji Muntaka explained that the legalisation of industrial cannabis should not be interpreted as a licence for unrestricted cultivation, noting that all applicants must meet the requirements set out under the country’s regulatory framework.
To improve public understanding of the law, the Ministry of the Interior, in collaboration with the Narcotics Control Commission, carried out 2,170 public sensitisation programmes and radio discussions across the country in 2025. The campaign educated an estimated 500,000 people on the legal guidelines governing cannabis cultivation and the dangers of narcotic drug production.
As part of the awareness drive, the government also established drug education clubs in schools to help educate students on the dangers of narcotics and promote preventive education among young people.
The Minister further announced plans to strengthen the country’s anti-narcotics operations by recruiting narcotics intelligence officers in all 261 metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs).
He noted that the Narcotics Control Commission currently operates offices in 66 MMDAs, with plans to expand its presence to every district over the next five to seven years.
The government regulates Ghana’s industrial cannabis industry under the Narcotics Control Commission (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act 1100), and the Narcotics Control Commission Regulations, 2023 (L.I. 2475). The laws permit the controlled cultivation of cannabis with THC content not exceeding 0.3 percent for approved industrial and medicinal purposes, subject to licensing by the Narcotics Control Commission.
The government introduced the licensing regime to support legitimate industrial and medicinal cannabis cultivation while preventing the misuse and illegal cultivation of the crop.
Eight Companies Apply to Cultivate Industrial Cannabis in Ghana – Interior Minister | AviationGhana
