{"id":123128,"date":"2015-06-08T19:02:31","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T19:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=123128"},"modified":"2015-06-08T22:36:35","modified_gmt":"2015-06-08T22:36:35","slug":"legalize-indian-hemp-kwaw-kese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/06\/legalize-indian-hemp-kwaw-kese\/","title":{"rendered":"Legalise Indian Hemp &#8211; Kwaw Kese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite embarking on a <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/12\/17\/kwaw-kese-campaigns-drugs\/#sthash.cNw0MJ0o.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\">campaign<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to educate the youth on the dangers of using drugs,\u00a0hiplife artiste, Kwaw Kese is now calling for the legalization of\u00a0\u00a0Indian Hemp in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Kwaw Kese, known in real life as Emmanuel Botchway was <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/12\/22\/kwaw-kese-to-make-4th-appearance-in-court-today\/#sthash.Ex8gwpUS.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\">remanded for weeks<\/a><\/strong> <\/span>and subsequently<span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/04\/23\/kwaw-kese-sentenced-to-a-day-in-prison\/#sthash.qt0DDhec.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\"> jailed for a day<\/a><\/strong> <\/span>and fined GHC 1,2000 by a Kumasi High Court for smoking Indian Hemp\u00a0at a public place in Kumasi.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on both his Intsagram and Facebook pages on Monday, Kwaw Kese also known as &#8216;Abodam&#8217; questioned why individuals should be jailed for smoking\u00a0Indian Hemp also known as &#8216;weed&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Kwaw-kese-weed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-123134\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Kwaw-kese-weed.jpg\" alt=\"Kwaw-kese-weed\" width=\"786\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Kwaw-kese-weed.jpg 980w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Kwaw-kese-weed-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why should a person be jailed for smoking when it&#8217;s their choice??? After all cigarettes are poisonous and harmful but it&#8217;s for sale!!! <span class=\"_58cl\">\u202a#\u200e<\/span><span class=\"_58cm\">legalize\u202c<\/span> <span class=\"_58cl\">\u202a#\u200e<\/span><span class=\"_58cm\">Ntampee\u202c<\/span> now !!! <span class=\"_58cl\">\u202a#\u200e<\/span><span class=\"_58cm\">Yakubu\u202c<\/span>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He was of the view that since 80% of Ghanaians smoke, then it&#8217;s time to legalize the drug.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Capture1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-123147\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Capture1.jpg\" alt=\"Capture\" width=\"484\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Capture1.jpg 484w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Capture1-236x300.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s time to legalize <span class=\"_58cl\">\u202a#\u200e<\/span><span class=\"_58cm\">Taaba\u202c<\/span> so that those 80% who shhhmoke in Gh can enjoy their choice of smoke without any interventions!!! &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He also thanked his fans who supported him in diverse ways during his arrest, remand and imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thanks to these <span class=\"_58cl\">\u202a#\u200e<\/span><span class=\"_58cm\">MadTimerS\u202c<\/span> for that support when they arrested me for enjoying my choice of smoke.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/osamidan\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @osamidan<\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite embarking on a campaign to educate the youth on the dangers of using drugs,\u00a0hiplife artiste, Kwaw Kese is now calling for the legalization of\u00a0\u00a0Indian Hemp in Ghana. 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