{"id":54336,"date":"2018-10-08T11:15:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T11:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/gh\/?p=54336"},"modified":"2018-10-07T20:26:57","modified_gmt":"2018-10-07T20:26:57","slug":"patapaa-gives-reasons-for-legalizing-marijuana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/patapaa-gives-reasons-for-legalizing-marijuana\/","title":{"rendered":"Patapaa Gives Reasons For Legalizing Marijuana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ghanaian musician, Patapaa adds his voice to the legalization of marijuana. He joins the likes of Kwame Sefa Kayi, Kwesi Pratt, Samini, Uncle Ebo Whyte as well as Black Rasta. Therefore, he called on Akuffo-Addo to legalize marijuana any moment from now because of its enormous benefits.<\/p>\n<h4>Pataapa about legalizing marijuana<\/h4>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cIn France when a citizen is busted holding a piece of weed, he will be released. This should tell you that marijuana isn\u2019t a bad thing\u201d.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore, he talked about the benefits of marijuana smoking. He stated that he feels it\u2019s high time Ghana\u2019s government considered its legalization.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cYes weed is neither cocaine nor tramadol, people smoke weed to learn because it enhances academic performance. This same is used to make human hair creams and many others.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, he advised the youth not to rush into marijuana smoking but should patiently wait for the right time because smoking is a calling.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cMarijuana smoking is one of the callings of God and if God hasn\u2019t called you to smoke, don\u2019t do it until you are called someday\u201d.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghanaian musician, Patapaa adds his voice to the legalization of marijuana. 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