{
  "id": 13986999,
  "title": "Muntaka urges Ghanaian cannabis growers to form cooperatives under licensed cultivation framework",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/muntaka-urges-ghanaian-cannabis-growers-to-form-cooperatives-under",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T15:00:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/muntaka-urges-ghanaian-cannabis-growers-to-form-cooperatives-under-licensed-cultivation-framework/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ghana's Interior Minister, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, has called on cannabis growers to form cooperatives and participate in the legal framework for cultivating approved varieties. Speaking on Joy FM's Super Morning Show, Muntaka encouraged the government's regulated system over illegal cultivation. The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) will assist growers in adhering to the permitted THC content. The Interior Minister explained that the initiative aims to provide a lawful route for farmers to join the industry, ensuring compliance with regulations and supporting export markets. Ghana's legal framework permits licensed cannabis cultivation for industrial or medicinal purposes if the crop contains no more than 0.3 per cent THC. The Narcotics Control Commission law was amended in July 2023, allowing the Interior Minister to grant licences for approved cultivation.",
  "summary": "The Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, has urged Ghanaians interested in cannabis cultivation to form business ventures to grow the varieties permitted under the country’s laws.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}