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Ghana sets fifteen years to life for drug trafficking

The Criminal Offences (Amendment) Act, Act 849, classed drug trafficking as a narcotic crime carrying between fifteen years and life imprisonment. It did not distinguish the type, category or quantity of the drug.[1]

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References

  1. Global Drug Policy Observatory, Swansea University (Maria-Goretti Ane) — Ghana Strives for a More Humane Drug Policy, situation analysis, June 2018 (PDF)archived

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