Kwaku Azar said on Joy News that it is notion that all Rastafarians smoke weed is devoid of practical significance and based purely on stereotype. “Weed is smoked by a whole bunch of people, one does not have to be a Rastafarian to smoke weed…It is a moot question because one does not go to school to smoke weed. Kwaku Azar as he is known popularly, said, he was shocked by Deputy Speaker’s assertions and questioned the relevance of weed smoking in the ongoing discussion about the denial of some Rastafarian students enrollment at Achimota School. Joe Osei-Owusu in contributing to a discussion on the floor of Parliament on the rejection of some Rastafarian students referenced weed smoking as a feature of the Rastafarian movement. The reason is this, if you study Rastafarianism, it involves the smoking of weed, it includes the smoking of weed and weed is an illegal substance.

Source: GhanaWeb March 27, 2021 07:18 UTC