According to him, Rastafarians should not be allowed with their dreadlocks in Senior High Schools (SHS) in the country adding that it is wrong to wrong to centre the debate that Rastafarianism is a religion.
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Rastafarianism involves smoking cannabis and cannot be condoned in schools - NPP MP
The Member of Parliament for Bekwai, Joe Osei Owusu has added his voice to the debate of the Achimota Senior High School's admission of two students with dreadlocks when the school stood on its ground asking the students to cut their dreadlocks before they would be enrolled.
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The MP who doubles as the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament stated that the practice of Rastafarianism involves the smoking of weed and cannot be condoned in the school.
"…but I also get worried about the attempt to rope in Rastafarianism as a religion. If we do then we complicate the matter for the young man. 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. It is not a substance that is permitted to be smoked.
Joe Osei Owusu
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"Indeed, if you recall, one of the persons that have been brought before this house for contempt of parliament was on the person claiming to be a Rastafarian who went on air to say that MPs smoked weed. He was brought to this house, he was put before the privileges committee and he was found guilty of contempt of parliament, and he was made to apologize and told to go and sin no more," he said.
The MP noted: "I think that reference to religion and so on will complicate the matter for the young man. If you look at it from the point of view that Achimota school has the right to prescribe a way of dressing, appearance including hairstyles. If you look at it plainly from that point of view, we can discuss the matter across the board."
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