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House of Representatives Push Back Says It Will Not Support Any Bill To Legalise Marijuana In Nigeria
Burna Boy said that hypocrisy is why marijuana is however to be legalised in Nigeria. Consistent with him, “everybody does it, nevertheless no one needs to be the one which’s seen talking about it; due to this fact The Residence of Representatives says it will not assist any bill to legalise marijuana in Nigeria.
Chairman of the Residence Committee on Narcotics, Francis Agbo, made this acknowledged when the Chairman of the Nationwide Drug Laws Enforcement Firm (NDLEA), Buba Marwa appeared sooner than the committee for funds defence.
Agbo said the committee is considering an modification to the NDLEA bill to ensure passable funding for the corporate.
Bill To Legalise Marijuna In Nigeria
He added that the ninth Assembly will not assist any bill to legalise marijuana in Nigeria, and often called for extra sturdy sanctions in opposition to drug peddlers.
He said: “We aren’t supporting the so-called legitimization of Cannabis. This committee is not fronting for that bill, is not proposing that bill because of everyone knows very clearly that Nigeria is a heavy shopper of Cannabis,.
“So if there could also be rather a lot madness, killings and so forth throughout the nation now, if we legitimize Cannabis, the madness would quadruple.”
