The Chairman/Chief Executive of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency Col. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah has denied being on a mission with the Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu to study the medicinal and economic value of cannabis sativa.
He however noted that Nigeria stands to gain immensely from the Thailand experience, which was the reason behind the agency’s efforts to understudy the country. “At no point did I make any remark in favour of the commercial and medicinal value or monetary gain of Cannabis while in Thailand. “Thailand is known widely as a success story in alternative livelihood development for building alternative income in farming coffee, tea, fruits and crafts which have helped in eradicating opium production.
“For the avoidance of doubt, NDLEA under my leadership has been consistent in our opposition to legalization and decriminalization of cannabis. For example, Operation Thunderstorm undertaken by Ondo State Command of NDLEA destroyed 3,900.73 hectares of cannabis sativa planted in forest reserves. “Lastly, both Nigeria and Thailand still abide by that same Single Convention of 1961 involving cannabis. While I do not hold brief for Thailand, it is instructive to state that what research is conducted by them in order to confirm medical benefits of cannabis is done by seeds imported under their government control from Spain.
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