The chairman and chief executive officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Brag. Gen. Buba Marwa has disagreed with Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu and some House of Representatives members that have been pushing for the legalisation of cannabis in Nigeria.Akeredolu had urged the Nigerian Government to jettison traditional orientation and “archaic” sentiment that said that cannabis is a ‘devil’s plant’.
However, Marwa who spoke at a press briefing to unveil the week-long program of activities in commemoration of the UN International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking in Abuja on Monday, said it is a matter of life and money, adding that it is like seeing fire and plunging into the flame, he said the agency would rather choose life.
“Ondo State is the greatest grower of this illicit substance and the NDLEA will continue to burn any farm that we find and arrest the perpetrators.“I am aware that in the House of Representatives a movement is on by a particular committee to legalise cannabis. That is absolutely within their rights But I doubt if it will be passed.
He said a global drug survey which is one of the evidence-based documents that the Agency uses, has it that 10.6m Nigerians use cannabis.
Cannabis cannot be legalized for use in Nigeria until we are able to obtain, cultivate and replace the popular wild variety with low THC variety.
If course they’ll disagree. Backward stepping mind won’t let them agree
Definitely not surprised
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