Cannabis will aid our industrial drive, boost IGR – Reps spokesman
The Punch
Published 18 May 2021
A member of House of Representatives, Mr Benjamin Kalu, on Monday called for the legalisation of cannabis sativa also known as Indian hemp in Nigeria.
The federal lawmaker pointed out that many countries of the world have legalized cannabis for industrial purpose and there was a need for Nigeria to emulate this.
Kalu, who is a spokesman of the House of Representatives, stated this in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Monday in a chat with journalists.
According to him, a major challenge to Nigeria’s entry into the cannabis business is the farming, production, and use of cannabis for medical and industrial purpose is that it has not been legalised.