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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.
Islamic human rights group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has countered the remark by Benjamin Kalu, a spokesman of the House of Representatives that cannabis would aid Nigeria’s industrial drive and boost her internally generated revenue (IGR).
The group, in a statement by its director, Ishaq Akintola, said the legalisation of cannabis will be the last nail in the coffin of morality in Nigeria.
“A spokesman of the House of Representatives, Mr. Benjamin Kalu, has solicited for the legalisation of cannabis in Nigeria. We strongly condemn this attempt to compartmentalise Nigerians into vicious drug cartels. Benjamin Kalu wants to turn Nigeria into another Mexico on the African continent.