Tag: Marijuana
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Seun Kuti urges FG to legalize Marijuana
Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, has urged the Nigerian government to consider legalising marijuana, saying no one has been able to prove that marijuana use causes any disease. According to him, Nigeria has lost its unique strain of marijuana because of the ban on it in the country.
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NDLEA destroys hectares of hemp farmland 1,465 kg in Ekiti state
About 3.7 hectares of hemp farmland has been destroyed by men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ekiti State Command. The farmland situated in Ire-Ekiti Forest in Oye Local Government Area of the state was totally destroyed on Friday afternoon.
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Germany make move to legalize marijuana in the country
The German government is making moves to legalize cannabis in the country, but the move will still undergo approval test at the European Union. The German cabinet has already approved the substance and others like tetrahydrocannabinol, removing it drugs classified as narcotics.
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Nigerian artiste, Tekno speaks on quitting smoking Marijuana
Nigerian music artiste, Augustine Miles Kelechi, popularly known by his stage name, Tekno, has revealed that he is abstaining from smoking marijuana. In a post on his Instagram page (Instastory) Tecno explained that he found it a little hard to sleep the first night after he quit smoking.
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30-Day Challenge: Tekno to quit smoking, if…
Nigerian singer and songwriter, Augustine Miles Kelechi, aka Tekno, has revealed that a 30-day challenge of no smoking would determine if he will quit it. He explained his difficulty sleeping a day after quitting marijuana. The music star shared via social media that he was going to endeavor to quit smoking marijuana for 30 days.…
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“I feed Indian hemp seeds to my chickens” – Drug suspect
A suspect paraded by the NDLEA in Kaduna on Saturday for being in possession of Indian hemp seeds says they were for the consumption of his poultry birds. “I have a poultry farm and was told that if I feed the chickens with Indian hemp seeds, they would grow fast and strong, and would not…
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Everyone smokes, not legalising weed in Nigeria is hypocritical – Burna Boy
Nigerian music star, Burna Boy has said that hypocrisy is why marijuana is yet to be legalized in Nigeria. Marijuana (also known as weed) is still illegal in Nigeria, although it hasn’t stopped its use by some people in the country. Burna Boy during a conversation with Home Grown Radio in Los Angeles, opined that…
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Community Pharmacists and legalizing Marijuana – Hope Eghagha
I encountered the whiff of marijuana (aka Igbo, ganja, cannabis) very early in life though I never even smoked a cigarette.
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New York legalizes recreational marijuana
Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York has on Wednesday signed the legislation that sought to legalize the use and trade of marijuana. According to reports, lawmakers passed the sweeping bill in a historic vote on Tuesday night. This development will make New York, the second-largest marijuana market in the United States. In a statement from…
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JUST IN: NDLEA uncovers massive Marijuana farm in Kano
Kano state Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Malam Isah Limita Muhammad has said that the command had discovered a large farm of Marijuana in Gwarzo local government area with more than 350 plants . The NDLEA Commander made this known to journalists on Monday in Kano saying that ‘’We just uncover…