Bhangi iwe huru

[system]

A man behind a petition to legalise planting, sale or trade in cannabis sativa commonly referred to as bhang will face a Parliamentary committee to defend his proposal.

Gwada Ogot, a researcher, writer and political analyst, will appear before the Senate Health Committee chaired by Migori Senator, Dr Wilfred Machage, to defend his position.

Mr Ogot wants the law passed to decriminalize the drug and tose serving jail terms for offences related to the drug be set free.

"I pray the House recommends amnesty for all people jailed for possession, usage, sale, cultivation and transportation of cannabis sativa. Criminalising cannabis creates criminals where none existed,” Mr Ogot said.

Crimes and controversies due to the plant, he said, are due to its prohibition and said if legalized, it can be one of the cash crops and contribute in improving people’s living standards besides, boosting the country’s revenue.

If his wish is granted, bhang will be deleted from the list of narcotic drugs as listed in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994.

“Research has indicated that bhang can be used for medicinal purposes to cure diseases. It is disease resistant and can be replanted several times a year without use of pesticides,” Mr Ogot argued in the petition.

He particularly cites industrial hemp, which is a variety of cannabis sativa that can be used for a range of purposes including being ideal for manufacturing fiber, lubricating oil, and medicinal purposes.

Mr Ogot is advocating for establishment of a Cannabis regulatory body-Cannabis Sativa Board of Kenya (CSBK), to oversee the sector to ensure planting, trade and consumption of the drug.

The committee will also seek public views on the matter.

It will be interesting to see how the lawmakers handle the proposal given that Kenya, which boasts of one of East Africa’s busy port, is considered a transit point for drugs

http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Researcher-to-face-committee-over-bhang/1056-3848788-hdaxf5/

[SIZE=1]ps: All the osungu.dll are mistakes of NMG journos and not mine cc @gashwin and @introvert[/SIZE]

[Fala_12]

naona grammar nazis washa-like. sasa wacha watu wa GDP wakuje ku-support motion

[kijanamrefu]

If it wasn’t an election year, it would stand a chance. But the ‘religious’ voters will have none of this.

[system]

@kijanamrefu

If it wasn’t an election year, it would stand a chance. But the ‘religious’ voters will have none of this.

iko kwa health committee na si kwa Religion committee. in science, people deal with facts and not belief.
Israel legalised it na Yesu alizaliwa huko, why not Kenya?

[gashwin]

@Deorro

iko kwa health committee na si kwa Religion committee. in science, people deal with facts and not belief.
Israel legalised it na Yesu alizaliwa huko, why not Kenya?

it’s not a religious thing. it’s a (mental) health issue…you have only one brain…and it’s your best asset…

[Mr_Black]

@Deorro

iko kwa health committee na si kwa Religion committee. in science, people deal with facts and not belief.
Israel legalised it na Yesu alizaliwa huko, why not Kenya?

Hakuna venye a politician who will be going back to the people to seek votes in the next few months will want to be associated with legalising weed, hio ni kupatia opponents ammunition and women would definately not vote for you and folks older than 40years pia

[system]

@gashwin

let’s not a religious thing. it’s a (mental) health issue…you have only one brain…and it’s your best asset…

Weed causes mental health issues? ulifundishwa hii wapi?

actually this is why weed got banned in the first place

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJlqsdezhhk

[system]

@Mr Black

Hakuna venye a politician who will be going back to the people to seek votes in the next few months will want to be associated with legalising weed, hio ni kupatia opponents ammunition and women would definately not vote for you and folks older than 40years pia

actually, lots of people smoke marijuana out here. They will be voted back with landslide victories. Kwanza Kuria kwa akina Machage people pay their school fees with money from weed proceeds

[Adeudeu]

@Deorro

iko kwa health committee na si kwa Religion committee. in science, people deal with facts and not belief.
Israel legalised it na Yesu alizaliwa huko, why not Kenya?

In Kenya, people reason with assholes, not brains or facts.

[gashwin]

@Deorro

Weed causes mental health issues? ulifundishwa hii wapi?

have read stuff, but also as someone who tried it and lived with a gan-junkie - nasty experiences…

[huntsman]

…i will pray and fast, bangi iwe huru

[system]

@gashwin

have read stuff, but also as someone who tried it and lived with a gan-junkie - nasty experiences…

which stuff? link them here for all of us

[gashwin]

@Deorro

which stuff? link them here for all of us

wish i had the time…but they are all over the net. wakati watumizi wanasema walivuta zingine zikawararukia, is that a good thing or a bad thing?

[kijanamrefu]

@Deorro

iko kwa health committee na si kwa Religion committee. in science, people deal with facts and not belief.
Israel legalised it na Yesu alizaliwa huko, why not Kenya?

Because a law that will appear to be passed by a sitting government will antagonise religious bodies and their followers resulting in threats to the current government. Umeshika?

[kijanamrefu]

@gashwin , your stance on this matter will never change no matter how many positive arguments are thrown your way. It’s okay to simply say hutaki because hutaki.
Azawize, niaje buda.

[gashwin]

@kijanamrefu

@gashwin , your stance on this matter will never change no matter how many positive arguments are thrown your way. It’s okay to simply say hutaki because hutaki.
Azawize, niaje buda.

poa mkubwa.
unfortunately the positive arguments conveniently ignore the negatives…in my view just one negative is enough…

[system]

@gashwin

wish i had the time…but they are all over the net. wakati watumizi wanasema walivuta zingine zikawararukia, is that a good thing or a bad thing?

every psychoactive drug affects the CNS and alters the brain function to cause temporal changes in perception, mood and behaviour. Tea and Coffee are psychoactive drugs, same as Alcohol and tobacco yet they are legal. You can’t compare effects of tobacco too even alcohol to those of cannabis. How many deaths in a year does Alcohol or even Tobacco cause as compared to cannabis?

[kijanamrefu]

@gashwin

poa mkubwa.
unfortunately the positive arguments conveniently ignore the negatives…in my view just one negative is enough…

If we judged everything by the same standards, hata chai hatungekunywa juu ya choking risk. There are worse, completely legal things out there that could use your zeal in opposition.

[system]

@kijanamrefu

@gashwin , your stance on this matter will never change no matter how many positive arguments are thrown your way. It’s okay to simply say hutaki because hutaki.
Azawize, niaje buda.

its not like if its made legal he would be forced to use it.

[system]

@kijanamrefu

If we judged everything by the same standards, hata chai hatungekunywa juu ya choking risk. There are worse, completely legal things out there that could use your zeal in opposition.

exactly, chai ni simulant. cocaine and Heroin too are stimulants