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[SIZE=7]David Ndii: I Smoked A lot of Marijuana in My Youth…Legalize It[/SIZE]
By Richard Kamau / Friday, 03 Aug 2018 06:49AM / 0 Comments / Tags: Bhang, Bhang Petition, cannabis decriminization, David Ndii, marijuana
http://nairobiwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ndii5.jpgControversial ‘public intellectual’ David Ndii has called for the legalization of Marijuana in Kenya, revealing that he smoked a lot in his youth.
The NASA Chief Strategist was commenting on Twitter after the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) intercepted 17 kilograms of marijuana with a street value of Sh680,000 at the Suam border.
Customs officers arrested a suspect on Thursday as he ferried the consignment on a motorcycle. Preliminary investigations indicated that the marijuana was from Uganda and was destined for Nakuru.
Taking to his popular Twitter handle, David Ndii simply tweeted: “Legalize Marijuana”, sparking a debate with some of his over 330K followers.http://nairobiwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ndii.jpg
When asked why it is illegal by one user, the economist tweeted: “Why is marijuana (non-additive medicinal) illegal and cigarettes (addictive carcinogen) legal. because ordinary people can roll their own joints, but cigarettes are made by big capitalists, that’s why.”http://nairobiwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ndii1.jpg
And when he was challenged about the “populist view that Marijuana is non-addictive”, Ndii was candid about his addiction to cigarettes and the use of Cannabis during his youth.
“I was addicted to cigarettes, struggled a lot to quit. I smoked a lot of pot in my youth, never had cravings or withdrawal symptoms. You’d have to smoke a hell of a lot of pot to get addicted, if at all,” wrote Ndii.http://nairobiwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ndii2.jpg
In fact, David Ndii would be comfortable with his child smoking marijuana.http://nairobiwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ndii3.jpg
The outspoken economist also debunked the ignorant assertion that marijuana makes people run mad.
He said: “Have you seen mentally ill people who don’t smoke marijuana, and has it crossed your mind that they “ran mad” because they are mentally ill, not because they smoke marijuana?”http://nairobiwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ndii4.jpg
Below are some more tweets from the debate.
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David Ndii
Marijuana for prudes https://twitter.com/olareeh/status/1025036191983443972 …
Atula Owade@olareeh
Replying to @DavidNdii
Here’s why:https://farmkenyablog.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/culture-law-marijuana/ …
6:15 PM - Aug 2, 2018
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David Ndii
Did criminalization stop your friends “going down”? I know a whole lot of people ruined by alcohol, why is not criminalized?
Dzivula Mautuh Gube@DzivulaGube
Replying to @DavidNdii @hassanlwt
I’ve seen a great number of my friends going down the drain due to marijuana and it’s effects. Calling for its legalisation sounds misguided and stupefying.
6:36 PM - Aug 2, 2018
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