Nigerians Hooked On Cannabis ‘More Than Population Of Portugal, Greece Or Benin’ – Marwa

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The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa, says the proponents of the legalisation of Cannabis sativa, also known as Indian

Mr Marwa, represented by his Special Adviser on National Drug Control Master Plan, Lanre Ipinmisho, said that in advanced world, drugs had been the driver of high crime rate and violent killings.

“We have seen narco-terrorism in Colombia and Mexico where drug cartels are law unto themselves and are as powerful, if not more powerful, than the state. “So the pertinent question for us today is: Has drugs played any role in the festering insecurity in Nigeria?“Cannabis sativa is the most abused of all illicit drugs, and from the findings of the National drug Survey of 2018, it is becoming a national albatross,” he said.

Canada that is pro-cannabis has strong and efficient institutions that are way ahead of Nigeria,” he said.

 

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