Mututho hits out at bid to legalize bhang

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Former chairman of the National Agency for the Campaign against Drug Abuse (Nacada) John Mututho has furiously opposed the  legalization of growth and use of marijuana (bhang) in Kenya.

Mututho hit out at Kibera MP Ken Okoth for pushing legalization and use of Marijuana.

The legislator had written to National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi in regards to introduction of Marijuana Control Bill 2018 in the National Assembly in a bid to decriminalize the use of marijuana and draw up regulations for growth and use of the herb.

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However, Mr. Mututho said Marijuana is a dangerous substance and should not be legalized.

“These are dangerous substances. I get surprised when an honourable member of Parliament comes and starts to gain popularity by advocating for an illegality to make it legal, just as they did with portable spirits standards. Let’s have logic. Why do we have to legalise something that affects the functionality of the brain?” said Mututho.

He asked MPs to shoot down the proposal once it is tabled in parliament, insisting that the lawmaker is seeking popularity through the proposed Bill.

Recently, South Africa became the third country in the continent after Lesotho legalized cannabis in June 2017 and Zimbabwe in April.

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