The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brigadier General Buba Marwa, has warned against moves to legalise the use of cannabis in Nigeria.

According to Marwa, such step will amount to taking a step forward and 10 steps backwards which will rob Nigeria of the gains it had made so far in the renewed war against drug abuse and trafficking.

According to a statement by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, titled, ‘Marwa warns against attempt to legalise cannabis,’ the NDLEA boss spoke at a national security summit organised by the House of Representatives.

Babafemi quoted Marwa as saying that the present figure of 10.6 million Nigerians abusing cannabis was frightening.

He also said there was a link between drug abuse and the security challenges in the country.

He said, “Presently, there is no bigger national issue than the issue of insecurity in Nigeria, it is one of the big challenges, if not the biggest threatening our country

“Insecurity is today a full-blown malady with many manifestations such as insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, murder, robbery, reprisal killings name it.”

According to the NDLEA boss, the persistence of the challenges had been traced to the abuse of illicit substances.

He added, “The relationship between substance abuse and crime is a fact.

“What is clear is that no sane human being will rise against society to commit the kind of gross atrocities as we are witnessing in recent years, except such an individual has first hardened his heart with mind altering substances.

“The use of drugs for perverted purposes is not a new phenomenon, neither is it something that just started in Nigeria. There are precedents in world history.

“Nigeria should be the last country to consider a law to legalize marijuana in any shape or form.

“Should we have such a law, we will soon become a nation of junkies and criminals.

“As such, I will like to caution that our lawmakers should not legalise cannabis because it will amount to taking a step forward and 10 steps backward.”

Marwa said the agency had been able to seize over two million kilogrammes of illicit drugs worth over N90bn.

https://punchng.com/If-cannabis-is-legalised-Nigeria-becoming-den-of-junkies-criminals–Marwa

And when it's not legalised nko

U will only make large percent of the youths criminals and convicts because they will still use it

Obasanjo said he met agile youths in jail
Their offence was being in possession of wraps of weed, he felt bad.


What they did was a just misdemeanor, how is being in possession of a natural plant a crime

It should be legalized o, so that slawomiir can smoke and bang pussy in peace

Dammmm niggar isorite..

What is clear is that no sane human being will rise against society to commit the kind of gross atrocities as we are witnessing in recent years, except such an individual has first hardened his heart with mind altering substances.

“The use of drugs for perverted purposes is not a new phenomenon, neither is it something that just started in Nigeria. There are precedents in world history.

“Nigeria should be the last country to consider a law to legalize marijuana in any shape or form.

With all these salient and important points Marwa has given, and if there is no regulatory body that will do a very good job in regulating how what they proposed will be carried out, Mr Marwa has made a very very good point in all these.

In as much as using MaryJay for medications will bring huge profits and revenue to our national treasury, we believe there is time for everything.
85% of Nigerian youths will use this drugs for some negative things, only few of igbo smokers smoke it to reason well, the rest go into all evil vices after getting high af!
First things first.
We should truly not take a step forward and 10 steps backwards, all in the name of making money!

We Rise!

lastempero:

It's not even a drug bro, Netherlands and most part of the world is reaping billions yearly from that plant and we are not smarter than them. All we need is set up a good regulatory body and enjoy our land and foreign exchange will be knocking on our door.

At the bolded, you've said it all sir.

Mr man will u sharap there

Did America and other foreign country that legalized it turn to a den of criminals and junkies?

Legalize it joor and watch Nigeria turn to a den of happy,wise pipu with little worries.

MeghaneMorgane:
I think he is right though

Ogbeni, he is not right anything.
He is scared because one of his means of collecting settlement is about to be blocked and sealed.
If it becomes legal don't you know he won't see who to arrest and collect bribe to release the next day.
Just like EFCC and their regular yahoo customers

SimplyShit:
It should be legalized o, so that slawomiir can smoke and bang pussy in peace

Dammmm niggar isorite..

Is everything alright

PERSON WEAH WAN SMOKE AM GO STILL SMOKE AM ....

YOU KNOW SAY SOMETHING WEAH PERSON DEY HIDE DO .... NA THAT ONE DEY ENTER PROBLEM ...

IF UNA REGALIZE AM .... BUILD MORE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS ... THAT'S ALL.

Nigeria is already a den of junkies criminals.starting from;
Boko haram.
Bandits
ISWAP
Fulanis herdsmen
UGM
IPOB
ESN
kidnappers
Yahoo yahoo
looters
Ritualist
Assassin
Cultist
Pirates
Fraudsters
Arm robbery
Smugglers
Human trafficking.etc.
All the crimes in the world presents here in Nigeria.So what else do we need to proof our innocence to whole world?Buba marwa whether they legalized it or not people are taking it freely even our so called junk criminal leaders of helm of affairs.Infact Remi Tinubu and hubby also included.

Many will become Rastafarians

Fulanis and hard drugs na 5 & 6. Na dem dey consume hard drugs like pure water. The Keke guy should go and arrest all Buhari Fulani terrorists brothers inside the jungle. He will find hard drugs there and stop disturbing us with nonsense talk.

Weed is from the earth. God created it for us to take advantage of it.
Use it responsibly

I think he is right though

Cannabis has medicinal usages. It can also be exported for billions of dollars.

We can't rule out the fact that he has a point. The boys on the streets, roadside smokers, agbero and the likes have made the public think cannabis is a wild leaf for the wild. There are a lot of successful people who use cannabis secretly on a daily because they know its benefits. Don't be surprised if your role model is a stoner . Michael Phelps, all-time Olympics gold medalist in swimming is a f**kin stoner. If we outline the benefits and risks, the benefits out-weighs the risks.

Cannabis should be legalized but controlled.
Peace out .

SimplyShit:
It should be legalized o, so that slawomiir can smoke and bang pussy in peace

Dammmm niggar isorite..

Ooooh Dammmm Bwana this is not isorite.. Cos it will breed more crimes

See the usual APC lies.Same weed bandits/terrorists are smoking to feel high and perpetrate their criminal activities? Cannabis is legalized in Canada but no so much criminality there.So what is this one saying?

Even without Cannabis being legalized, the present APC-led government have not only given Nigeria the highest known numbers of high profile criminals well indicted in their corruption but the regime have gone ahead to legalized corruption.

The case of Gandollar and Danjuma Goje are classical examples.So abeg let the ganja men them continue to smoke and feel ire.Fire burn all them Babylon them ina the nation.Bomboclat them.

But they say it reduces depression, nigeria news can lead to depression

BIAFURO would be.... not Nigeria.

That’s a lie!
Cannabis has been legalized in so many countries and they are all doing perfectly fine, there’s so many health benefits of cannabis and it would generate more money for Nigeria through tax and we could also export it.

maybe, maybe not
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Yes he's right!

Uninformed bastard if Herdsmans smoked igbo, they'd be committing less crimes!

What about now? Mumu politicians everywhere.

Lol

Really pathetic. This general knew nothing about economics, running a state, trading, urban development, and he wrecked Lagos just like his military counterparts - Oyinlola, and Rasaki. Even Oyinlola is worst, he went to Osun and destroyed it more as a civilian again.

Also, this general went into airline business and made losses. Lol.

He was made an ambassador to one country like that one time. But the rumor was that he was to be posted to Russia before the president go info that he is a dullard. Lol. And he was moved to S.A..

Now, listen to what this idi.otaa is saying? Just imagine what this man is saying.

Well, if he wants to be truthful, he should come out to say that his military boys are already pestering him for the license and he knows what they are doing with it. This is what thie useless man should say instead of telling lies behind a veil.

The licences should be in different categories:

1. Growers
2. Keepers (storage facilities)
3. Distributors
4. Processors

So if you track these people in charge of these areas with CCTV which is available online 24/7, with heavy security, why will it get to the hands of wrong people?

This statement is enough reason the house of rep and senate petition the president to remove this useless man he appointed to lead the agency. Very non.sense statement. He is incompetent like his boss Buhari in Aso Rock.

Please, reach out to me if you gat link to get license when it comes out. I get the technical skill to grow medical.maijuana so it can be off the street and places in the hands of experts who can use it for the benefit of humanity. Procurement of equipment, growing and other areas arent big deals ooo. Anyone with link for license should contact me.

Alcohol make people commit more crime than cannabis yet it is legal.

How about religion turning people to terrorist?

but on a critical note, the revenue from the cannabis indistry in California alone is more that the total igr of the whole States in Nigeria put together, with tax alone standing at $2billion

You want to borrow money to fund drug war?

All these young men of the 60s and their friends who have hijacked this country's destiny should learn to live and let live.

Their pace of progress is unbelievablely slow.

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