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Some members of the House of Representatives clashed on Wednesday over a bill seeking to legalise cultivation, sale and use of cannabis, also known as marijuana, for commercial purposes.<\/div>\n
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\nTwo members of the House, Benjamin Kalu and Olumide Osoba, had sponsored a fresh bill seeking to amend the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act, to expand the scope of the anti-narcotics agency to issue licences for the cultivation, sale and use of marijuana.<\/p>\n

The legislation was titled, \u2018A Bill for an Act to Amend the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act, Cap. N30, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 to Confer Additional Responsibility of the Power to Grant and Revoke Licenses for the Cultivation of Cannabis (or Any of Its Three Species, Namely Cannabis Sativa, Cannabis Indicia and Cannabis Ruderalis) Plant for Medicinal Purposes; and for Related Matters.\u2019<\/p>\n

The bill is a consolidated version of Kalu and Osoba\u2019s separate bills numbered HBs. 1190 & 1918.<\/p>\n

However, when the bill was up for second reading at the plenary on Wednesday, another member of the House, Miriam Onuoha, protested that the content of the bill was same with hers, which she sponsored long ago.<\/p>\n

The Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, in his ruling, asked both sides to liaise with the Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business, Abubakar Fulata, to identify the differences and similarities between the bills ahead of sitting on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The House had earlier proposed legalisation of cultivation and trading in cannabis, also known as hemp or marijuana, for medical and cosmetic use, research purposes as well as revenue generation for Nigeria.<\/p><\/div>\n

\nThe Cannabis Control Bill, 2020, sponsored by Miriam Onuoha, is titled \u2018A Bill for an Act to Regulate the Cultivation, Possession, Availability and Trade of Cannabis for Medical and Research Use, and Related Purposes.\u2019<\/p>\n

If the bill becomes law, hospitals and doctors will be allowed to prescribe doses of cannabis for treatment of patients, while pharmacies and stores will be allowed to sell it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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