{"id":85542,"date":"2021-09-03T22:01:18","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T21:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=85542"},"modified":"2021-09-03T22:01:18","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T21:01:18","slug":"legalise-cannabis-remain-in-abuja-marwa-threatens-nass-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/legalise-cannabis-remain-in-abuja-marwa-threatens-nass-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Legalise Cannabis, remain in Abuja \u2013 Marwa threatens NASS members"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1709914454302019731\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Chairman of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd), Friday, cautioned federal lawmakers against giving backing to any push to legalise cannabis.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nMarwa gave the caution while interacting with State House correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The former Lagos state military administrator said the World Health Organization (WHO) had confirmed the dangers of cannabis to the brain, adding that Nigeria is the highest consumer of substance.<\/p>\n<p>Marwa, who expressed optimism cannabis would not be legalised, said: \u201cNow, the World Health Organisation itself has declared cannabis affects the brain, alters brain function. It destabilizes, affects behavior. It also affects body organs, and at some point, it can lead to death.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cSo, while we appreciate those who want to localize it for financial gains, we have to be careful to reconcile it with life. So it\u2019s money versus life. And up to this point, science has not developed up to the point where it can remove the THC in cannabis to zero.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, cannabis is harmful to our health, it is a danger to society. We must never allow its legalization. What\u2019s more, Nigeria has 10.6 million cannabis users, this is the highest in the world. Isn\u2019t it sad?<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cWe should be the highest in science, technology, mathematics, physics, and stuff that were looked at as highest in cannabis. That is something we need.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can never support legalization and I don\u2019t see how the National Assembly would pass the Act because I know 90% or more of the honorable and distinguished members of the National Assembly know the implications of this legalization and they dare not go back to their constituencies if anyone signs legalization because we\u2019re seeing the implication on the ground. The youths, the families are being destroyed because of cannabis and drugs. 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