[Collins Kweyu, Standard]The Rastafari Society of Kenya (RSK) has filed a case in court seeking to lift the law criminalising the use of marijuana. In the case, filed before High Court, they argue that the law is unconstitutional for banning the private use of cannabis by persons professing the Rastafari faith. “Cannabis can be spiritually referred to as bhang, marijuana, holy herb, kushungpeng, tire, ndom, vela, gode and kindukulu,” they added. The Rastafarians wants the court to quash section 3(2) (a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Act. Take a surveyThe plaintiff wants the court to quash section 3(2) (a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Act.

Source: Standard Digital May 17, 2021 10:07 UTC