[Mose Sammy, Standard]The debate to legalise marijuana in Kenya is hot and has turned too emotive even for Parliament to touch. The late Kibra MP Ken Okoth had filed a notice in the National Assembly introducing the Marijuana Control Bill 2018 to decriminalize the use of marijuana. Okoth’s motion had proposed the establishment of a Marijuana Control Council that would register and license growers, producers, manufacturers, and users as well as spearhead research on marijuana. Last November, Narok Senator Ledama Ole Kina bluntly said that Parliament was taking the high road in the debate on cannabis legalisation for fear of losing Christian supporters. In Africa — South African, Zambia, Lesotho, Malawi and Zimbabwe — have legalised the growth and use of cannabis to various degrees.

Source: Standard Digital April 24, 2021 04:52 UTC