Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies – MDAs have presented conflicting proposals regarding the legal status of marijuana, as Parliament roots to criminalize the psychoactive drug from the cannabis plant. It follows the reintroduction of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Bill by the Attorney …
Read More »Medics ask government to criminalize the use of cannabis
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Butabika National Referral Hospital, Dr Juliet Nakku implored Members of Parliament to ignore the economic pressures and ban the production and sale of cannabis and khat. Nakku said that their consumption contributes greatly to mental health cases and poses social and economic …
Read More »MEDICS: Criminalise use of cannabis and khat
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Butabika National Referral Referral Hospital, Dr. Juliet Nakku has implored Members of Parliament to ignore the economic pressures, and ban the production and sale of cannabis and khat. Nakku said that their consumption contributes greatly to mental health cases and poses …
Read More »Tanzania launches crackdown on cannabis cultivation
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzania’s anti-narcotics authorities have launched a countrywide crackdown on cultivation of cannabis, a senior official said on Wednesday. Gerald Kusaya, the commissioner general of the Drug Control and Enforcement Authority (DCEA), said 21 hectares of cannabis have been destroyed since the crackdown was launched …
Read More »Tanzanian police seize 300 kg of cannabis in Lake Victoria
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzanian police on Thursday seized 300 kilograms of cannabis in Lake Victoria and arrested three suspects in connection with the drugs. Ramadhan Ng’anzi, the Mwanza regional police commander said police patrol seized the cannabis and arrested the suspects in Lake Victoria on Wednesday. “The …
Read More »One in ten boda boda riders in Kampala use stimulants – Study
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One in ten boda boda riders operating in Kampala are using cannabis, cocaine, crystal methamphetamine or other addictive drugs. This is according to a study by Makerere University. The researchers at the department of population studies say they interviewed and tested over 780 riders in …
Read More »COVID-19 pandemic fueling major increase in drug use – Report
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Around 275 million people used drugs worldwide in the last year of unprecedented upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, up by 22 percent from 2010. There is a significant increase in the use of cannabis during the pandemic. That’s among the key findings of the …
Read More »More women abusing cannabis-Study
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new study has found alcohol to be the commonest substance of abuse used in Kampala followed by cannabis that is mostly abused by women. According to the study, 41 percent of the females in rehabilitation centers confessed using cannabis. In the study in …
Read More »UN says East African region making progress in war against crime, drugs
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The Eastern African region has made significant progress in the war against drug abuse and crime as countries prioritize enhanced collaboration, a UN official said on Friday. Amado Philip de Andres, regional representative of regional office for Eastern Africa of United Nations Office on Drugs …
Read More »Holy smoke! Israelites used weed in ancient rituals
Jerusalem, Undefined | AFP | It’s highly likely that ancient Israelites got high on cannabis in religious rituals, say researchers who have found traces of the drug at a religious site in Israel. Archaeologists made the dope discovery at the eighth-century Tel Arad pilgrimage site in the Negev desert, south of the occupied West Bank. …
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