A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered that Bello Adesina and a woman, Chizoba Victoria be remanded for allegedly concealing 300g of marijuana in a crayfish sack. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) charged Adesina, 30, and…
Police hunt for man sharing marijuana with infant
The Nigeria Police Force has said that it will arrest a yet-to-be identified man for sharing a substance, suspected to be marijuana, with an infant in a viral video. In the video posted on Twitter by a user, Ikeokwu Chidozie,…
Brittney Griner’s defence team appeals WNBA star’s drug conviction in Russia
Brittney Griner’s legal team has appealed against the American basketball star’s guilty verdict and nine-year prison sentence on drug smuggling charges in Russia, the lawyers said on Monday. Griner was arrested for carrying vape cartridges containing with marijuana in a…
“Everybody smokes weed”: Burna Boy
Burna Boy has said that hypocrisy is the reason marijuana has not been legalised in Nigeria. During an interview with Home Grown Radio in Los Angeles, Burna Boy said “everyone smokes weed” in Nigeria but people like to pretend about…
Man bags six-month imprisonment for peddling marijuana
A Federal High Court in Lagos State has sentenced a 22-year-old man, Tunde Morakinyo, to six-month imprisonment for unlawfully dealing in 600 grammes of marijuana. The judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, sentenced the marijuana peddler following his guilty plea to the…
‘How Nigeria can earn $145b through legal marijuana’ (Guardian)
Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has warned that Nigeria could lose $145 billion by 2025 over its failure to key into the global legal marijuana market. He made this known via his verified Twitter handle yesterday while reacting to some…
‘Grass Is Greener’ on Netflix: How Snoop Dogg started smoking weed (Newsweek)
Netflix’s new cannabis documentary Grass is Greener, out just in time for 420, follows the history of marijuana in America, as the government resorted to increasingly drastic enforcement measures as a weapon for destroying black lives throughout the United States.…
Marijuana improves fertility in men, beats colorectal cancer, chronic pain (Guardian)
With the increased legalisation of cannabis, especially medical marijuana, researchers are interested in finding out more about its effects on health. One area that is currently under exploration is that of marijuana’s effect on fertility. As recent research shows, men…
Sowore is wrong o: Kwale weed is better than Ekiti weed – Nigerians react – Paul Nwabuikwu
In the course of articulating his game changing strategy for the export of marijuana to boost national revenues and combat mass poverty, frontline presidential aspirant, Omoyele Sowore issued a ringing endorsement of Ekiti weed as “the best in the world.”…
‘Nigeria will export ‘Igbo’ if I become president’ (DailyTrust)
The publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, says Nigeria will export marijuana if he gets elected as president of the country. He said people are making billions from the plant while Nigeria lags behind. The presidential aspirant for the 2019…