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Japan to legalise cannabis-based medicines

admin | December 7, 2023

By AFP Japan’s parliament has passed a bill to legalise cannabis-based medicines in a landmark revision of its stringent drug laws, while toughening its ban on recreational use of marijuana. The changes to Japan’s cannabis and narcotics control laws passed on Wednesday in the upper house will pave the way […]


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Advocates call for total ban on cannabis, khat

Kevin Githuku | August 10, 2023

The Addiction Prevention and Rehabilitation Association of Uganda (APRAU) has slammed government’s consideration of legalising cannabis (marijuana) and khat, further calling for a total ban. A section of leaders from the Parliament’s Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs as well as other leaders have been scrutinizing the Narcotic Drugs and […]


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Butabika hospital wants mairungi, cannabis banned

Arthur Wandero | July 14, 2023

The senior leadership of Butabika Hospital has asked MPs on Parliament’s Committee on Defense and Internal Affairs not to legalize the use of khat (mairungi) and cannabis in Uganda. The plea was yesterday made by the hospital executive director, Dr. Juliet Nakku while her team appeared before the committee that […]


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Govt wants cannabis growing legalised

Arthur Wandero | July 6, 2023

Internal Affairs minister Gen Kahinda Otafiire has this afternoon asked parliament to enact a new law that would formally allow cannabis to be grown under regulated conditions. Government wants this to be effected in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Bill which is currently before the committee on Defense […]


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Health experts warn against uncontrolled consumption of cannabis

Juliet Nalwooga | February 24, 2023

Medical experts have warned against the use of cannabis as a form of medication without professional analysis and guidance. Dr. Claire Kwagala, a Psychiatric specialist at Victoria Hospital Kampala says during the Covid-19 pandemic, they observed an unprecedented high uptake of cannabis and other herbal medicine which many believed had […]


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