Cannabis
2 days ago
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 for the lifting of a ban on…
24 Nov
Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy, Badagry, Lagos State, on Friday handed over nine and half sacks of seized cannabis sativa,worth N15.2million, to the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) in Badagry. Lt. Empire Okorie, the Base Intelligence Officer, representing FOB Commanding, Navy Capt. Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, said operatives seized the cannabis on Thursday…
13 Nov
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have arrested a notorious drug dealer, 45-year-old Godwin Emuneyin, who is physically challenged and uses his wheelchair as cover to deal in illicit substances such as methamphetamine and cannabis in Afuze
12 Oct
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16 Aug
The German government approved a draft law Wednesday legalising the purchase and possession of small amounts of cannabis for recreational use, despite criticism from opposition politicians and judges.
7 Jul
More than 450 people were charged and cannabis plants worth more than £115 million seized in a massive month-long drugs operation in June, British police said Friday.
26 Apr
Singapore on Wednesday executed a man for abetting the trafficking of cannabis, despite pleas for clemency from his family and protests from activists that he was convicted on weak evidence. Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, who is a Singaporean national of Indian origin, was sentenced to death in 2018 for abetting the trafficking of 1 kilogram (2.2…
12 Feb
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it has intercepted a consignment of 1,340 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa being conveyed from Ogbese in Ondo state to Odukpani in Cross River.
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