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Nacada warning on bhang campaign

Bhang netted in a residential house at Tudor in Mombasa County in February 2017. [Gideon Maundu, Standard]

The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Nacada) has reiterated that trade in cannabis (bhang) remains illegal in Kenya.

Apart from medicinal use in strict compliance with the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act, Nacada says recreational and commercial trade of bhang is prohibited. With the country experiencing heightened political campaigns, there have been calls to legalise recreational and commercial use of cannabis.

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