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Green Party To Legalise Marijuana Once Elected In 2016
GREEN Party president Peter Sinkamba says his party will legalise the cultivation of marijuana in Zambia so that the drug contributes to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).
But the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has said it would be irresponsible to encourage drug abuse.
Mr Sinkamba says it is an “open secret” that some commercial farmers in Zambia are allegedly cultivating the herb and making a lot of profit from exporting it.
Speaking at a press conference in Livingstone on Saturday, Mr Sinkamba said there are a lot of people that are in prisons countrywide because of cultivating marijuana, but that this should not be so.
He said if his party forms Government, it will repeal the anti-narcotic laws in the country that promote the prohibition of drugs like marijuana.
He said the marijuana would be grown in restricted high security zones.
“We are going to ensure that the marijuana is exported to countries where the use is regulated and legalised,” Mr Sinkamba said.
But DEC public relations officer Theresa Katongo said that young people are already having serious problems associated with alcohol abuse and that there are several things that they can do to contribute to the country’s GDP.
“The law is clear on this and Mr Sinkamba should be the first person to condemn this because of the serious consequences associated with marijuana,” she said.
Mr Sinkamba also said his party would revive agriculture by promoting involvement of young people in the sector.
He said the party would empower youths with loans through a credit facility and would promote agriculture.
“We are going to scrap the Food Reserve Agency and will instead promote cooperative unions as the best way of maize marketing so that the farmers can be empowered more,” Mr Sinkamba said.
He said each citizen would be given 50 hectares of land when they attain the age of 16.
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on April 7, 2014. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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captain
April 7, 2014 at 6:40 pm
where is my first comment imwe kanshi?
Snowden
April 7, 2014 at 7:34 pm
Mu caalo kuti mwalanunkafye ibange lyekalyeka fye. Wrong party, wrong manifesto, wrong leader.
boma
April 8, 2014 at 8:52 am
Iyo kwena mwasosa.
ibange
April 7, 2014 at 8:21 pm
U cant see hw yr president behaves?elowise ulande ati kulafokolafye.utujilijili mwalesunda nokufwa nombe ibange tamwakulanyafye no kuipaya live?
TAULI MUTUUNTULU!
April 7, 2014 at 9:03 pm
Yah! @peter sinkamba; you are wecom! Form a pact with hh your fellow business man, you will make money, but watch ot! BAKAKWIKATA, ICAMBA MU ZAMBIA, MULANDU; NAGUFYE UKULANDAPO MULANDU, UKULANDA PABAABA MUCIFUNGO NAO MULANDU; INGABALIKWIKATA KALE, BAKUSULAFYE!
MT
April 7, 2014 at 9:14 pm
@TAULI MUTUUNTULUI u have made me laugh thanks.
FuManchu
April 7, 2014 at 10:54 pm
Yeah, medicinal use marijuana could be cultivated and exported
mwale martin
April 8, 2014 at 12:35 am
MM
Nothing wrong , ba G party you have every right to legalise , more over when you are in power you can easily manipulate the zed consitution and evade the present law. pliz give it a try
lwanga peter
April 8, 2014 at 3:08 am
Yaaaaaa,,kwena ama politics yamu Zambia , ulionse nangu nikabova pa KMB wants to be president.
melanin man
April 8, 2014 at 6:40 am
epati twalelolela.Good move green party.
SEKOPONOKE
April 8, 2014 at 7:53 am
We Sinkamba usi we mupuma. Ngafwe impwani zyo wawinda azyo wewe wize ufumyepo amasundo. Awe nene ntalikuvotela. Insi lyo yononeka ndiwiza wawa we kateka mu 2016.
cs
April 8, 2014 at 8:23 am
he smokes also, how can he be interested in dirt money.
Surprised Zambian
April 8, 2014 at 9:15 am
Green Dobo Party (GDP), Green Marijuana Party, awe am surpised
jack mwale
April 8, 2014 at 10:53 am
The youth, yes where are you going to find first of all get the 50 he of land for each of them, which youth are ready to go farming, not the kaponyas i see in our streets. They life they know (most of them) is being a kaponya. Please DEC allow the GREEN Party president Peter SinkambaDaga to smoke a bit of marijuana then he will know how bad it is. He should be advised before smoking that he will be very lucky if he comes back to his senses.
DEC
April 8, 2014 at 11:34 am
What happens to dec employees. We wont vote 4u. nasty d would rejoice
Poobooh
April 8, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Mr Simkamba please give what you smoking it must really be good stuff .
Lups
April 8, 2014 at 3:01 pm
cant wait 2 c de symbol 4 dis party.Lets hope it wont b like wat am anticipating.
bautu
April 8, 2014 at 4:22 pm
we will really smoke it you legalise it. this is an interesting new development we are certainly without a doubt joining this party.. you have my vote wa brother :D…
bana kalaba
April 8, 2014 at 5:21 pm
kinda of bushiiiit!
manyi
April 8, 2014 at 5:21 pm
Avyakulolavye