The Ondo State Government has
cleared the air on its plans to legalize Marijuana in the state.
Recall that Akeredolu
had urged the Federal Government to beam focus into the medicinal cannabis
industry as parts of measures to diversify the country’s economy.
Akeredolu said Ondo State, which
is known for its fertile land for the cultivation of cannabis will make
judicious use of the Thailand’s program, which he said is centred around
exploiting the possibility of medicinal cannabis.
The governor has since then
received knocks and kudos over the situation.
Shehu Sani pleaded with Akeredolu
to invest the state’s resources in something more meaningful than the proposed
Indian hemp farm.
while the likes of Sowore and
Seun Kuti celebrated the idea.
However, Akeredolu has warned
that cannabis cultivation is yet to be legalised as opposed to reports making
the rounds.
Speaking through the Commissioner
for Information, Yemi Olowolabi, the governor said the state government was in
the process of making it legal.
He said the collaboration with
the NDLEA was an indication of Federal Government’s consent to the cultivation
of the crop in the state.
“We are still at the elementary
stage of this matter. Before we legalise cannabis growing in this state, it has
to pass through certain procedures and we have begun the procedures.
“The assistance we seek from the
Federal Government is the collaboration we already have with the NDLEA, which
is an agency of the government.
“Since we are dealing with the
NDLEA, we are dealing with the Federal Government.”
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