{"id":367508,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/367508/?format=json","text_counter":176,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"In the interview, we asked him whether he knows if miraa is a drug or a cash crop. He said miraa is a leaf that needs further studies. So, I assure my colleagues, especially from the Meru area, that when NACADA is trying to criminalize miraa as a drug which for us--- As a health person, I know that under the WHO classification of 1980, it is classified to be below alcohol and even tobacco. So, it cannot be a drug. It is a cash crop."}