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    "speaker_name": "Hon Saney",
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        "legal_name": "Ibrahim Abdi Saney",
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    "content": "contains two harmful substances, which are very potent, namely, c athine and c athinone. One thing that most Members of Parliament may not appreciate is that there are some chemicals that are very potent. Actually, it goes ahead to indicate that it is less potent than cocaine. That is to say that it is a harmful drug. It is something that can even be compared to cocaine, but the difference is the biomagnifications and bioaccumulation effects of long term use. It is such that it will be lethal overtime. So, in as much as every consequent use of miraa will, at least, accumulate those toxic and lethal substances, is sufficient to say that miraa is not a good thing and it is a drug. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is clear. Just before Independence and after Independence, our laws have been clear. They have banned miraa based on its negative effects. Miraa is not a cash crop neither is it a food crop. It is legal only in miraa producing countries. That is to tell you that it is not something acceptable globally. Except for Somalia, the rest of the miraa producing countries are the ones who trade on it. Those are Yemen, Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti. It is only Somalia that does not produce it. But it is in the league of the miraa business by being wholesome consumers. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the socio-economic and health impact of miraa cannot be exhausted here. The effects are grave. I just want to tell you one thing. The long term use of miraa can even reduce a professor in mathematics innumerate. That is the extent of its implications. It affects the nervous system. It is clear in this Report. The Report has, in all aspects, indicated that it is not a good thing. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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