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    "content": "DECRIMINALIZATION AND LEGALIZATION OF THE CANNABIS SATIVA PLANT Hon. Senators, I have a Petition by Mr. Gwanda Ogot seeking the decriminalization and legalization of the cannabis sativa plant. Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No.221 (a) and 225 (2) (b), I hereby report to the Senate that the Petition has been submitted through the Clerk by Mr. Gwanda Ogot a resident of Siaya County calling for the decriminalization and legalization of cannabis sativa also known as bang in Kenya. In the Petition, the Petitioner states: (a) That the crime and controversy around cannabis sativa derives from its prohibition and not the plant itself or its uses or users; (b) That the cannabis sativa plant has known documented medicinal or industrial uses and decriminalizing the plant would result in great social and economic benefits for the country and, as at December 2016 medical marijuana was legal in more than half of the United States, in addition to 25 other countries which had already decriminalized the cultivation and use of cannabis sativa for medicinal and industrial use. The petitioner, therefore, prays that the Senate investigates this matter and makes appropriate recommendations thereon. Among the proposals made by the Petitioner is for the Senate to:- (1) initiate legislation deleting cannabis sativa from the list of narcotic drugs listed in the First Schedule to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Act, No.4 of 1994 as well as Section 3(2)(a) of the said Act which criminalizes possession of cannabis even for one’s own consumption. (2) Initiate legislation establishing a cannabis regulatory body to plan, operationalise and regulate the sector. (3) Recommend an amnesty for all persons jailed for cultivation, transportation, possession, sale and usage of cannabis sativa. Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No.226, I shall allow comments, observations or clarification in relation to the Petition for not more than – well, the interest seems to be very much out here on the screen – 20 minutes."
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