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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, the correct name is “Kipkurui”. Not Kiptui. Thank you for giving me this chance. I also agree with the sentiments of the Senate Minority Leader, that this Petition falls below the threshold of what we should consider as a House, despite the fact that it is properly and expressly provided for in the Constitution that there is the right to petition. In my very considered opinion, we cannot waste valuable House time. This is especially considering that we have very pressing matters. We have not been able to discharge our duties and so, we cannot start addressing such petitions. I agree that you do not need to conduct research to see whether there are any health benefits or otherwise, other than physically spending time or listening to people who have used or abused this drug. The results are there for you to see. There is nobody that you can look at, be proud and say that this is a successful man because of his long interaction with marijuana . So, I oppose the bringing of this Petition before this House. Let me also just remind the House that during the debate in the last Senate when we discussed the Petition that was brought before us, a Senator from the Party of the Senate Minority Leader who was then running for President confessed before this House that he had been a long time user of marijuana . It weighed heavily on his ambitions to run for President. I oppose this Petition. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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