Tue, 14 Feb 2017 11:59:41 +0000 Perhaps our headline, legalize weed, was a little flippant, while the subject itself is of very serious nature. We entirely agree with the recommendation by Zambia Medical Association (MAZ) president Dr. Aaron Mujajati for the legalization of medicinal use of marijuana. This is a self-evident, scientific and non-controversial approach to the initiative. We however totally oppose his suggestion that this initiative should be subjected to an indaba. That move might thwart this brilliant suggestion. With the type of bigots at the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) who count their success in the number of innocent villagers they imprison for social use of marijuana, any discussion of this nature is bound to be, uninformed, emotional and at worst a platform for pontification. Their argument is that Marijuana as a psychotropic drug affects the central nervous system by impacting mood, thought, perception emotion and behavior. This is exactly what alcohol does […]
