Bangi iwe Huru: Man who told court he can’t quit smoking bhang jailed

[Deep Sea]

A man who told a Nyahururu court that he cannot not quit smoking bhang as it was the only thing he inherited from his father has been slapped with a Sh15,000 fine.
The court on Wednesday ruled that in default, he will serve two months in prison.
Daniel Kamau Njoroge pleaded guilty to being in possession of one roll of bhang when he appeared before Nyahururu Chief Magistrate Judith Wanjala.
While pleading guilty, Njoroge told the court that he was not ready to stop using the drug as it was introduced to him by his late father when he was a child.
SEVERE HEADACHES
“It has become difficult for me to stop using the drug which was introduced to me by my father when I was a child. I suffer severe headaches whenever I stop smoking it,” he said, leaving the court in shock.


Njoroge had been charged that on January 5, 2020 in Kitengo village, Laikipia County, police officers found him in possession of 200 milligrams of bhang.
The court was told that on meeting with the police officers who were on patrol that evening, the accused behaved in a manner that made them suspicious.
Upon searching him, they found the bhang on him. The illegal drug was presented in court as evidence.

 

[mzeiya]

“It has become difficult for me to stop using the drug which was introduced to me by my father when I was a child. I suffer severe headaches whenever I stop smoking it,” he said, leaving the court in shock.

This is probably true and the ruling is very unfair

 

[kijanamrefu]

Jamaa alikosa hongo system imemzidia. The law is not for ordinary Kenyans.

 

[Doc oga]

This holy herb should be made legal kina polisi watafute mbinu zingine za kukulia.

 

[Abba]

Washington state has legalized it and calls it medicinal marijuana and others recreational marijuana... then we have their scientists who are extracting THC and CBD chemicals from weed to cure seizures,but we have PhD holders here who cannot even propose an OP-ed to govt to help research about chemicals in it to see if it can help. All they do is eat money za grants tu....