Senator Achonu defends move to legalize C@nnab!s for medicinal use, others

[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 10/09/2025
Former senator and Labour Party governorship candidate in the 2023 Imo election, Athan Nneji Achonu, says the National Assembly is working on a bill to legalise cannab!s for medicinal and economic use.Speaking in Abuja on Monday, Achonu urged the federal government to embrace the move, warning that Nigeria is “sleeping on a multi-trillion-naira opportunity” while other nations advance.Describing cannabis as “green gold,” he recalled sponsoring a similar bill in the Senate that failed because “Nigerians chose to demonise its usage.” He revealed that lawmakers are now pushing for legislation (…)
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