A legal appraisal of “Njaga” cannabis and associated medicinal herbs in Uganda.

Lubogo, Isaac Christopher

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dc.contributor.author	Lubogo, Isaac Christopher
dc.date.accessioned	2024-09-08T10:29:17Z
dc.date.available	2024-09-08T10:29:17Z
dc.date.issued	2022
dc.identifier.citation	Lubogo, I. C. (2022). A legal appraisal of “Njaga” cannabis and associated medicinal herbs in Uganda, Jescho Publishing House.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://pub.nkumbauniversity.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1245
dc.description	Book	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Cannabis is a drug plant. People use the dried leaves, seed oil, and other parts of the cannabis plant for recreational and medicinal purposes. It can have a pleasurable effect and may soothe the symptoms of various conditions, such as chronic pain. It is prudent to say that the first written record of the plant consumption and growing is in South Africa. Jan van Riebeeck, who ordered officers of the Voorman to purchase "daccha" in Natal for trade with the Khoikhoi. The Dutch East India Company attempted to establish a monopoly on its sale, and to that end prohibited cultivation of the plant by Cape settlers from 1680. However, the ready availability of cannabis in the wild and through trade with indigenous peoples meant that there was little profit to be made. Consequently, the prohibition was lifted in 1700. Beginning in 1860, the Natal Colony began to import Indian workers (called "coolies" at the time) to supplement their labour force. These Indians brought with them the habit of consuming cannabis and hashish, which blended with local, extant African traditions. The European authorities were concerned by this practice, believing it sapped the vitality of their workers; consequently, in 1870, Natal's Coolie Law Consolidation prohibited "the smoking, use, or possession by and the sale, barter, or gift to, any Coolies whatsoever, of any portion of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa) ..." Over 10 countries have now legalized marijuana, these include, Lesotho. The high-altitude, landlocked kingdom encircled by South Africa, was the first country in the continent to legalise medicinal cultivation of weed in 2017, South Africa, Netherlands, Canada, Colombia, United States, Rwanda, Morocco	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Jescho Publishing House	en_US
dc.subject	Legal appraisal	en_US
dc.subject	Niaga	en_US
dc.subject	Cannabis	en_US
dc.subject	Medicinal herbs	en_US
dc.subject	Uganda	en_US
dc.title	A legal appraisal of “Njaga” cannabis and associated medicinal herbs in Uganda.	en_US
dc.type	Book	en_US