Nigeria - 1966 - Justice

Indian Hemp Decree 1966

Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Agriculture, Nigeria

This decree emphasizes that any person who knowingly plants or cultivates any plant of the genus cannabis shall be guilty of an offence and be liable on conviction to be sentenced either to death or imprisonment for a term of not less than twenty-one years.

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January 2022

This decree emphasizes that any person who knowingly plants or cultivates any plant of the genus cannabis shall be guilty of an offence and be liable on conviction to be sentenced either to death or imprisonment for a term of not less than twenty-one years.

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