Nigeria - 1966 - Agriculture and Rural Development

Indian Hemp Act.

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

This is an Act to make the planting, cultivation, importation, etc. of Indian Hemp an offence and to make provisions for other related matters. It prohibits the cultivation, importation, exportation and sale of Indian Hemp. The Act also provides for (corporal) punishment of offences committed under this Act.

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Indian Hemp Act. Current Version

January 2022

This is an Act to make the planting, cultivation, importation, etc. of Indian Hemp an offence and to make provisions for other related matters. It prohibits the cultivation, importation, exportation and sale of Indian Hemp. The Act also provides for (corporal) punishment of offences committed under this Act.

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