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Muswada wa Bangi kwa matumizi binafsi uliokuwa unakutana na vipingamizi kadhaa toka mwaka 2018 umepitishwa na bunge nchini humo jana Jumanne 14/11/2023.
Vyama vya ANC, DA, IFP, EFF, NFP na PAC viliunga mkono muswada wa bangi kwa matumizi binafsi, wakati FF+ na ACDP waliupinga wakati wa kikao mseto cha Bunge siku ya Jumanne, Novemba 14.
Mbunge wa DA, Janho Engelbrecht, ambaye alizungumza kuhusu muswada huo Bungeni, alisisitiza kuwa watu wazima wataruhusiwa kutumia bangi ndani ya nyumba zao pekee.
“Watu wanapaswa kuzingatia lengo la muswada huu. Ni kuhusu matumizi binafsi ya bangi kwa watu wazima. Hauruhusiwi kununua au kuuza bangi, kwa sababu hili bado ni jambo haramu lenye madhara makubwa. Ikiwa unataka kuivuta, unapaswa kuilima, si kununua,” alisema.
Kulingana na BusinessLIVE, muswada huo pia unatoa fursa ya kufutiliwa mbali kwa rekodi za uhalifu za wale waliopatikana na hatia ya kumiliki, kutumia au biashara ya bangi kwa msingi wa dhana.
Kulingana na Mothapo, kamati hiyo ina matumaini kuwa muswada huo utafungua njia kwa mustakabali wa sekta ya bangi nchini humo, ambayo imetambuliwa na serikali kama moja ya sekta 14 za kipaumbele kwa ajili ya kupata uwekezaji, kutengeneza nafasi za ajira, na kusaidia kipato endelevu vijijini.
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The National Assembly’s decision to adopt the bill has finally stubbed out a five-year-long lull which followed the groundbreaking 2018 Prince judgment of the Constitutional Court decriminalising the private use of cannabis.
The ANC, DA, IFP, EFF, NFP and PAC supported the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill, while the FF+ and the ACDP opposed it during the National Assembly’s hybrid plenary on Tuesday afternoon, 14 November.
DA MP Janho Engelbrecht, who spoke on the bill in the National Assembly, stressed that adults will be allowed to use cannabis only in their homes.
“People should bear in mind what this bill is about. It is about cannabis for private use by adults. You are not allowed to buy or sell cannabis, because this still remains a criminal activity with severe consequences. If you want to smoke it, you have to grow it, don’t buy it,” he said.
According to BusinessLive, the bill also provides for the expungement of criminal records of those convicted of possession, use or dealing in cannabis based on presumption.
The bill will now be transferred to the National Council of Provinces for concurrence.
According to Mothapo, the committee is hopeful that the bill will pave the way for the future of the country’s cannabis industry, which has been identified by government as one of 14 priority sectors to secure investment, job creation and support for sustainable rural livelihoods.
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