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  • Women Using Cannabis To Ease Period Pains.

    Women Using Cannabis To Ease Period Pains.

    Weed has remained illegal herb in Kenya despite many calling for it’s legalization.

    It’s belied that 8 out of 10 Kenyans you meet are smoking weed or have already smoked weed.

    The church has been the biggest opposer’s of the push to legalize the already in use herb.

    A recent survey indicates that most women have been using cannabis to relieve menstrual cramps.

    Sixty percent of Kenyans had already smoked or drunk cannabis, mostly 36 percent use it to treat pain, depression and anxiety.

    Those who hadn’t used the drug were not strongly against it despite foreign institutions like the Church being against it.

    The findings were also presented at the annual conference for the American College of Gynecology last week.

    Cannabis products are currently being used by women both recreationally and medically.

    Most percent of women experience notable menstrual cramps.

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    The most affected parts are lower abdomen but in some cases reaching the thighs, back and chest.

    Most women have complained because there’s no treatment beyond taking ibuprofen, which, for some, could mean six pills a day for up to a week every month.

  • Kutuny: Youths Are Stoning Together

    Kutuny: Youths Are Stoning Together

    Chereng’anyi MP Joshua Kutuny hits again and this time around it in Sheng.

    The legislator took over the labour day podium in a language well understood by majority of Nairobi youths.

    Speaking of how low level youths are being deducted almost half of their poor salaries by NHIF, NSSF and PAYE.

    The legislator also thanked Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and urged the national government to back him up in making Nairobi great again.

    But the main point in his speech was when he talked about youths stoning together.

    (Video courtesy of NTV Kenya)

    “Tangu handshake ikuje watu wanakaa pamoja, unapata maboy ata kama wanachoma wanachoma pamoja”

    This loosely translates as; Since the Handshake was realized people are living together. You’ll find youths who smoke weed smoking together.

    Kutuny publicly speaks about youths stoning yet the government still maintained the ban of use and distribution of marijuana.

    Nairobi Sonko had previously admitted smoking weed with Kiambu governor, Ferdinand Waititu while in parliament.

    Leaders in the current government have admitted publicly of use marijuana.

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    It’s about time the legislators support the motion to legalize medicinal marijuana.

    Currently, Raila Junior and Kibera MP Kenneth Okoth are in support of the move to compel the government to legalize medicinal marijuana.