Nigeria, March 24 -- A bill that seeks to legalise cannabis in Nigeria has suffered a setback in the House of Representatives.

The consolidated bill, sponsored by Miriam Onuoha (APC, Imo), Benjamin Kalu (APC, Abia) and Olumide Osoba (APC, Ogun) seeks to amend the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act to allow the cultivation of cannabis for recreational and medicinal use.

The bill also seeks to confer NDLEA the power to grant and revoke licenses for the cultivation of Cannabis (or any of its three species namely Cannabis Sativa, Cannabis Indicia and Cannabis Ruderalis) Plant.

Furthermore, the bill proposes that NDLEA will have the power to establish a system for the registration and licensing of cannabis growers and users an...