Post by marshe on Jan 12, 2013 8:36:51 GMT
THE INDIAN HEMP GENERATION: MARIJUANA USE, POPULARITY RISE AMONG NIGERIA YOUTHS
Before the Nigerian Civil War started in 1966, Indian hemp was relatively unknown in the country. While some countries, such as the United States, were busy fighting the adverse effects of drug use, many Nigerians hardly knew what the weed looked like.
Indian hemp (marijuana or Igbo) somewhat found its way into the streets, especially in the major towns and cities and war-torn areas, during the war. At the time, the biggest users were soldiers and a few hardened criminals.
Even then, it was rarely used by the youths. Young people who dared to smoke the weed only did so in deserted areas where they would not be seen.
Between the 1980s and 1990s, the use of Indian hemp became popular among the youths with the rise of musicians such as Bob Marley, Fela Anikulakpo Kuti, Orlando Owoh, among others, who were associated with the drug.
Just like the content of their music, Marley and Fela inspired defiance to established authority among their followers and encouraged many of them to express their anger by smoking Indian hemp. In due course, hemp smoking became a fad, which many people, male and female, eagerly identified with.
The rate of Hemp's Smoker among the youths is really alarming. you see from 14yrs even lower than that take Indian hemp's without care of the consequences
“To curb this problem, there needs to be cooperation among parents, the government and even religious leaders. We need to return to our values or else there would be a total breakdown in society; already the youths are asking questions.
Parents need to instill moral values in their children and our leaders should be serious about fighting corruption. They have to make the youths see that corrupt office-holders actually do get punished for their crimes. We need leaders to handle the problem of corruption so that the basic needs of society can be provided for.”
www.punchng.com/news/the-indian-hemp-generation-marijuana-use-popularity-rise-among-youths/
Before the Nigerian Civil War started in 1966, Indian hemp was relatively unknown in the country. While some countries, such as the United States, were busy fighting the adverse effects of drug use, many Nigerians hardly knew what the weed looked like.
Indian hemp (marijuana or Igbo) somewhat found its way into the streets, especially in the major towns and cities and war-torn areas, during the war. At the time, the biggest users were soldiers and a few hardened criminals.
Even then, it was rarely used by the youths. Young people who dared to smoke the weed only did so in deserted areas where they would not be seen.
Between the 1980s and 1990s, the use of Indian hemp became popular among the youths with the rise of musicians such as Bob Marley, Fela Anikulakpo Kuti, Orlando Owoh, among others, who were associated with the drug.
Just like the content of their music, Marley and Fela inspired defiance to established authority among their followers and encouraged many of them to express their anger by smoking Indian hemp. In due course, hemp smoking became a fad, which many people, male and female, eagerly identified with.
The rate of Hemp's Smoker among the youths is really alarming. you see from 14yrs even lower than that take Indian hemp's without care of the consequences
“To curb this problem, there needs to be cooperation among parents, the government and even religious leaders. We need to return to our values or else there would be a total breakdown in society; already the youths are asking questions.
Parents need to instill moral values in their children and our leaders should be serious about fighting corruption. They have to make the youths see that corrupt office-holders actually do get punished for their crimes. We need leaders to handle the problem of corruption so that the basic needs of society can be provided for.”
www.punchng.com/news/the-indian-hemp-generation-marijuana-use-popularity-rise-among-youths/
