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Among other things, this bill prohibits the use and sale of many different narcotic drugs in the country.
The Judiciary, on Tuesday released a statement dismissing claims that the court had legalized marijuana as untrue.
“This is to clarify that that is not the correct interpretation of the decision of the Constitutional Court. For now, it should be known that the Constitutional Court did not and has never legalized the use of restricted drugs and/or substances under the impugned law,” the statement partly said.
The judiciary said the National Drug Policy and Authority Act that came before the 2015 control act will fill the gap.
“The annulment of the act does not invalidate the provisions of sections 26, 29, 47, 49 and 60 (1) (b) and (c) of the National Drug Policy and Authority Act. This is now the applicable law in regard to regulation and use of restricted substances. Therefore, the substances previously restricted under the National Drug Policy and Authority Act remain restricted,” it added.
On Monday, the police revealed that it would continue to enforce the National Drug Policy and Authority Act. This came after the annulment of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act, 2015.
Many Ugandans had taken to social media to celebrate the legalization of marijuana in Uganda. However, their happiness has been short-lived, and many will probably fall back into their old ways of usage.
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