A construction worker basically told a Kenyan court he needs weed to get through his shifts, and the magistrate just stared at him while he doubled down on the whole thing. The guy appeared before Senior Principal Magistrate Beatrice Kimemia in Makadara and straight up said cannabis is his medicine because manual labor requires serious energy. He insisted his family depends on his income from digging trenches and moving stones around, and bhang is what keeps him functional at work.
When the magistrate asked how he pleaded to possession charges, he confirmed he smokes it and called it a herbal treatment. Kenyan law bans cannabis completely and sets penalties at a potential 10-year sentence for personal use, and possession can land someone with two decades behind bars if it's not strictly for personal consumption. The only legal exemption requires a prescription from a registered doctor, but cannabis prescriptions aren't recognized in the country. He got remanded until mid-December while the court figures out what happens next.
When the magistrate asked how he pleaded to possession charges, he confirmed he smokes it and called it a herbal treatment. Kenyan law bans cannabis completely and sets penalties at a potential 10-year sentence for personal use, and possession can land someone with two decades behind bars if it's not strictly for personal consumption. The only legal exemption requires a prescription from a registered doctor, but cannabis prescriptions aren't recognized in the country. He got remanded until mid-December while the court figures out what happens next.
