A judge in Windhoek told lawyers to chill out and narrow down their massive list of stuff they want the court to decide in a cannabis legalization case. Judge Claudia Claasen looked at the pretrial paperwork showing 78 factual questions and 31 legal ones, and she basically said that's way too much for a special plea hearing. Brian Jaftha from Ganja Users of Namibia and his buddy Borro Ndungula are trying to get weed possession ruled unconstitutional for adults.
The government fired back, saying the whole lawsuit is jumping the gun because the Law Reform and Development Commission is already reviewing cannabis laws. They argued that politicians should handle this instead of courts making the call on how people can use and possess the plant.
Jaftha and Ndungula claim the ban violates their rights as Rastafarians, and they want cannabis scrubbed from a 1971 law that treats it like a dangerous substance.
The government fired back, saying the whole lawsuit is jumping the gun because the Law Reform and Development Commission is already reviewing cannabis laws. They argued that politicians should handle this instead of courts making the call on how people can use and possess the plant.
Jaftha and Ndungula claim the ban violates their rights as Rastafarians, and they want cannabis scrubbed from a 1971 law that treats it like a dangerous substance.
