The military government raised the Indian Hemp Act’s prison term for cultivation and import or sale from at least ten to at least 21 years; smoking or possession brought at least four years without a fine option.[1] The decree was made on 14 September 1984, published on 20 September, and declared effective from 31 December 1983.[1] It amended the prison wording introduced by the 1975 removal of the cultivation death sentence.[1][2]
Listed for context. No score change is recorded for Nigeria here.
References
- Nigeria — Indian Hemp (Amendment) Decree 27 of 1984, Official Gazette 5520 September 1984, pp. A553–A554; sections 1(a), 2 and 3. Made 14 September 1984; deemed effective 31 December 1983.
- Nigeria — Indian Hemp (Amendment) Decree 34 of 1975, government text communicated to the UNE/NL.1980/91, p. 1, section 1(a)–(b); effective 24 October 1975. Operative text says not less than ten years; explanatory note wrongly says not exceeding.
Checked. The date and the event were compared with a source that was read.