An Embu magistrate yesterday ordered psychiatric examination for man who asked him to explain why thought bhang was illegal. Shadrack Mutindo had pleaded guilty to possesion of five rolls of the drug before Embu resident magistrate Dick Ochora. Asked how he pleaded in mitigation, Mutindo wondered why he had been arrested for possessing the drug while he had used it for over 12 years. “Your Honour could you explain to me why you say bhang is bad and illegal while I have smoked it for over 12 years and I don’t find anything wrong with it?” asked Mutindo...
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