LEGALISE DAGGA - SIKHANYISO

MANZINI – Ululations filled the Ludzidzini Cattle Byre as newly-appointed Senator Inkhosatana Sikhanyiso supported the idea of growing dagga for medicinal purposes in the country.

The Inkhosatana was one of the speakers who were called to make a presentation on different topics about the country during the Sibaya People’s Parliament yesterday and she delivered ideas on how the country could develop economically. The princess, who is the youngest Senator the country has ever had, chose to focus more on how the country could turn the tide of the prevailing economic situation.

As she suggested ideas on what the country should consider in order to overturn, the appointed Senator reminded the King and the public that the country had moringa, which could cure a number of diseases and marijuana. “In fact, we all know that in Eswatini, we don’t have just A grade of marijuana, but A*,” she said.

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According to her, the rich marijuana available in the country could be squeezed and its oil used to ease pain to cancer patients.
On that note, the princess highlighted that the United States of America (USA) spent over US100 billion (about E1.4 trillion) per year to purchase medicine to ease pain from patients. “With our highly rated marijuana, we can just ask 10 per cent of the about E1.4 triillion per year and supply them with the herb,” she said and a loud round of applause and whistles were heard from all corners of the cattle byre.

Meanwhile, the appointed Senator suggested that His Majesty King Mswati III should send a committee to other countries to invite potential Information Communication and Technology (ICT) investors to invest in the country.

In her view, the money which would come with these investors would bring about ICT and science universities in the country, where emaSwati would receive the required skills to take the country forward in terms of development.

She also noted that the country had special economic zones for such investors where they could invest without paying tax. She said in these special economic zones, the investors could also set up a different range of companies which could increase the country’s revenue.
“Through these companies, emaSwati can manufacture cellphones and computers, among other things, with the skills they acquired from the ICT and science universities,” she said.

Again, the appointed senator said the country already had the Royal Science and Technology Park (RSTP) which could produce food and medicine and some exported to other countries.

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In terms of food production at RSTP, the princess said innovative ways of farming would be used to produce agricultural products all year round, during rainy and dry seasons.

She said one of the innovative ways of farming which could be used was hydroponics, which was a method of growing plants without soil by using mineral nutrient solutions in a water solvent.
With this innovative way, terrestrial plants may be grown with only their roots exposed to the mineral solution, or the roots may be supported by an inert medium, such as perlite or gravel.

Again, the princes said another method which could be used to produce food at the park was aeroponics, which was a process of growing plants in an air or mist environment without the use of soil or an aggregate medium.
Another innovative method she mentioned was integrated aquaponics which help one to build an aquaponics system which would provide families and communities with organic food for years to come.

Through this method, one could grow vegetables, herbs and flowers alongside with favourite edible or decorative fish.  In terms of medicine, the Inkhosatana said through RSTP, the country could produce bio-medical and electronics to screen deadly diseases like cancer, among others.
It is worth noting that the support for the legalising of dagga in the country had seen the topic being debated in Parliament.

Former Nkilongo Member of Parliament (MP) Hans Steffen was among other ex-legislators who suggested that Eswatini should legalise dagga as this would triple the country’s GDP.
He said dagga was 25 times more profitable than sugar and that Eswatini should take advantage of the fact that the plant was in abundance in the country, adding that this was a billion Dollar industry.
As support for marijuana legalisation grew in the country, a number of companies have visited the kingdom with the intention of seeking permission to grow the illegal herb.
One of the companies is Deo Gloria Farming, an agricultural company which is controlled and managed under the name Protea Group based in Pretoria, South Africa. It promised to take the nation out of the financial crisis and make it have surplus budget.
In fact, it said economists had estimated that with the proposed investment, the Kingdom of Eswatini’s gross domestic product (GDP) had the probability to increase as much as over 300 per cent.

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