Everyone smokes, not legalising weed in Nigeria is hypocritical – Burna Boy

<p>Popular Nigerian music star, Burna Boy has said that hypocrisy is why marijuana is yet to be legalised in Nigeria.</p>, <p>Marijuana (also known as weed) is still illegal in Nigeria, although it hasn’t stopped its use by some people in the country.</p>, <p>Burna Boy during a conversation with Home Grown Radio in Los Angeles, opined that everyone smokes weed in Nigeria but does not want to be seen with it.</p>, <p>The Grammy award-winning singer also said that misconception around weed is another reason it has not been legalised in Nigeria.</p>, <p>According to him, legalizing Marijuana is just a topic no one wants to talk about yet many smoke it.</p>, <p>When asked about legalizing weed in Nigeria, Burna said, “It’s not a zero- tolerance. It’s like everybody does it, but no one wants to be the one that is seen talking about it. It’s just kind of hypocritical out there.</p>, <p>“They try to make it seem like if you smoke weed you’ll just go mad in Nigeria. Everybody smokes it,it’s just a topic no one wants to talk about,” Burna Boy said.</p>, <p>“No one wants to talk about it; everybody is cool. Nobody wants to make it a thing to advocate for legalization of weed,” he added.</p>, <p>Burna Boy noted that he likes visiting Los Angeles because weed is free in the state and that the best ones are found the city.</p>