Just yesterday, a man decided to move the Sindh High Court over a petition for allowing anyone to carry a minute amount of hashish. The SHC responded by dismissing the petition which sought to decriminalize holding 10 grams of hashish on a person.
Geo English reported that SHC Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar heard the petition on Friday. When Justice Mazhar commenced the hearing, he immediately questioned how such a petition even made it to court.
“What kind of a petition have you brought to the court? Do you want everyone to start smoking chars?”
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The petitioner Ghulam Asghar Saeein, responded to the remarks made in indignation by the judge, saying that he was just a ‘poor man’ who had filed the petition in the ‘public interest’.
Ghulam presented his arguments about how cannabis derivatives like hashish are legal in many countries.
“Smoking hash is allowed in multiple countries,”
In response to that argument, Justice Mazhar retorted that;
“If you want to smoke hash then go to those countries. It is not allowed here.”
The top court judge questioned why such petitions are brought to the court. In response, the appellant asserted how legalizing cannabis and cannabis derivatives are a good source of revenue for a country.
“It will increase the country’s income and revenue.”
Justice Mazhar responded that the country does not want such revenue. Regarding his move not to legitimize cannabis or cannabis products, he said legitimate means of revenue already exist.
“[We] do not want such revenue, there are legitimate ways to increase income.”
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SHC dismissed the plea.
Do you think hashish should be legalized in Pakistan?
