Resist Tobacco, Use Marijuana And Be Safe - Rastafarian Council On “World No Tobacco Day”

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Khex Kpongo, president of the Rastafarian council has caution users of tobacco to desist from using the product in order to be safe.

In a message to mark the celebration of the “world no tobacco day” which falls today, Mr. Kpongo, speaking to Top News said members of the council adhering to and giving a break to the use of tobacco will make their health safe, he rather advised them to use marijuana which is a natural herb instead of tobacco which is a processed one.

“We are cautioning our members to stop using tobacco and use the “herb”. I don’t use tobacco but marijuana because it is natural, tobacco is natural but it is processed before used”.

“A lot of party users will be free, those who use it daily, if are able to desist from it today will be safe and when they ponder on it, it might be stopped eventually”.

BACKGROUND
World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed around the world every year on May 31. It is intended to encourage a 24-hour period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption around the globe.

The day is further intended to draw attention to the widespread prevalence of tobacco use and to negative health effects, which currently lead to nearly 6 million deaths each year worldwide, including 600,000 of which are the result of non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke.

The member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) created World No Tobacco Day in 1987. In the past twenty years, the day has been met with both enthusiasm and resistance around the globe from governments, public health organizations, smokers, growers, and the tobacco industry.

The president of the council said he has advised a lot of people to stop the use of cigarette because it is bad for their health.

“I have advised a lot of people to stop using cigarette by making them understand the chemicals present in the substance and how bad it is for their health”, he concluded.