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The mother of a medical cannabis patient with severe epilepsy has accused SAHPRA of harming the very patients the regulator exists to protect. Ursula Kendall says it is an outrage that cannabis is freely available for social use, while genuine patients following every legal step are being turned away.
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South Africa could be the most important cannabis legal markets in the world if regulation were to catch up with reality. GES Lab’s Peter Nel says government could be earning up to R100 billion a year in tax and excise revenue if it played its cards right.
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Hempire Agric Ghana (HAG) has appealed to the President to pay the US$20 million cultivation and license fees for an ambitious hemp processing project that would involve 2 000 farmers. This is HAG CEO Nana Kwaku Agyemang’s letter to Ghana’s President John Mahama.
Government is developing medicinal, hemp, private-use and indigenous-grower frameworks in parallel. Charl Botha of H3 Legal Solutions writes that the harder task is ensuring that product, value and opportunity can move lawfully between them.
A new organization has been launched in Uganda to promote the development of the medical cannabis sector in an orderly and responsible way. The Uganda Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Cooperative Society (UMCHICS) hopes to organize licensed farmers and promote compliance and market access.
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Green Route Hemp founder Mahlatsi Mohlala’s business model is to teach farmers how to grow hemp properly and then buy their crops from them. Around 50 farmers have participated in the innovative Gauteng-based entrepreneur’s ‘Train to Buy’ programme which is backed by AgriSETA.
Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Prof David Katerere has been appointed to the 2026/7 Board of Directors of the Federation of International Hemp Organizations (FIHO). TUT says this places African research expertise at the centre of discussions shaping the global hemp industry.
SAHPRA has awarded Green Pharma GMP certification for its Pretoria facility as the company sets itself up to be a dedicated third party processor in the manufacture of medicines and the packaging of cannabis flower.
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Hempire Agric Ghana (HAG) has appealed to the President to pay the US$20 million cultivation and license fees for an ambitious hemp processing project that would involve 2 000 farmers. This is HAG CEO Nana Kwaku Agyemang’s letter to Ghana’s President John Mahama.
Green Route Hemp founder Mahlatsi Mohlala’s business model is to teach farmers how to grow hemp properly and then buy their crops from them. Around 50 farmers have participated in the innovative Gauteng-based entrepreneur’s ‘Train to Buy’ programme which is backed by AgriSETA.
Statutory Instrument 108 of 2026 strengthens Zimbabwe’s medical cannabis legal framework. Lawyer Samuel Makwarambi explains here the practical implications of SI108's reach.
Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Prof David Katerere has been appointed to the 2026/7 Board of Directors of the Federation of International Hemp Organizations (FIHO). TUT says this places African research expertise at the centre of discussions shaping the global hemp industry.
Government is developing medicinal, hemp, private-use and indigenous-grower frameworks in parallel. Charl Botha of H3 Legal Solutions writes that the harder task is ensuring that product, value and opportunity can move lawfully between them.
SAHPRA has awarded Green Pharma GMP certification for its Pretoria facility as the company sets itself up to be a dedicated third party processor in the manufacture of medicines and the packaging of cannabis flower.
A new organization has been launched in Uganda to promote the development of the medical cannabis sector in an orderly and responsible way. The Uganda Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Cooperative Society (UMCHICS) hopes to organize licensed farmers and promote compliance and market access.
The mother of a medical cannabis patient with severe epilepsy has accused SAHPRA of harming the very patients the regulator exists to protect. Ursula Kendall says it is an outrage that cannabis is freely available for social use, while genuine patients following every legal step are being turned away.
The Tshwane University of Technology is running short learning courses for traditional healers in ethical sourcing, plant medicine and patient care. Part of the course involves the use of cannabis in traditional African medicine.
South Africa could be the most important cannabis legal markets in the world if regulation were to catch up with reality. GES Lab’s Peter Nel says government could be earning up to R100 billion a year in tax and excise revenue if it played its cards right.
Former cannabis corporate conglomerate Labat looks set to be liquidated after Hollard Insurance won a R20 million claim against it in the Gauteng High Court on 20 October 2026. Shareholders are unlikely to receive any payout as a result.
Africa is one of the six most important geographic locations for the world’s cannabis landraces which have evolved through natural selection in specific areas over centuries. They are invaluable to our understanding of the genetics of today’s commercial strains.
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