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SAHPRA’s unilateral decision to halt approval of any further Section 21 medical cannabis applications has spiralled into a crisis. Patients are being denied access to medication and service providers face uncertainty while the regulator remains silent.
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‘80% of SA Medical Cannabis Export Flower May be Finding its Way into the Illicit Local Retail Market’
Research confirms that SA’s licensed medical cannabis cultivators appear to be putting more flower into the illegal local market than they are exporting. Despite the fact that this is largely illegal, many growers are finding it easier, and more profitable, to supply the ‘Grey Zone’ than it is to crack the difficult EU market.
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The DTIC’s Cannabis and Hemp Steering Committee has met to try and get the Master Plan back on track. The DTIC has to date missed all its deadlines to draft a new cannabis commercialization policy and hopes to reignite the process.
SAHPRA’s unilateral decision to halt approval of any further Section 21 medical cannabis applications has spiralled into a crisis. Patients are being denied access to medication and service providers face uncertainty while the regulator remains silent.
Sun grown cannabis is on the rise in the US as soaring input costs hit ‘indoor’, while 'outdoor' may foster a richer, more complex chemical profile.
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The DTIC’s Cannabis and Hemp Steering Committee has met to try and get the Master Plan back on track. The DTIC has to date missed all its deadlines to draft a new cannabis commercialization policy and hopes to reignite the process.
SAHPRA’s unilateral decision to halt approval of any further Section 21 medical cannabis applications has spiralled into a crisis. Patients are being denied access to medication and service providers face uncertainty while the regulator remains silent.
Sun grown cannabis is on the rise in the US as soaring input costs hit ‘indoor’, while 'outdoor' may foster a richer, more complex chemical profile.
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The DTIC’s Cannabis and Hemp Steering Committee has met to try and get the Master Plan back on track. The DTIC has to date missed all its deadlines to draft a new cannabis commercialization policy and hopes to reignite the process.
SAHPRA’s unilateral decision to halt approval of any further Section 21 medical cannabis applications has spiralled into a crisis. Patients are being denied access to medication and service providers face uncertainty while the regulator remains silent.
Sun grown cannabis is on the rise in the US as soaring input costs hit ‘indoor’, while 'outdoor' may foster a richer, more complex chemical profile.
KZN's hemp planting season has officially started with the launch in KwaMaveshe of the hemp seed multipliction programme
Investors in African cannabis are measuring performance by verified turnover and export success rather than in cultivation licenses issued or potential processing capacity.
Rwanda aims to be East Africa's 'Big Pharma' cannabis hub, but its strategy locks out locals and benefits elites.
The NDPP has been chastised for trying to mislead the court in a cannabis-related asset forfeiture case. The judge dismissed its application to seize a Ford Ranger on procedural issues.
Despite the promising shift in Morocco’s cannabis policy, significant gaps remain. The law does not address the needs of local consumers, nor does it provide for reintegration of individuals with past cannabis-related convictions.
A distinctive feature of African sativas is the presence of THCV, and KwaZulu Natal is a strong candidate for THCV-forward expressions. That’s according to a deep dive by the Landrace Sativa team, who report that apart from THC, minor cannabinoids CBG and CBC also feature in what’s commonly known as ‘Durban Poison’.
Africa has all been left behind by the medical cannabis revolution sweeping the world. However, there are signs that this could be changing as a new generation of policy makers led by Zambia’s Dr Prosper Sievu, are questioning why Africa is not harnessing the benefits of cannabis for its own people.
Research confirms that SA’s licensed medical cannabis cultivators appear to be putting more flower into the illegal local market than they are exporting. Despite the fact that this is largely illegal, many growers are finding it easier, and more profitable, to supply the ‘Grey Zone’ than it is to crack the difficult EU market.
Government’s first ‘back to the drawing board’ steps do not augur well for the industry. In advertising for a new project manager for the beleaguered National Cannabis Master Plan, the DTIC says knowledge of the cannabis and hemp industry would only be an ‘added advantage’ rather than an absolute prerequisite
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