GrowOneAfrica: Vital That Private Cannabis Clubs Begin Working Together

The recent formation of the South African Cannabis Club Association has given weight to the idea that clubs should be collaborating more closely to lobby for legal recognition. Grow one Africa (GoA), a service provider to 15 private clubs which have close on 9 000 members, has come out in support of SACCA. GoA CEO Vanessa de Sousa (pictured here) writes for Cannabiz Africa that clubs are stepping stones towards industry regulation and should be working together.

CAB Launches Flagship Cannabis Education Project in Botswana

Batswana citizens are taking it upon themselves to destigmatize cannabis and have launched a public education programme as the country moves towards legalization. The Cannabis Association of Botswana (CAB) took its roadshow to the rural areas to spread the word that cannabis can heal the economic wounds of the past.

Collapse of Okahandja Illicit Cannabis Network Leaves Dust and Destitution

Unpaid workers, abandoned fields and marital distress follow the collapse of the short-lived Okahandja illicit cannabis network. The Namibian newspaper visited Eendrag Farm which is under police guard, to piece together the sorry story of how a cattle farm became a cannabis smuggling crime scene.