‘Prohibition Disguised as Regulation’: Free Market Foundation’s Tobacco Warning Holds True for Cannabis.
It’s often been said that the cannabis industry should be regulated in the same way that the tobacco industry is. Given what’s in the Tobacco Bill which is before Parliament, this would be a very, very bad idea. The Free Market Foundation says the Bill reflects the State’s accelerating ‘command and control’ approach that has little to do with consumer protection.
President Urged to Enforce Cannabis Arrest Moratorium Following Ras Isa’s Death in SAPS ‘Incident’
Cannabis legal strategist Charl Botha has written to the President to urgently reinforce the moratorium on cannabis arrests following the death of a Cape Town Rastafarian leader during a police incident. He has requested the new Police Minister take oversight action and that the SAPS officers involved be held accountable.
Thousands of Women Attend Uganda’s First Hemp Symposium
Thousands of women attended Uganda’s first industrial hemp symposium eager to get in at the grassroots of the new sector. The gathering, held in July, was organized by Mwamic General Enterprises which is pioneering a policy model aimed at empowering women farmers.
Trump Freeze on ‘Green Funding’ Puts Paid to Bold Project to Make Hemp Batteries for EV’s
A bold US initiative to twin hemp batteries and electric vehicles has come to nought with a Trump freeze on ‘green funding’. Wisconsin Battery Company had hoped its hemp carbon batteries would outperform lithium-based alternatives, but has run into financial difficulties before being able to put this to the test.