DTIC Committed to an Inclusive Commercialization Policy, Will Take Up Cannabis Arrests With SAPS
The DTIC is committed to open and transparent discussions with cannabis stakeholders and is engaging with the new minister of police to pull back on cannabis arrests. The new official in charge of driving cannabis policy for the DTIC, John Jeffery (pictured here) told Project Indlela webinar participants that the cannabis club model had merit and should be included in future legislation.
Project Indlela Webinar Key Outcome: Private Clubs and Legacy Communities Will Be Accommodated in Future Cannabis Laws
Project Indela’s inaugural webinar on Pathways to Legality was one of the most significant stakeholder engagements with Government this year. One of its main outcomes is that the DTIC is taking its compliance strategy seriously and has acknowledged that a cannabis commercialization policy must reflect the interests of private cannabis clubs and legacy cannabis communities. This all could come together in a national cannabis summit on 420 day next year.
Donors, Delays & Dirty Weed: How Aid Politics Strangled Cannabis Reform
Cannabis donors helping set up cannabis regulatory systems across the world are perpetuating the myth that they promote inclusivity. However, as guest contributor Lee Hymers’s research has shown, donor capital builds the walls of exclusion to enable corporate capital to buy the keys.
Botswana’s President Hits Go Button For New ‘Green Era’ as Cannabis Cultivation Trials Start
It’s all systems go for the cultivation of cannabis in Botswana! President Duma Boko (pictured here) has announced the country will commence the pilot cultivation of medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp at Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Sciences (BUAN) next month.