Pharma Corporates Appointing Themselves as the Global Gatekeepers of Cannabis, This is Not Good for Farmers
Cannabis reform was meant to be about empowering farmers but instead it’s empowering Pharma. Across the world Big Pharma is rewriting the agricultural handbook. It not only wants a slice of the cannabis action, it wants to own the plant and control access too. Now, the hands that once nurtured the plant are being told they are no longer clean enough to touch it.
Marginalized Cannabis Communities to Take Centre Stage at Next Week’s Project Indlela Stakeholder Webinar
Key traditional cannabis communities have responded positively to Project Indlela’s call for a national dialogue and will participate in next week’s webinar on ‘Inclusivity’. The webinar, scheduled for next Tuesday, 2 December 2025, is on the theme: Restoring the Roots Unlocking the Cannabis Economy for Legacy Communities,
When SAPS ‘Good Faith Data Gatherers’ Come Knocking, Have This Document Ready
Legitimate cannabis ‘Grey Zone’ operators should welcome the SAPS Western Cape ‘good faith’ data gathering exercise – provided it’s not a trigger for a ‘cannabis hunt’. This is the view of Charl Botha of H3 Legal Solutions, who advises the managers of cannabis outlets to have this document on hand, for immediate use when SAPS members request information from cannabis-related outlets.
W Cape Cannabis Outlets Should Co-operate with SAPS ‘Good Faith’ Market Research
The initiative by the SAPS Western Cape to get a grip on the ‘Grey Zone’ for ‘market research’ purposes should be supported by cannabis operators. That’s the view of H3 Legal Solutions’ Charl Botha who says cannabis businesses should take up the ‘good faith’ approach offered by law enforcement, but should watch their backs anyway.
Canada Missing Out on Using Cannabis as a Tourism Resource
Canada is a global leader in cannabis but it is not doing enough to leverage this reputation into a meaningful tourism strategy. The main problem is that current regulations focus on restricting public access, whereas a canna-tourism approach would mean flipping that idea on its head.