Cannabis Law Enforcement: SAPS Trapped in the The Gap Between Legislation and Reality

South African police find themselves in an extraordinarily difficult position as long as the daily reality of cannabis policing is at odds with the legislation they are meant to enforce. H3’s Charl Botha writes that what should be uniform has become situational and this will continue to throw up legal complications until the law itself passes the reality test.

Slowly But Steadily, the South African Cannabis Sector Job Market is Coming of Age

Experienced growers, responsible pharmacists and quality controllers are the senior jobs most in demand in South Africa’s fledgling cannabis industry. That’s the view of Lourie Campher, co-founder of Ninth Wave, the continent’s first cannabis job placement agency, who says the key to getting ahead is skills specialization.

Botswana: Growing Public Dispute Over Who Actually Owns The Cannabis Value Chain

Botswana president Duma Boko (pictured here) has acted quickly and decisively in establishing Botswana as Africa’s newest cannabis player. However, there is growing disquiet as to who the main beneficiaries of the new cannabis economy will be, as highlted in a recent editorial in the Sunday Standard.

EFF MP Mathulelwa Vows to Track Down the Missing Mpondoland Millions

EFF MP Babalwa Mathulelwa (pictured here) has vowed to track down the missing Mpondoland millions that slipped through the accountability net and was disbursed to Eastern Cape cannabis farmers in 2025. The R11 million earmarked for Mpondoland cannabis appears to have been spent there, but the question is by whom?

Minor Cannabinoids on the Rise: Move Over THC and CBD, Make Way for CBN and THCv

For much of the modern cannabis era, product development has centred on two compounds: THC and CBD. But the industry is increasingly turning its attention to a wider group of plant molecules known as minor cannabinoids, including cannabinol (CBN) and tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCv).