Zambia’s Sinkamba: Fast Track Cannabis Development to Offset the Crippling Effect of the Gulf War

Zambia’s Treasury has called for urgent action to stop the country’s finances spiralling as a result of the financial fall-out from hostilities in the Middle East. Green Party leader Peter Sinkamba (pictured here) says one of the remedial measures should be the rapid enablement of existing cannabis legislation to open up the economy.

‘Track-and-Trace’ Enforcement Soon to Become Part of Consumer Protection Framework

South Africa is to introduce ‘track-and-trace’ regulations for the first time in its consumer protection framework. Although these are being devised to crack down on the trade in illicit goods in the short-term, ‘track-and-trace’ is likely to be a key feature of cannabis compliance in upcoming legislation.

Child Welfare Chatsworth Under Fire for Cannabis Stall at Charity Event After Child Given Gummies

Child Welfare Chatsworth is reviewing its event protocols after a formal complaint from a mother who’s child was given a cannabis edible at the organization’s biggest annual fund-raising event. A cannabis edibles stall was a registered vendor, but it’s unclear whether it was responsible for the incident.