Karoo Bioscience’s Mega Investment in State-of-the-Art Cannabis Facility Transforms the Fortunes of VanRhynsdorp
Karoo Bioscience’s VanRhynsdorp facility looks like a space ship that has just landed in the Klein Karoo. The company, which has pumped R400 million into the facility and is the area’s biggest single employer, has been hailed by the Presidency as a medical cannabis success story.
Malawi Hemp Farmers Face ‘Green Gold’ Debt as Promised Offtakes Vanish and Govt Support Nowhere to Be Found
About 60 agricultural co-ops in Malawi that invested in hemp are facing financial hardship as promised offtakes to the US vanish and government support is nowhere to be found. For many farmers the promise of ‘green gold’ has become a costly illusion.
Kenya’s High Court to Rule on Rasta Petition for Cannabis to be Legalized for Cultural and Religious Use
Kenya’s Rastafarians want the legal right to consume cannabis for religious and cultural purposes. The state argues that any relaxation of drug-laws will lead to more crime and social harm. Now it’s up to the High Court to make that call and a ruling is expected next week.