UN Identifies Kush Abuse as a West African Public Health Crisis Engulfing the Region’s Youth
Kush is the West African word for a high potency polydrug cocktail of cannabis laced with synthetic opioids such as nitazene. It’s high addiction rate has seen its use amongst the youth soar to such an extent that the UN has identified it as a public health crisis engulfing the region as a whole.
FIFA and North American Cannabis Retail: It’s Bigger Than Just Sales
Cannabis retailers across North American are experiencing a sales boost thanks to the best-attended football event in history. But the lasting impact of the first FIFA World Cup in legal cannabis jurisdictions may be in the political arena
Mauritius: Hospitality Group Calls for Cannabis Legalization to Help Control Synthetics Substance Abuse
Mauritius has been hearing public submissions on relaxing it’s prohibitive cannabis laws. The Lalit Hospitality Group made a wide-ranging submission to the National Agency for Drug Control to halt arrests, create a regulated adult-use and medical cannabis sector and allow people to grow their own ‘gandya’.
Pondoland and the Problem with Cannabis Upliftment Stories
Writer Lee Hymers’ relationship with the plant goes way back to the days of the deep underground and he’s watched keenly how the cannabis landscape has unfolded. One of his take-outs on ICS 2026 was that while all the right conversations are happening ‘in the room’, there are tougher questions outside the door that need answering.
UN Drug Report 2026: Illicit Operators Manipulating Legal Supply Chains; Potency and Polydrug Use on the Up
The recently released UN World Drug Report 2026 says illicit cannabis networks are increasingly riding on the back of legal cannabis supply chains and that synthetic cannabinoids have complicated the market. Cannabis remains the most widely trafficked drug, accounting for over 50% of global seizures.
Moroccan Movie About Kingdom’s Illicit Cannabis Trade Scoops Awards at Shanghai Film Festival
The Moroccan film, Halima, about the Kingdom’s illicit cannabis trade has swept Shanghai’s International Film Festival with Yassine El Idrissi (pictured here) and actress Khadija scooping the best director and best actress Golden Goblet awards respectively .
‘No Rules’ for Cannabis is Encouraging a Broader Breakdown of Law and Order’
The rapid expansion of the cannabis sector poses a serious challenge for the thousands of government officials who have to deal with it on a daily basis without any operating guidelines. H3’sCharl Botha writes that this ‘legal gap’ is in danger of growing into a broader failure in law enforcement.
Germany Tightens Up Medical Cannabis Advertising Rules to Allow Product Info Only – No Sales Spin
German medical cannabis companies may provide product information on their online telesales platforms but they are not allowed to put a sales spin on their offerings. This follows a Federal Court of Justice ruling earlier this year that cannabis products may be advertised to medical professionals only – not to patients or consumers.
RIP Greg Ondrejkovic, Eco Green Analytics
The South African cannabis community is mourning the passing of Greg Ondrejkovic, owner and technical director of leading laboratory service, Eco Green Analytics. Messages of support have been pouring in for his wife and business partner, Sonja, who with Greg, developed their Somerset West lab into a world class facility.
Grey List Removal Means Jersey Can Pull Investment Money of South African Cannabis Again
Trusts in Jersey may now legally withdraw returns from any South African cannabis inverstments in terms of a new regulation. Even though cannabis is ‘legal’ in South Africa, Jersey laws have to date deemed any return on such investments as proceeds of crime.