Mainstreaming Mimmie: Free State’s Success Story in Backing Cannabis Entrepreneur’s Business Ambitions
A Free State cannabis entrepreneur Molihobeng Semela, has been voted Free State Agriculture Department’s Woman Entrepreneur of the Year, for ‘mainstreaming’ her start-up company, Mimmie Trading and Projects which produces cannabis-derived health and cosmetics products.
Ghana: Policy Expert’s 5 Step Plan Charting a Course from Prohibiting Adult-Use to Regulating It
Ghana has opened the door to developing an industrial hemp sector, but there are now calls for authorities to go further and embrance regulated adult use. A five point plan towards decriminalization has been put on the table by a leading advocate for cannabis reform.
Workplace Cannabis Testing: Saliva Better Than Urine as a Marker of Functionality
The issue of testing employees for cannabis at work has long been a controversial one because of the length of time THC can remain in the human system. UKZN legal expert Thato Lentsoe argues that saliva testing should now replace urine to determine if a worker is ‘under the influence’ of THC.
Ivory Medical Emerges as a Front Runner in Zimbabwe’s Cannabis Development Programme
Zimbabwe’s policy to legalise the production of medicinal cannabis is bearing fruit, with a multi-million-dollar value-addition facility in Headlands now transforming the “green gold” into high-end CBD pharmaceutical products.
University of Johannesburg’s Hemp Brick Prototype Could Change the National Housing Conversation
University of Johannesburg (UJ) researchers, in partnership with Canna-B-Africa, have designed a hemp brick specifically for sustainable mass housing. UJ says years of research have gone into developing a prototype that serves as an alternative to cement and hopes it will redefine the way South Africa builds houses.
Cannabis Remains Europe’s Illicit Drug of Choice, But Impact of Evolving Market on Public Health Still Unclear
Cannabis remains the most commonly consumed illicit drug in Europe yet the public impact of the evolving market is still unclear. That’s according to the European Drug Report 2026 which estimates that 25 million European adults (8,7% of the population) used cannabis in the last year.
FIFA Bans World-Cup Shaped Bongs For Copyright Infringement
Toronto cannabis shop Cosmic Charlies has been ordered by FIFA to destroy the world-cup-shaped bongs on sale on the grounds of copyright infringement. Does Cosmic Charlies care? No, because they’re riding high on the publicity.
ICS 2026: Strengthening Pan-African Cannabis Relationships in the Shadow of Xenophobia
ICS 2026 organizer Sean Hocking has expressed his sympathy to two Ghanaian CEO’s who have decided not to attend next week’s conference because of the xenophobic climate in the country. He says the Cape Town conference aims to strengthen pan-African communication channels and no other African delegates have withdrawn.
Nigeria Finally Waking Up to the Potential of Cannabis as MP’s Begin Drafting a Legal Framework
Medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp production are in the pipeline for Nigeria, with the National Assembly currently drafting legislation to create a legal framework for the cultivation and use of cannabis for medical, scientific and industrial purposes.
H3’s Botha: Govt Not Acting Fast Enough to Ensure Local Ownership of Landraces, Warns of ‘Genetic Outflow’
The Government is not acting fast enough to protect its own cannabis genetic resource base and ensuring that communities ‘own’ the IP to the landraces they have been cultivating for generations. Although this is official policy, H3’s Charl Botha writes here there needs to be more urgency in implementation.