Court Orders Lesotho Mounted Police to Return Half Ton Consignment of Seized Thai Cannabis to Banel
A dispute between Lesotho cannabis processor Banel (Pty) Ltd and the police over a half-ton consignment of confiscated Thai cannabis has been resolved by the High Court – the cannabis was legally imported by Banel and must be handed back.
Cannabis Act Will Undermine the DTIC and Criminalize The Communities Govt Intended to Help
SA’s first dedicated cannabis law is to set to come into force with final regulations due before year-end. However, the Cannabis Act is a policy setback for government, criminalizing the intended beneficiaries of the Master Plan and complicating the DTIC’s reform strategy by expressly outlawing all commercial cannabis trade.
National Dialogue Reflection: No Wonder There’s No Framework: Nobody’s in Charge & Govt Depts Don’t Speak to Each Other
The National Cannabis Dialogue brought government, communities and industry into the same room. What it exposed was not a shortage of policy, but a system in which commercialisation, enforcement and inclusion still do not meet in one coherent framework.
Two Die in Oklahoma Extraction Facility Explosion, Owner Charged With Felony Murder
An explosion last week at Sand Springs Cannabis Facility, Oklahoma cost two lives and has created a furore in the state’s cannabis industry. Authorities are pursuing felony murder charges against the facility owner after license irregularities emerged in the investigation.
Morocco’s Policy of Putting Landrace First is Paying Off as Indigenous Plant Product Now on Shelves of Swiss Pharmacies
While South Africa is still trying to make sense of its rich cannabis landrace heritage, Morocco has wasted no time in placing its Beldia landrace at the centre of cannabis policy development. Cannaflex Morocco says its Beldia medical cannabis products are now stocked in Swiss pharmacies.
Govt Offers Support for Cannabis Biotechnology Start-Ups to Make Buffalo City Metro Their Base
Have you got the prototype of a cannabis product that adds value to biomasss and want to take it further? You’re the person East London Industrial Development Zone is hoping to attract as it offers government support for budding biotechnology businesses to establish themselves in Eastern Cape.
SACHIDA Calls for Stakeholder Unity in Face of Major Challenges When Cannabis Act Finally Becomes Law
SACHIDA has slashed its membership fees to broaden its base as it muscles up for a major new challenge facing the cannabis industry. It says real danger lies ahead with Cannabis Act finally about to become law – the Act criminalizes all cannabis commercial activity even though the DTIC is working on a plan to make such ‘dealing’ legal.
Canada Surpasses California as the World’s Largest Legal Retail Cannabis Market in Monthly Sales
California has been toppled as the largest legal cannabis market in the world, as Canada takes over in terms of monthly revenue. Canadian retailers set a new monthly record in June of approximately US$374 million in sales, surpassing US West Coast revenue for the first time.
Justice Dept: ‘We Thought About It, But Sorry, No Special Cannabis Dispensation for Rastas’
The Justice Department had intended to give Rastafarians special dispensation for cannabis use in the Cannabis Act, but dropped this after legal advice. This was revealed by a senior state lawyer at the National Cannabis Dialogue who said that it would be against the constitution to make a special case for Rastafarians.
Trending USA: The Cannabis Industry’s Next Big Customer Has Never Bought Cannabis
In the US, the novelty of cannabis legalization has worn off, and the industry is now shifting from catering to connoisseurs to enticing first time users. Forbes Magazine reports that smart companies are now moving beyond cannabis culture into the hospitality and comfort zone.