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Hemp Africa: Industrial Cannabis Hub

Hemp is the fastest growing sector in the African legal cannabis market. The rapid uptake by African governments to utilize low-THC cannabis for industrial and medical purposes is a potential game changer for small scale farmers throughout the continent. We bring you the latest news on hemp farming, processing, regulatory changes, the market and the law.

‘Go Forth and Multiply’: KZN Kicks off Hemp Planting Season
KZN's hemp planting season has officially started with the launch in KwaMaveshe of the hemp seed multipliction programme
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Morocco’s Bold Cannabis Reforms Open Up Major Policy Gap: What About Social Justice?
Despite the promising shift in Morocco’s cannabis policy, significant gaps remain. The law does not address the needs of local consumers, nor does it provide for reintegration of individuals with past cannabis-related convictions.
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TUT/CSIR Cannabis Hub’s Landrace Project: Turning Indigenous Biomass into Value-Added Products
Professor David Katerere’s team at the Cannabis Hub has launched a landrace research project that seeks to document and commercialize local seed heritage. Among the Hub’s aims is to upskill indigenous farmers in agro-processing so they can add value to landrace biomass.
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US Hemp Industry Faces Disaster if Proposed Ban on Hemp Products Goes Ahead in December
In what must be one of the most bizarre regulatory developments, the US hemp industry is going to be decimated by a ban on hemp products due to take effect in December. Whitney Economics warns that the clampdown on hemp-derived THC products will cause about 68% of hemp businesses to fold.
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SA Hemp Sector Should Follow These 5 Priority Pathways to Unlock R40 Billion in Value
Zegeta Consulting has identified five priority pathways South Africa’s industrial cannabis sector should focus on if it is to realise its R40 billion potential. The three ‘lowest-hanging fruit’ for creating demand for hemp products are to unlock the development of the food and beverage, personal care and pulp and paper sectors
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Hemp Sector Faces Seed Supply Problems, Legal Ambiguity & Danger of US Dumping as Planting Season Looms
A shortage of local seeds and possible dumping of surplus seeds by US farmers are two major challenges facing the South African hemp sector as planting season begins. SACHIDA’s Cian McClelland says the deeper issue is how indigenous landraces should be protected against imported genetics.
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