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Cannabiz Africa Medical Cannabis Hub

The medical cannabis revolution is sweeping the world, with Africa emerging as a late entrant into this dynamic market. In South Africa, medical cannabis has its own distinct regulatory pathway, governed by SAHPRA and the Medicines Act, while elsewhere in Africa policymakers are engaging with how to use the benefits of cannabis for local populations as well as European medical cannabis patients. Cannabiz Africa keeps you up to date with the latest news and developments in the African medical cannabis sector.

SAHPRA in Crisis! Regulator is Failing its Mandate and Medical Cannabis Sector is Feeling the Pain
SAHPRA’s unilateral decision to halt approval of any further Section 21 medical cannabis applications has spiralled into a crisis. Patients are being denied access to medication and service providers face uncertainty while the regulator remains silent.
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Shapeshift Alert! Africa Beginning to Look at Integrating Medical Benefits of Cannabis into Public Health Systems
Africa has all been left behind by the medical cannabis revolution sweeping the world. However, there are signs that this could be changing as a new generation of policy makers led by Zambia’s Dr Prosper Sievu, are questioning why Africa is not harnessing the benefits of cannabis for its own people.
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‘80% of SA Medical Cannabis Export Flower May be Finding its Way into the Illicit Local Retail Market’
Research confirms that SA’s licensed medical cannabis cultivators appear to be putting more flower into the illegal local market than they are exporting. Despite the fact that this is largely illegal, many growers are finding it easier, and more profitable, to supply the ‘Grey Zone’ than it is to crack the difficult EU market.
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South Africa’s Overlooked Heritage: The Rich Medicinal Value of Our Indigenous Landraces
South Africa’s cannabis landraces hold significant medicinal properties that are only just being discovered. In fact, researchers are still determining how many indigenous landraces there are, with the African Cultural Heritage Trust having identified up to 40 different strains across all nine provinces.
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Pharmaceutical Society of SA: Section 21 is ‘Unsustainable’ as SAHPRA Chaos Spreads Beyond Medical Cannabis Access
SAHPRA’s Section 21 application process appears to have collapsed and the impact of the bureaucratic breakdown is having a knock on effect beyond medical cannabis access. The Pharmaceutical Society says the sector as a whole is experiencing severe supply chain disruptions requiring alternatives to registered medicine and Section 21 is not the answer.
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SAHPRA Quietly Halts New Section 21 Medical Cannabis Approvals, Leaving Compliant Patients Without a Pathway
SAHPRA appears to have halted authorising all Section 21 medical cannabis applications for the past two months. This has created an uproar amongst genuine medical cannabis patients and service providers, who accuse SAHPRA of removing the only pathway to accessing medical cannabis without providing any alternative.
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