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Zimbabwe Tightens Controls Over Medical Cannabis, Establishes Oversight Committee and Compliance Inspectorate
Zimbabwe has tightened controls over the medical cannabis industry, shifting all administration to the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe and the establishment of an oversight commission and a dedicated team of compliance inspectors.
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Govt Using Permission as a Policy Tool; By So Doing It’s Entrenching Criminality in Cannabis ‘Reform’
Governments are licensing conduct to capital while continuing to punish people for performing materially and morally similar conduct outside the licensed system. That’s the view of Professional Misfit Lee Hymers, who asks why the Justice Department is playing the role of sector regulator?
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Botswana Commercial Hemp Trials a Success, Now the Challenge is Including Local Farmers in the Roll Out Strategy
Botswana’s President Duma Boko says pilot cultivation trials have proved the country is ready to roll out a commercial strategy for industrial hemp. The government says it will provide support for local farmers who say they are being locked out of a market that favours multinationals.
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Natie Ferreira: Terpenes Can Degrade Plastic Packaging Leading to Post Harvest Losses
High terpene cannabis strains can degrade plastic packaging and reduce shelf-life. This warning comes from veteran cannabis consultant Natie Ferreira, who says South African cannabis farmers focus too much on cultivation and not enough on post-harvest processing.
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Nigeria’s ‘Jungle Justice’: Man Jailed for 7 Years for Advertising Cannabis on Social Media
A 28 year old Nigerian man has been sentenced to seven years in prison without the option of a fine for advertising cannabis for sale on social media. The sentence has been welcomed by drug enforcement officials, but has been criticized as ‘jungle justice’ by proponents of justice reform.
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New South Wales Reforms Driving Laws to Accommodate Medical Cannabis Patients
Thousands of medicinal cannabis patients in New South Wales, Australia, could soon be spared criminal penalties for driving with traces of THC in their system under a landmark reform that seeks to balance road safety with the realities of modern medical treatment.
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Josh Swart: Nobody Wins by Criminalizing Private Cannabis Clubs So Here Are the Options
Government should consider bringing out a Private Cannabis Clubs Act to clear up the legal mess it has created around the model, which clearly has a place in the reform framework. Lawyer Josh Swart says that legitimate clubs should be regulated without the threat of criminal sanction and puts these options on the table.
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Yebo Lebo, With Gogo’s Recipes and SABS Approval, Toca is Ready to Roll with ‘Ancient Healing’ Skin and Body Range
Entrepreneur Lebo Skosana has SABS approval for her nature-based skin, body and hair products marketed as Toca Essentials. Now she’s looking for new markets for her range, inspired by her grandmother, who' passed down her old cannabis and Afrobotanical cosmetics recipes.
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Private Club Operators Must Not Only Navigate the Law but Plan for ‘Banking and Tax Friction’ as the Cannabis ‘Grey Zone’ Booms
Lawyer Zurayda Mayet says private cannabis club operators should plan for “banking and tax friction” as the market continues to be a high risk environment. She says that operators should get a clear legal opinion on their operations in light of the Haze Club judgement and build their structures accordingly.
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Zurayda Mayet: 5 Pointers for Cannabis Businesses to Clarify in Times of Legal Uncertainty
The single biggest mistake cannabis businesses can make is thinking cannabis is legal. It is not. Despite many commercial opportunities in the sector, lawyer Zurayda Mayet (pictured here) warns there are real legal hazards, and highlights five points of action stakeholders should consider in positioning themselves in an uncertain market
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