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GUN to Form New Political Party to Push for Namibian Cannabis Legalization After High Court Setback.
Ganja Users of Namibia president Brian Jaftha (pictured here) says his organization has decided to form a political party to push for the legalization of cannabis. This after the Windhoek High Court dismissed GUN’s challenge, saying the ultimate legalization decision should be taken by policy-makers, not the courts.
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Windhoek High Court Dismisses GUN’s Application to Decriminalize Cannabis
The Windhoek High Court has dismissed the Ganja Users of Namibia (GUN) application to overturn colonial-era cannabis prohibition laws. However, this does not mean the State has rejected cannabis legalization; its lawyers successfully argued that this was a policy decision best handled by the legislature and not by the courts.
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Rolling Stoner Puts South African Canna-Tourism on the Map with the Launch of Route 420
The foundations of a vibrant South African canna-tourism have been laid with the formalization of Route 420, the brainchild of Rolling Stoner founder Cameron Bramley. His team has put together a network of cannabis-friendly destinations and experiences and established a private cannabis travel club.
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Trending USA: Over-60’s Are Tucking into Edibles for Age-Related Ailments
Cannabis edibles are providing the elderly with relief from the aches and pains of becoming older. A Colorado and Utah Universites’ study has found that the over 60’s are increasingly using cannabis and edibles are their favourite products.
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UN Identifies Kush Abuse as a West African Public Health Crisis Engulfing the Region’s Youth
Kush is the West African word for a high potency polydrug cocktail of cannabis laced with synthetic opioids such as nitazene. It’s high addiction rate has seen its use amongst the youth soar to such an extent that the UN has identified it as a public health crisis engulfing the region as a whole.
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FIFA and North American Cannabis Retail: It’s Bigger Than Just Sales
Cannabis retailers across North American are experiencing a sales boost thanks to the best-attended football event in history. But the lasting impact of the first FIFA World Cup in legal cannabis jurisdictions may be in the political arena
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Mauritius: Hospitality Group Calls for Cannabis Legalization to Help Control Synthetics Substance Abuse
Mauritius has been hearing public submissions on relaxing it’s prohibitive cannabis laws. The Lalit Hospitality Group made a wide-ranging submission to the National Agency for Drug Control to halt arrests, create a regulated adult-use and medical cannabis sector and allow people to grow their own ‘gandya’.
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Pondoland and the Problem with Cannabis Upliftment Stories
  • Lee Hymers, Professional Misfit, Investigative Writer, Pattern Recognition Specialist
Writer Lee Hymers’ relationship with the plant goes way back to the days of the deep underground and he’s watched keenly how the cannabis landscape has unfolded. One of his take-outs on ICS 2026 was that while all the right conversations are happening ‘in the room’, there are tougher questions outside the door that need answering.
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UN Drug Report 2026: Illicit Operators Manipulating Legal Supply Chains; Potency and Polydrug Use on the Up
The recently released UN World Drug Report 2026 says illicit cannabis networks are increasingly riding on the back of legal cannabis supply chains and that synthetic cannabinoids have complicated the market. Cannabis remains the most widely trafficked drug, accounting for over 50% of global seizures.
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Moroccan Movie About Kingdom’s Illicit Cannabis Trade Scoops Awards at Shanghai Film Festival
The Moroccan film, Halima, about the Kingdom’s illicit cannabis trade has swept Shanghai’s International Film Festival with Yassine El Idrissi (pictured here) and actress Khadija scooping the best director and best actress Golden Goblet awards respectively .
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