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Beau Whitney: Press the Cannabis Regulatory Reset Button at the UN Level

Brett Hilton-Barber, Cannabiz Africa
July 1, 2026

Worldwide, one of the deepest problems in trying to regulate cannabis is that it is being defined in pharmaceutical terms and not recognized as a plant medicine. This will only be fixed at a United Nations level says leading cannabis economist Beau Whitney, in order to create a meaningful framework for regulation.

Global South Needs to Set Up its Own Cannabis Trade Networks to Avoid the Trap of Canna-Colonialism

Brett Hilton-Barber, Cannabiz Africa
June 29, 2026

Africa and other developing cannabis economies need to collaborate and create their own markets. They need to do this to avoid falling into the trap of canna-colonialism, whereby their regulatory systems are designed to serve European medical cannabis interests instead of their own.

UN Failing in its Mandate as War Against Drugs Turns into War Against Human Rights

Marie Nougier, International Drug Policy Consortium
June 28, 2026

The release of the World Drug Report has highlighted how the war on drugs has become a war on human rights and how the United Nations has failed to live up to its mandate. Punitive responses to drug taking are creating more harms and not providing any solutions.

Bath University Study: Legalizing Cannabis Doesn’t Drive Up Usage, But Commercialization Does

Ian Sample, Science Editor, The Guardian
June 24, 2026

Decriminalising the possession of cannabis or strictly regulating access to the drug do not appear to drive up usage, but when the drug is sold commercially the number of users increases and more mental health problems are seen, a UK academic review has found.

Mainstreaming Mimmie: Free State’s Success Story in Backing Cannabis Entrepreneur’s Business Ambitions

Cannabiz Africa and The Sowetan
June 24, 2026

A Free State cannabis entrepreneur Molihobeng Semela, has been voted Free State Agriculture Department’s Woman Entrepreneur of the Year, for ‘mainstreaming’ her start-up company, Mimmie Trading and Projects which produces cannabis-derived health and cosmetics products.

Ghana: Policy Expert’s 5 Step Plan Charting a Course from Prohibiting Adult-Use to Regulating It

Ghana News Agency
June 24, 2026

Ghana has opened the door to developing an industrial hemp sector, but there are now calls for authorities to go further and embrance regulated adult use. A five point plan towards decriminalization has been put on the table by a leading advocate for cannabis reform.

Workplace Cannabis Testing: Saliva Better Than Urine as a Marker of Functionality

Thato Lentsoe, lecturer Faculty of Law, University of KwaZulu Natal
June 22, 2026

The issue of testing employees for cannabis at work has long been a controversial one because of the length of time THC can remain in the human system. UKZN legal expert Thato Lentsoe argues that saliva testing should now replace urine to determine if a worker is ‘under the influence’ of THC.

Ivory Medical Emerges as a Front Runner in Zimbabwe’s Cannabis Development Programme

Zimbabwe Herald
June 21, 2026

Zimbabwe’s policy to legalise the production of medicinal cannabis is bearing fruit, with a multi-million-dollar value-addition facility in Headlands now transforming the “green gold” into high-end CBD pharmaceutical products.

University of Johannesburg’s Hemp Brick Prototype Could Change the National Housing Conversation

Mpiletso Motumi, Univerity of Johannesburg Media Dept
June 21, 2026

University of Johannesburg (UJ) researchers, in partnership with Canna-B-Africa, have designed a hemp brick specifically for sustainable mass housing. UJ says years of research have gone into developing a prototype that serves as an alternative to cement and hopes it will redefine the way South Africa builds houses.

Cannabis Remains Europe’s Illicit Drug of Choice, But Impact of Evolving Market on Public Health Still Unclear

European Drug Agency
June 21, 2026

Cannabis remains the most commonly consumed illicit drug in Europe yet the public impact of the evolving market is still unclear. That’s according to the European Drug Report 2026 which estimates that 25 million European adults (8,7% of the population) used cannabis in the last year.

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