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Stellenbosch University Declares Campus a ‘Cannabis-Free Zone’ and Warns That Dealing is a Threat to Students’ Wellbeing
Stellenbosch University has effectively declared itself a cannabis-free zone, specifying that residence rooms are ‘public’ places in terms of the draft Cannabis Act regulations. Any student caught dealing will be considered a threat to public order.
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Dollars Make a Difference: South Africa Should Wake Up Fast to the Potential of CannaTourism
South Africa is sitting on a proverbial gold mine of tourism opportunities for the international cannabis community. But clearer guidelines are needed in order to make tourists feel more comfortable in order to tap this market,
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Zambia to Begin Issuing Hemp Licenses This Year After Elections, Hemp Trials to Start in October
Senior Zambian cannabis regulator, Dr Prosper Sievu, says Zambia is to hit the ‘start button’ on developing its own industrial cannabis sector. He said a newly constituted Cannabis Board will start issuing hemp licenses after the August elections and that hemp trials are scheduled to begin in October 2026.
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Behind the Scenes at the Cheeba Summit: Mpondoland Cannabis Stakeholders Quietly Mobilize for Market Access
Behind the scenes at the Cheeba Summit, Mpondoland cannabis stakeholders were mobilizing for market access and championing landrace as a potential medical cannabis game-changer. Overlooked by government and ignored by legislators, legacy growers are now banding together .
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Prince Calls for Cannabis Act to be Scrapped as Western Cape High Court Challenge Goes Ahead
  • Gareth Prince, chairperson South African Cannabis Development Council
Gareth Prince says taking part in the National Cannabis Master Plan’s steering committee has been a ‘waste of time’ and that the Cannabis Act should be scrapped. In a letter to Cannabiz Africa, the legal activist said the Act was an absurdity and should be replaced by a new over-arching cannabis law that served the cannabis community.
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Prince Won’t Back Down on Legal Challenge, Says Cannabis Act is a ‘Slap in the Face for the Dagga Community’
Veteran activist Gareth Prince has rejected the overtures of the senior DTIC cannabis advisor John Jeffery to rethink next week’s court action that could jeopardize the Cannabis Act. Prince says he is pushing ahead with his challenge as the Act was a ‘slap in the face for the dagga community'.
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Japan Bans the Cannabinoid CBN After Tests Show it Causes Animals to Hallucinate
Japan’s cannabis regime allows for hemp-derived CBD and CBG products, but anything to do with THC is a no-no. Now the Japanese government has banned the compound cannabinol (CBN) after it has been discovered to have hallucinatory properties during animal testing.
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Namibian Cannabis Prohibition Legal Challenge: Judgement Day is 6 July 2026
Closing arguments have been heard in the Ganja Users of Namibia (GUN) High Court application challenging the country’s anti-cannabis laws. Judge Claasen will deliver judgement on 6 July 2026 in the long-running case which could fundamentally change Namibia’s cannabis landscape.
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‘Develop the Local Market as an Insurance Policy Against Declining International Prices’
The global cannabis industry is highly competitive and rapidly becoming over-subscribed, meaning the best guardrail against weak exports is to strengthen domestic markets. This was one of the the key takeaways from the Cheeba Summit, which ran alongside the Cannabis Expo at the Sandton Convention Centre this past weekend.
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DM’s Ed Stoddard: The Cannabis Expo Reflects a Budding Industry in a Muddled Landscape
The Daily Maverick’s senior writer Ed Stoddard took his annual pilgrimage to The Cannabis Expo last weekend, and found that the whiff of business was as strong as pungent smell of cannabis surrounding the Sandton Covention Centre. The bud business seems to be booming, he says, and this year's Expo reflected that momentum.
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