Cannabis & Hemp News Africa

Just How Many Kilos of Contraband Cannabis can a Quantum Carry?

Brett Hilton-Barber
May 7, 2026

If we’re going for the record books here, just how much cannabis can be transported in a Toyota Quantum? It would be hard to beat the challenge from Mpumulanga this week, in which a minibus taxi stopped by police near Graskop was found to be carrying 1 025,36 kg of bagged weed.

Africa’s So-Called Cannabis-Friendly Nations Aren’t That Friendly to Their Own People

John Makoni, Africa Editor
May 7, 2026

Africa has been largely left behind by the international cannabis boom and that’s the fault of the continent’s policy-makers. Africa Editor John Makoni writes that there will be no change as long as government’s persevere with hodgepodge regulations that exclude local citizens from participating in a domestic cannabis economies.

‘Communities Benefited from Rooibos, Adapt this Model for Cannabis to Protect Landraces’

Charl Botha, H3 Legal Solutions
May 7, 2026

South Africa’s cannabis landraces have been touted as a heritage asset but they exist in a legal vacuum. The Rooibos industry developed a community-benefit model for the people harvesting the tea. Could this model be adapted to the cannabis industry to protect landraces?

Lesotho Completely Overhauls Cannabis Oversight with New Regulations Expected Soon

Brett Hilton-Barber, Cannabiz Africa
May 6, 2026

Lesotho has completely revamped its cannabis oversight structures in the past year and is soon to publish new licensing and inspection guidelines. A new regulatory body, Lesotho Medicines Regulatory Authority (LeMeRA), is now in charge of the sector along with the newly formed Lesotho Narcotics Bureau (LNB).

Major Zambian Policy Shift: Cannabis to be Integrated into Public Health System

John Makoni, Africa Editor
May 6, 2026

Zambia is to introduce cannabis into its medical system for the benefit of the local population. This is a radical departure from its ‘export only’ licensing regime and has profound implications for public health and insurance. A new National Cannabis Co-ordinating Committee has been set up to establish new cannabis protocols.

New Study Confirms Cannabis was one of Ancient China’s Five ‘Core Crops’

Kyle Jaeger., Marijuana Moment
May 6, 2026

Chinese scientists believe that cannabis had been integrated into the agricultural economy thousands of years ago with its primary uses being food and fibre. A new study reveals that cannabis was a staple crop among the ‘five grains’ that formed the foundation for farming in the Far East.

Stellebosch Scientists Flavoalkaloids Discovery Gets International Recognition

Cannabiz Africa
May 6, 2026

Stellenbosch University scientists have just had their flavoalkaloid discovery published in Science Daily. Flavoalkaloids are a rare group of phenolic compounds found in cannabis leaves, adding a surprising new dimension to the plant's chemistry.

ARC Economists: KZN Legacy Growers ‘Strongly Resistant’ to Switching to Hemp

Lesiba Pertunia Mailula, Noluthando Ngcobo, Blessing Zitha and Siphe Zantsi, Agricultural Research Council
May 5, 2026

Hemp is often promoted as a game-changing crop for South Africa’s rural economy, but farmers in KwaZulu-Natal tell a different story. ARC agricultural economists Lesiba Pertunia Mailula, Noluthando Ngcobo, Blessing Zitha and Siphe Zantsi explain the mistrust, fear, and realities behind the resistance.

Morocco on the Move: 2025 Was a Record Year and New Markets are Opening Up

Hesspress, Morocco
May 4, 2026

Morocco’s legal cannabis industry recorded its strongest production figures yet in 2025 and pushed into new export markets, according to the national regulator, as the sector continues to take shape three years after the kingdom legalised cultivation for medical and industrial purposes.

Hemp is Legal and Non-Psychoactive. So Why is Europe Waging War Against It?

Ben Stevens, Editor, The Business of Cannabis
May 4, 2026

Across the EU, member states have been consistently locked in conflict with the developing hemp industry. Business of Cannabis Editor Ben Stevens investigates why governments are waging war on this legal and entirely non-intoxicating product.

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