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Cannabis Emerging from the Sidelines to Become Integral Part of SA’s Pharmaceutical Industry

Brett Hilton-Barber
March 25, 2026

Cannabis has emerged from the peripheries and is now positioned at the heart of pharmaceutical healthcare. That’s the message from SANCAP founder Juan Fourie, speaking at Africa’s showcase pharmaceutical expo in Sandton, which features medical cannabis for the first time.

Growing Cannabis Business Confidence Reflected in High Demand for Expo 2026 Exhibitor Space

Brett Hilton-Barber
March 25, 2026

There is a renewed confidence in the South African cannabis industry following government indications that a regulated domestic adult-use market is on the horizon. Expo CEO Silas Howarth says this is reflected in the rapid uptake of exhibitor stands for the 2026 event as the mood swings from ‘survival to strategy’

Royal Queen Seeds SA Partners eThekwini Municipality to Fund Three Year Cannabis Development Pilot Project

Cannabiz Africa
March 24, 2026

The eThekwini Municipality has announced a three year cannabis and hemp pilot project with the South African subsidiary of Royal Queen Seeds. RQS, which has a cannabis seed store on the Bluff in Durban, will fund the project aimed at unlocking the province’s cannabis value chain.

Kenyan Rastas Challenge Cannabis Prohibition as a Violation of Religious Freedom

Didacus Malowa, TUKO, Nairobi
March 24, 2026

Kenya’s High Court has been hearing the Rastafarian community’s arguments that the country’s prohibitionist cannabis laws are a violation of their religious freedom. The Rastas are not arguing for an end to prohibition but rather that their use of cannabis for spiritual purposes is decriminalized.

SAPS Raid Four KZN Cannabis Shops in Renewed ‘Grey Zone’ Clampdown

Cannabiz Africa
March 23, 2026

KZN police have raided four cannabis outlets in the greater Durban area, seized R1,3 m of stock and arrested five people for dealing in drugs in what appears to be a new crackdown on the province’s 'Grey Zone’ .

Ghana’s Exorbitant Cannabis License Fees To Be Challenged in Court Despite Minor Concessions

John Makoni, Africa Editor
March 18, 2026

A Ghanaian farmer Mariam Alhassan is challenging the constitutionality of the country’s new cannabis licensing regime in court. This comes despite concessions made by Parliament this month to reduce some of the fees, which still remain among the highest in the world.

Porous Borders No Problem as eSwatini Pumps Out Illicit Cannabis to Service Lucrative SA Market

Cannabiz Africa
March 18, 2026

Multiple law enforcement agencies in eSwatini and South Africa are stepping up their efforts to try and curb cross-border cannabis smuggling. This has been steadily increasing with eSwatini cannabis dealers attracted by the prices they can get supplying the rapidly expanding illicit SA retail ‘Grey Zone’.

Morocco Has Put Landrace at the Centre of its Cannabis Development Strategy, Everything Else Follows

Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy, Journal of Drug Policy
March 18, 2026

Morocco hasn’t distinguished between medical cannabis and industrial hemp in developing its cannabis industry. French academic Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy says that by putting the indigenous kif landrace at the centre of monetizing the plant, Morocco is being focused, yet flexible by keeping its end-use options open.

Global Cannabis Market: SA Barely a Blip on the Radar as World Production Declines

Brett Hilton-Barber, Cannabiz Africa
March 18, 2026

South Africa’s struggle to crack the export cannabis market is reflected in the Commission on Narcotic Drugs 2026 report which pegs this country as one of the lowest contributors to global imports, accounting for, along with four other countries, less than 2% of the market.

Hemp Sector: 10 Reasons to Cheer as the DoA Turns into the ‘Dept of Action’

Brett Hilton-Barber, Cannabiz Africa
March 18, 2026

With the DTIC now cracking the whip on the National Cannabis Master Plan and cannabis being formally recognized as an agricultural crop, the Agriculture Department has sprung into action with 10 significant achievements that have given the hemp sector forward momentum,

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