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Cian McClelland: Growing High Quality Medical Cannabis isn’t the Problem: The Real Issue is How it Gets to the Patient

Cian McClelland, deputy chair SACHIDA and CEO of Druids Garden
September 15, 2026

SACHIDA deputy chair Cian McClelland says South Africa needs a clear, reliable, licensed and standardized route to market for medical cannabis. He says licensed cultivators are capable to growing high quality product for South African medical cannabis patients but there is no clearly-regulated pathway to make this happen.

Humans Have Been Using Mind-Altering Plant Material Since They Began Farming

Ashley Strickland, CNN
September 14, 2026

Humans began regularly using psychoactive substances around the same time as they began to domesticate plants. This has emerged from dental analysis of human remains found in Indonesia, dating back around 13 000 years, which show wear-and-tear associated with the consistent chewing mind-altering betel nuts.

Mauritius Expected to Decriminalize Cannabis as National Drug Agency Submits Final Report to Prime Minister

Cannabiz Africa
September 13, 2026

Mauritius’ National Agency for Drug Control (NADC) has completed its final report into a proposed cannabis policy for the Indian Ocean island. The report has been presented to the PM’s office, and although details are still under confidential, it is anticipated that the cannabis will be decriminalized..

‘State Cannabis Summit’ Convened in Response to Prince Application: W Cape High Court Wants Feedback by 1 Oct

Brett Hilton-Barber, Cannabiz Africa
September 12, 2026

All key departments involved in cannabis reform are meeting in Pretoria on 15 and 16 September to develop a co-ordinated government approach to the problems facing the sector. They are doing so under a Western Cape High Court directive in response to the Gareth Prince urgent application to halt cannabis arrests.

Kobus Schoeman: The Cannabis Industry That Ate Its Own—and the System Still Standing

Kobus Schoeman, Grow One Africa
September 11, 2026

Grow One Africa helped shape SA’s private cannabis-club model, shared its work openly and consulted hundreds of clubs—only to watch collaboration give way to copying, commercialisation & public infighting. GOA is now fighting for survival, but the digital infrastructure created through that experiment remains.

SA Steadily Growing its Medical Cannabis Market Share as it Sorts Out Quality and Control Issues

Ray Mwareya, MMJ Biz Daily
September 9, 2026

Canadian companies still dominate global cannabis exports, but MJ Biz Daily reports that South Africa has the potential to emerge as a new challenger. Ray Mariya writes that local exporters are increasingly confident they can compete on quality and standards and not just price.

Jamaicans and Malawians Arrested In Southern Gauteng as SAPS Bust Two Illicit Hydroponic Cannabis Grow Ops

Cannabiz Africa
September 9, 2026

A co-ordinated investigation by SAPS in the De Deur area in southern Gauteng appears to have uncovered an illicit cannabis distribution network centred around two sophisticated hydroponic facilities. Two Jamaican men have been arrested along with five other foreigners in two separate raids in the Sedibeng policing district.

So, What Caused the Deadly Oklahoma Cannabis Extraction Facility Explosion?

Cannabiz Africa
September 9, 2026

The massive blast at Solos Extracts at Sand Springs claimed the lives of two workers and damaged 25 buildings, and was likely triggered by an ‘active, unsafe, and unauthorized manufacturing event’ involving volatile solvents like liquid propane and butane. The facility owner is facing murder charges because it was allegedly operating illegally.

Cannabis Extractions Danger Alert: ‘Oklahoma is What Happens When You Don’t Treat Solvents With Respect’

Makayla Glenn, 6 News, Oklahoma
September 9, 2026

Solvents used in the cannabis extraction process are highly flammable and demand to be treated with respect. That’s what went wrong in Oklahoma says Choctaw CEO Justin Wood. He says the key to preventative safety in processing facilities is controlling ignition sources and preventing gases from reaching high concentrations.

The Gambia’s Cops Ordered to Defy ‘Ancestral Curse’ Protecting Jinack Island’s Illicit Cannabis Farmers

John Makoni, Africa Editor
September 9, 2026

Gambian Law enforcement officials have decided to defy the 'Curse of Jinack Island' and take action against its illegal cannabis farmers there. Jinack's growers are said to be protected by ancestral spirits that will bring misfortune to any interfering outsiders.

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