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Malawi has Issued 55 Cannabis Licenses This Year, Hopes to Double That by December

John Makoni, Africa Editor
September 9, 2026

Malawi is on a drive to issue cannabis and hemp licenses in a bid to boost investment in the sector. Regulatory chief Chris Banda says 55 such licenses were issued in the first quarter of 2026 and the CRA hopes to issue a further 130 licenses before the end of the year.

Cilo Cybin Hit With Accounting Adjustment, Posts Shock R241 m loss for Year Ending March 2026

Cannabiz Africa
September 8, 2026

Cilo Cybin Ltd has posted its results for the year ending March 2026 with a surprise loss from operating activities of R241,1 million, due mostly to an accounting provision related to the reverse take over of Cilo Cybin Pharmaceuticals ahead of its JSE main board listing last year.

Four years on, SAHPRA Remains in Breach of Supreme Court Over Herbal Remedies

Marika Sboros, Biz News
September 8, 2026

Four years ago, the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled that SAHPRA had overstepped its powers in regulating vitamins, minerals and herbal remedies as though they were pharmaceutical drugs. Little has changed. This BizNews investigation, by Marika Sboros, digs into what’s going on behind the scenes.

Call for eSwatini to Host SADC Cannabis and Hemp Roundtable Next Year

John Makoni, Africa Editor
September 8, 2026

eSwatini’s first hemp concessionaires have appealed to King Mswati III to host a SADC cannabis summit next year. Joe Mkhabela and Johan Botha of African Hemp Development and Management made the appeal when they met the King at eSwatini’s International Trade Fair recently.

Court Orders Lesotho Mounted Police to Return Half Ton Consignment of Seized Thai Cannabis to Banel

John Makoni, Africa Editor
September 7, 2026

A dispute between Lesotho cannabis processor Banel (Pty) Ltd and the police over a half-ton consignment of confiscated Thai cannabis has been resolved by the High Court - the cannabis was legally imported by Banel and must be handed back.

Cannabis Act Will Undermine the DTIC and Criminalize The Communities Govt Intended to Help

Brett Hilton-Barber, Cannabiz Africa
September 7, 2026

SA’s first dedicated cannabis law is to set to come into force with final regulations due before year-end. However, the Cannabis Act is a policy setback for government, criminalizing the intended beneficiaries of the Master Plan and complicating the DTIC’s reform strategy by expressly outlawing all commercial cannabis trade.

National Dialogue Reflection: No Wonder There’s No Framework: Nobody’s in Charge & Govt Depts Don’t Speak to Each Other

Charl Botha, H3 Solutions
September 7, 2026

The National Cannabis Dialogue brought government, communities and industry into the same room. What it exposed was not a shortage of policy, but a system in which commercialisation, enforcement and inclusion still do not meet in one coherent framework.

Two Die in Oklahoma Extraction Facility Explosion, Owner Charged With Felony Murder

Cannabiz Africa
September 4, 2026

An explosion last week at Sand Springs Cannabis Facility, Oklahoma cost two lives and has created a furore in the state’s cannabis industry. Authorities are pursuing felony murder charges against the facility owner after license irregularities emerged in the investigation.

Morocco’s Policy of Putting Landrace First is Paying Off as Indigenous Plant Product Now on Shelves of Swiss Pharmacies

MMJ Daily
September 4, 2026

While South Africa is still trying to make sense of its rich cannabis landrace heritage, Morocco has wasted no time in placing its Beldia landrace at the centre of cannabis policy development. Cannaflex Morocco says its Beldia medical cannabis products are now stocked in Swiss pharmacies.

Govt Offers Support for Cannabis Biotechnology Start-Ups to Make Buffalo City Metro Their Base

Cannabiz Africa
September 4, 2026

Have you got the prototype of a cannabis product that adds value to biomasss and want to take it further? You’re the person East London Industrial Development Zone is hoping to attract as it offers government support for budding biotechnology businesses to establish themselves in Eastern Cape.

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