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Namibia High Court Ruling on Constitutionality of Cannabis Prohibition Set for 12 August 2025

The Namibian
September 1, 2025

The State has asked for more time to adjust its case in opposition to the legal challenge by cannabis activists to have Namibia’s prohibitionist laws to be overturned. A ruling on the matter has been postponed for over five weeks, prompting an accusation that the State is using delaying tactics to wear down the plaintiffs.

Worldwide Problem: Doctors Still Leave Medical School Without Knowing About the Endocannabinoid System

Margarita Cardoso de Meneses and Laura Ramos, CannaReporter
September 1, 2025

Can Europe scale up to 5 million medical cannabis patients? That was one of the main discussion points at the recent Cannabis Europa Conference in London (pictured above) which found the medical cannabis industry in Europe is thriving but science and medical training is lagging far behind.

Top KZN Cop Drops Bombshell Allegations About Senior Police Involvement in Drug Cartels

Mlungisi Mhlophe-Gumede, Business Day
September 1, 2025

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is gravely concerned about the allegations made by KwaZulu Natal police commissioner that senior police and politicians are involved in drug dealing cartels. This comes after Lt Gen Nhlanhla Mhwanazi (pictured here) accused the Minister of Police of protecting criminal elements by dismantling a specialized investigative team.

Rise in Medical Cannabis Patients Poses New Challenges for Employers

Brian Doyle and Jen Kingsmill, Lewis Silken Attorneys, UK
September 1, 2025

Cannabis in the workplace will increasingly become an issue with the rising number of medical cannabis patients in South Africa. One of the potential dilemmas is the balancing the rights of an employee to privacy around their ailments and medication against the obligations of the employer to provide a safe working environment for all workers.

SAHPRA Refining Cannabis Regulations in Light of Evolving Landscape

Cannabiz Africa
September 1, 2025

SAHPRA says its refining its regulatory framework as the South African cannabis landscape evolves. That’s according to its 2025/26 Performance Plan (undated) in which it wants to improve its systems and technology, address patient access issues and regulate product standardization..

Agriculture Dept Hosts Zambia’s ‘Buffalo Soldiers’ for Cannabis Knowledge Exchange

Brett Hilton-Barber
August 31, 2025

It’s been six years since Zambia legalized cannabis for export but the country has struggled to get the sector off the ground. It’s now handed the matter over to the army and senior officers were recently in South Africa on a cannabis reconnaissance mission.

Morocco Eyes Australian Medical Cannabis Market With First Legal Shipment Down Under

John Makoni, Africa Editor
August 29, 2025

Morocco has taken a step up in cannabis exports having dispatched its first commercial consignment of medicinal cannabis to Australia. The shipment this month of a 50kg batch of the local Baldiya cannabis variety followed a successful quality control sample sent in June this year.

Scrap the National Cannabis Master Plan: Reality Has Made it Redundant

Brett Hilton-Barber
August 29, 2025

Four years on, the National Cannabis Master Plan remains dead in the water and no sight of success in getting an integrated cannabis economy off the ground. It should be scrapped and replaced by a consumer-driven health and safety framework that allows commercial trade.

Malawi Gold brand to be Unveiled at Blantyre Trade Fair This Weekend

John Makoni, Africa Editor
August 29, 2025

Malawi’s Cannabis Regulatory Authority is showcasing the country’s cannabis industry at this weekend’s Trade Fair in Blantyre. It’s invited stakeholders to its exhibition at the fair which will unveil the CBD version of Malawi Gold.

Dr Shiksha Gallow: Taking SA Cannabis Research to the World Stage

Brett Hilton-Barber
August 28, 2025

South Africa’s ‘medical cannabis ambassador', Dr. Shiksha Gallow, is on fire — and the world is taking notice. From Puerto Rico to Costa Rica, Australia to Italy, this East London trailblazer is rewriting the narrative of cannabis in medicine and putting Mzansi’s research firmly on the global stage.

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