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Reform Momentum Builds in Namibia With Jailed Cannabis Leader’s Early Release

John Makoni, Africa Editor, Cannabiz Africa
June 26, 2025

Leading Nanibian cannabis activist Brian Jaftha, convicted on cannabis possession charges two years ago, has been released on parole just short of serving his full sentence. The Justice Ministry’s decision is another indication of a groundswell change of attitude under way.

European Drug Report 2025 Warns of the Rising Use of Synthetic Cannabis and Negative Effects on Consumer Health

Margarita Cardoso de Meneses, Cannareporter
June 26, 2025

Higher cannabis potency and the rise of semi-synthetic cannabinoids in a frightening array of new products is impacting consumer health. This is the warning from the 2025 European Drug Report which says there are 1 000 new active substances on the European Drug data base and the polyconsumption of drugs is the new normal.

Market Forces May be Causing a ‘Bottleneck in Cannabis Genetics’ Endangering the Plant’s Natural Diversity

Ben Adlin
June 26, 2025

Widespread legalization of cannabis could be leading to a decline in the biodiversity of the plant and make ‘cannabis in the wild’ a thing of the past. A new study suggests that commercialization may be creating ‘the bottlenecking of cannabis genetics’.

SAHPRA Warns Public Over Fake Medical Cannabis Licenses

SAHPRA
June 17, 2025

The regulator says its concerned about the increase in the use of fake SAHPRA licenses by unethical businesses as the cannabis retail ‘Grey Zone’ continues to expand rapidly. It has urged the public to be cautious when dealing with service providers as many are illegal.

SAHPRA Upgrading Systems to Deal with Surge in ‘Fake Licenses’, Bigger Regulatory Review Underway

Brett Hilton-Barber, Cannabiz Africa
June 17, 2025

SAHPRA says it is sourcing a barcoding system to authenticate Section 21 medical cannabis service providers. This comes amidst a surge of new businesses signing up medical cannabis patients to supply them with their ‘prescriptions’, and this is ringing the regulator’s alarm bells loudly.

DTIC Minister Tau: ‘Justice Dept Must Scrap Drugs Act Before Commercialization is Put on the Table’

DA's Roger Chance Parliamentary Q&A with DTIC Minister Parks Tau
June 17, 2025

The DTIC is waiting for the Department of Justice to scrap the Drugs Act before it can implement a commercial framework for cannabis. DTIC Minister Parks Tau has told Parliament that a draft cannabis commercialization policy is under internal discussion and will be released for comment once it is ‘finalized’.

Tau’s Time-Frame: New Cannabis Law Must Be Passed by end February 2026

Cannabiz Africa
June 17, 2025

Trade Minister Parks Tau (pictured here) says the Agriculture Department is working on a cannabis zoning plan to support legacy farmers and safeguard local cannabis landraces. He says at the same time the DTIC is working on an overall cannabis commercialization policy which it wants to be in law in nine months time.

Infrastructure Snags Slow Down Rwanda’s Flagship Cannabis Development Project

Fidele Nsengiyumva, The New Times
June 17, 2025

Rwanda’s Development Board has put up US$1,5 million of the US$3 million needed to complete a major project in partnership with US company KKOG which has already sunk US$10 million into its Musanze facility. The project, already delayed by a year, is now ‘83%’ complete according to the RDB.

Namibia is the New Frontline in Southern Africa’s Battle for Cannabis Reform

John Makoni, Cannabiz Africa, Africa Editor
June 17, 2025

Namibia’s draconian anti-drug laws are increasingly under the spotlight as cannabis activists mobilise to legally challenge Windhoek’s prohibitiosist stance. Here Cannabiz Africa’s Africa editor, John Makoni takes a deep dive into the Namibian cannabis landscape where the fault lines are opening up like never before.

Botswana Stakeholder Conference Planned: ‘Cannabis Policy Not Just Up to Govt Alone’

Cannabiz Africa
June 17, 2025

The private sector must get in on the ground to help shape Botswana’s cannabis and hemp policies. This is the view of IETD director Charity Kennedy (pictured here) who is organizaing a stakeholder conference at the end of August 2025 to help shape Government policy.

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