Although Lesotho legalized cannabis exports in 2018, Africa has been a slow starter in joining the ranks of those countries pushing for reform and regulated markets. Although fewer than a quarter of the continent’s countries have partially legalized cannabis, primarily medical cannabis for export and industrial hemp, Africa has the potential to be a future powerhouse on the international cannabis stage. Stay in the loop with all the news, policy, legislative, regulatory and market developments with Cannabiz Africa, your reliable content guide to the African cannabis environment.
Lesotho Mounted Police are accused of defying a court order to return 337 plants seized from a legally registered grower, Arcana Seeds. The order was granted after police initially charged Arcana owner, Tom Srugo for illegal cultivation but then dropped the charges without returning the plants.
Hempire Agric Ghana (HAG) has appealed to the President to pay the US$20 million cultivation and license fees for an ambitious hemp processing project that would involve 2 000 farmers. This is HAG CEO Nana Kwaku Agyemang’s letter to Ghana’s President John Mahama.
Statutory Instrument 108 of 2026 strengthens Zimbabwe’s medical cannabis legal framework. Lawyer Samuel Makwarambi explains here the practical implications of SI108’s reach.
Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Prof David Katerere has been appointed to the 2026/7 Board of Directors of the Federation of International Hemp Organizations (FIHO). TUT says this places African research expertise at the centre of discussions shaping the global hemp industry.
A new organization has been launched in Uganda to promote the development of the medical cannabis sector in an orderly and responsible way. The Uganda Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Cooperative Society (UMCHICS) hopes to organize licensed farmers and promote compliance and market access.
Africa is one of the six most important geographic locations for the world’s cannabis landraces which have evolved through natural selection in specific areas over centuries. They are invaluable to our understanding of the genetics of today’s commercial strains.
Rwanda aims to be East Africa’s ‘Big Pharma’ cannabis hub, but its strategy locks out locals and benefits elites.
Africa has all been left behind by the medical cannabis revolution sweeping the world. However, there are signs that this could be changing as a new generation of policy makers led by Zambia’s Dr Prosper Sievu, are questioning why Africa is not harnessing the benefits of cannabis for its own people.
Namibian cannabis activists are most likely to achieve their drive for legalization through the courts rather than trying to persuade government policy-makers. That’s the advice from SA Dagga Party founder and long-standing cannabis activist, Jeremy Acton to his counterparts across the Kalahari border.
Legalization and economic justice is becoming the major issue in cannabis reform across Africa. This was highlighted at Ghana’s Critical Cannabis Moment workshop held recently in Accra, at which FGFA was invited to participate. Here’s CEO Myrtle Clarke’s feedback.
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