Although South Africa accounts for a tiny percentage of global cannabis trade, it is an important part of the bigger picture, with cannabis markets in Europe, the UK, Israel and Australia. Cannabiz Africa reports on international developments affecting the African cannabis and hemp sector as well as consumer market trends of interest to South African operators.
Cannabis use is associated with increased sexual desire and arousal, as well as lower levels of sexual distress. That’s according to a new Canadian study which says that half its respondents said they used cannabis specifically as a motivator for sex. But obviously, it’s more complicated!
etail cannabis sales in the States are driven by THC content in cannabis – a dollar more for every higher percentage point, according to some. But THC percentages can vary wildly leading to misleading labelling and consumer scepticism, and the question is being asked: is there a commercial measurement metric for cannabis other than THC.
The United States cannabis market has been taking strain for some time despite legalization gathering momentum. A new study reveals just how much strain the legal market has taken, with an astonishing collapse in value in just a matter of years.
One gram of cannabis in the States can generate up to 70 times its weight in packaging materials. That fact alone highlights the issue of plastic waste that the cannabis industry across the world is producing, raising questions of sustainabiity going forward.
The American Medical Association studied a wide range of drugs to research their effects on alleviating symptoms of eating disorder. Cannabis and psychedelics were the most ‘highly rated’ of a small class of drugs found to be effective in this sphere.
Europe’s medical cannabis landscape has undergone a decade of immense change and is growing like never before. The market is expanding rapidly, driven by progressive legislation, expanding patient access and a maturing supply chain.
Around 1 in every 10 people who use cannabis develop a cannabis use disorder. That’s one of the findings of the recently-released UN World Drug Report 2025, which says that heavy consumption at adolescence can have a bad effect later in life.
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.
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’.
A major new study shows mainstream medicine is firmly onboard in acknowledging the therapeutic role cannabis can play in treating cancer-related symptoms. The researchers say they were expecting controversy in canvassing doctors and scientists on the issue, but instead found overwhelming consensus on the benefits of cannabis.
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