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.
Arizona scientists have established a linkage between terpenes and the treatment of chronic pain. The new study builds on previous research which found that terpenes, the compounds responsible for cannabis aromas, may assist in the repair of damaged nerve endings and reduce inflammation.
All cannabis flower being imported into Europe from Thailand is being ‘green washed’. That bold claim has been made by leading German pharmacologist, Dr Markus Veit, who says any Thai cannabis arriving in the EU with GMP status acquired that certification after leaving the country.
Thousands of medicinal cannabis patients in New South Wales, Australia, could soon be spared criminal penalties for driving with traces of THC in their system under a landmark reform that seeks to balance road safety with the realities of modern medical treatment.
Authorities from the German state of Hesse have taken aim at the practice of ‘GMP washing’ in its thriving medical cannabis market, an intervention that could have significant implications for the industry at large.
Cannabis edibles are providing the elderly with relief from the aches and pains of becoming older. A Colorado and Utah Universites’ study has found that the over 60’s are increasingly using cannabis and edibles are their favourite products.
Cannabis retailers across North American are experiencing a sales boost thanks to the best-attended football event in history. But the lasting impact of the first FIFA World Cup in legal cannabis jurisdictions may be in the political arena
The recently released UN World Drug Report 2026 says illicit cannabis networks are increasingly riding on the back of legal cannabis supply chains and that synthetic cannabinoids have complicated the market. Cannabis remains the most widely trafficked drug, accounting for over 50% of global seizures.
German medical cannabis companies may provide product information on their online telesales platforms but they are not allowed to put a sales spin on their offerings. This follows a Federal Court of Justice ruling earlier this year that cannabis products may be advertised to medical professionals only – not to patients or consumers.
Forbes Magazine reports that US states that have legalized recreational cannabis have collected more than $28 billion in tax revenue over the past roughly 12 years.
Worldwide, one of the deepest problems in trying to regulate cannabis is that it is being defined in pharmaceutical terms and not recognized as a plant medicine. This will only be fixed at a United Nations level says leading cannabis economist Beau Whitney, in order to create a meaningful framework for regulation.
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