Zambian Regulator Happy to Help Ghana Devise a More Farmer-Friendly Cannabis Licensing Regime
A senior Zambian regulator has offered to engage with his Ghanaian counterparts on adapting the West African country’s existing cannabis regulations to make the hemp sector more accessible to local farmers. Dr Prosper Sievu made the offer on a Cheeba Africa webinar in response to a plea from Ghana’s hemp sector for pan-African support.
Benefits of Controlled Inhalation Technology is Turning Smoking into Such a Yesterday Experience
Cannabis consumption methods are being shaped by technology. Moroccan master-grower and plant breeder Ahmed Akafou has posted that smoking cannabis is increasingly being replaced by controlled inhalation across the wellness, medical and adult use markets as its benefits become clearer.
Southern Africa’s Hemp Challenge: Turning Policy into Economic Value
The development of a viable industrial hemp industry in Southern Africa depends on closing critical gaps in funding, coordination, and implementation, experts said at the recent African Industrial Hemp Fibre Processing for Commercialisation Conference in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
Kenyan Rastas Challenge Cannabis Prohibition as a Violation of Religious Freedom
Kenya’s High Court has been hearing the Rastafarian community’s arguments that the country’s prohibitionist cannabis laws are a violation of their religious freedom. The Rastas are not arguing for an end to prohibition but rather that their use of cannabis for spiritual purposes is decriminalized.
Ghana’s Exorbitant Cannabis License Fees To Be Challenged in Court Despite Minor Concessions
A Ghanaian farmer Mariam Alhassan is challenging the constitutionality of the country’s new cannabis licensing regime in court. This comes despite concessions made by Parliament this month to reduce some of the fees, which still remain among the highest in the world.
Porous Borders No Problem as eSwatini Pumps Out Illicit Cannabis to Service Lucrative SA Market
Multiple law enforcement agencies in eSwatini and South Africa are stepping up their efforts to try and curb cross-border cannabis smuggling. This has been steadily increasing with eSwatini cannabis dealers attracted by the prices they can get supplying the rapidly expanding illicit SA retail ‘Grey Zone’.
Morocco Has Put Landrace at the Centre of its Cannabis Development Strategy, Everything Else Follows
Morocco hasn’t distinguished between medical cannabis and industrial hemp in developing its cannabis industry. French academic Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy says that by putting the indigenous kif landrace at the centre of monetizing the plant, Morocco is being focused, yet flexible by keeping its end-use options open.
Major Durban Hemp Conference Aims to Unlock Commercial Hemp Fibre Opportunities
Senior KZN government officials and national policy-makers will engage with stakeholders at a high level conference and expo on commercialising hemp, which will be held at the Elangeni Sun in Durban at the on 19 and 20 March 2026. The event has been put together by Ledile Textiles.
Ghana’s Cannabis Chamber on Shock License Fees: Local Farmers Have to Be Factored In Or Sector Won’t Be Sustainable’
Ghana’s Chamber of Cannabis Industry is engaging with the country’s national regulator to open up the cannabis market to local farmers and businesses. CEO Mark Darko (pictured here) says regulatory integrity should not come at the cost of exclusivity.
The 5 Cannabis Myths Africa Has to Bust Before it Can Unlock the Plant’s Benefits
Africa should be at the forefront of the legal cannabis revolution sweeping the world. However, the continent’s policy makes appear to have blinded themselves to the plant’s potential as an economic driver – and until they debunk these five constraining myths about cannabis, Africa will remain on the sidelines of global markets.