Private Club Operators Must Not Only Navigate the Law but Plan for ‘Banking and Tax Friction’ as the Cannabis ‘Grey Zone’ Booms
Lawyer Zurayda Mayet says private cannabis club operators should plan for “banking and tax friction” as the market continues to be a high risk environment. She says that operators should get a clear legal opinion on their operations in light of the Haze Club judgement and build their structures accordingly.
Zurayda Mayet: 5 Pointers for Cannabis Businesses to Clarify in Times of Legal Uncertainty
The single biggest mistake cannabis businesses can make is thinking cannabis is legal. It is not. Despite many commercial opportunities in the sector, lawyer Zurayda Mayet (pictured here) warns there are real legal hazards, and highlights five points of action stakeholders should consider in positioning themselves in an uncertain market
Route 420: Creating a Whole New World by Integrating Cannabis into the Broader South African Tourism Experience
Route 420 seeks to put South African cannabis culture on the tourism map by linking communities across the country. Founder Cameron Bramley (pictued here) says by integrating cannabis into regional tourism offerings, a whole new world of experiential travel is opening up to local and international travellers.
Nairobi Judge Dismisses Rasta Case But Calls for Kenya to Have a ‘National Conversation’ About Cannabis Policy.
A Nairobi judge has dismissed a legal bid by the Kenyan Rastafarian community for religious exemption from cannabis laws, but has called for a ‘national conversation about cannabis. Judge Mwamuye said the country’s approach no longer reflected social reality and the status quo was untenable
Botswana Stakeholders Frustrated by Govt Delay in Promised Review of Exorbitant Licensing Fees
Botswana’s high cannabis and hemp licensing fees, published in January this year, have provoked sharp criticism from local stakeholders who feel intentionally locked out of the market. Now, months after promising to review the licensing structure, the Government remains silent as to how it intends incorporating local farmers into the new cannabis sector.
Soft Secrets’ Publisher Fabrizio Dentini on Establishing SA Operation: Your Country is the Paradise of Paradoxes
Soft Secrets, a pioneer cannabis publication distributed in 27 countries, has extended its reach into South Africa. Italian publisher Fabrizio Dentini says he’s blown away by the local cannabis culture: “it is like opening a living book where every character is a protagonist and where every story can become a legend”.
DA: KZN Should Set up Set up Hemp Processing Hubs to Build the Value Chain
The DA has called for the KwaZulu Natal government to pull out all the stops in developing the hemp value chain. MPL Hannah Lidgett says the hemp sector had the potential to create thousands of jobs and that the province should establish dedicated processing hubs for manufacture and export.
Brian Jaftha: From Movement to Mainstream: The Way Forward for GUNP
GUN President Brian Jaftha says that Namibia now stands at a cannabis crossroads. With the legal route to legalization closed, Jaftha, is now taking the fight into the political arena. Here he explains his vision in forming the Ganja Users of Namibia Party and how he intends mobilizing it into a credible political force.
‘No Green Washing’: German State Challenges Cannabis Flower Import Compliance
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.
Back to the Drawing Board as Govt’s Failure to Accommodate Mpondoland Breaks SA’s ‘Legally Absurd’ Cannabis Reform Plans
Mpondoland has brought South Africa’s current cannabis reform initiative to its knees. Failure to accommodate the thousands of legacy farmers in the Cannabis Act has resulted in a court challenge that will force Government back to square one in reformulating an inclusive cannabis policy. And that square is Mpondoland.