Uganda Sativa Project Aims to Empower Thousands of Women Cannabis Farmers
Uganda’s hemp sector is being launched with an ambitious plan aimed at empowering women farmers. The Uganda Sativa Project, a private sector initiative, has caught the public imagination and is likely to be the core of the East African country’s cannabis policy.
‘Prohibition Disguised as Regulation’: Free Market Foundation’s Tobacco Warning Holds True for Cannabis.
It’s often been said that the cannabis industry should be regulated in the same way that the tobacco industry is. Given what’s in the Tobacco Bill which is before Parliament, this would be a very, very bad idea. The Free Market Foundation says the Bill reflects the State’s accelerating ‘command and control’ approach that has little to do with consumer protection.
President Urged to Enforce Cannabis Arrest Moratorium Following Ras Isa’s Death in SAPS ‘Incident’
Cannabis legal strategist Charl Botha has written to the President to urgently reinforce the moratorium on cannabis arrests following the death of a Cape Town Rastafarian leader during a police incident. He has requested the new Police Minister take oversight action and that the SAPS officers involved be held accountable.
Thousands of Women Attend Uganda’s First Hemp Symposium
Thousands of women attended Uganda’s first industrial hemp symposium eager to get in at the grassroots of the new sector. The gathering, held in July, was organized by Mwamic General Enterprises which is pioneering a policy model aimed at empowering women farmers.
Trump Freeze on ‘Green Funding’ Puts Paid to Bold Project to Make Hemp Batteries for EV’s
A bold US initiative to twin hemp batteries and electric vehicles has come to nought with a Trump freeze on ‘green funding’. Wisconsin Battery Company had hoped its hemp carbon batteries would outperform lithium-based alternatives, but has run into financial difficulties before being able to put this to the test.
Social Media Footage At Odds With Police Version of How and Where Ras Isa Died
Initial SAPS reports on the death of Tanzanian Rasta Isakwisa Mwamassage say he died in hospital after being taken into custody. However, social media footage of the incident tells a different story and appears to show him being strangled in his shop before police took his body away.
Death of Rasta During Cape Town SAPS ‘Search and Seizure’ Operation Sparks Outrage
The death of respected Rastafarian, Ras Isa (pictured here), during a ‘search and seizure’ operation in Cape Town last week has sparked outrage at the alleged police brutality, which was captured on social media. Police say the incident is under investigation and that action will be taken against the officers involved if they are found guilty of the allegation that they strangled the victim.
DA Calls for Urgent Action after Lawyer Arrested for Smuggling Cannabis into Pinetown Magistrates Court
The arrest of a 47 year old lawyer for carrying ‘bags of dagga’ into Pinetown Magistrates Court has led to the DA to call for an urgent investigation into the state of courts in KwaZulu Natal.
Cheeba Cannabis & Hemp Summit at the Expo: Major Networking Event Comes at Key Moment in Cannabis Reform
South Africa’s premier cannabis industry networking event will be held alongside the Cannabis Expo taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre on 30 and 31 May 2025. The Cheeba Cannabis and Hemp Industry Summit will bring together cannabis and hemp sector leaders with senior advisor Garth Strachan (pictured above) delivering the keynote address.
Okhahlamba Hopes Planned ‘Shared Cannabis Processing Facility’ Will Create Jobs as KZN Now Has Highest Unemployment Rate in SA
Okhahlamba (Bergville) Municipality in the Kwazulu Natal Drakensberg his pinning its hopes to bring down crippling unemployment in the area with the development of a cannabis processing facility. The pilot project is being funded by the province but the Municipality hopes to raise an additional R10 million to bring it to fruition.