Cannabis Expo’s Howarth: ‘The Mood Has Shifted From Survival to Strategy’
Cannabis Expo CEO Silas Howarth says the cannabis industry has gained significant momentum in the past 12 months. He says that last year’s frustration and uncertainty has given way to a new optimism now that government is actively tackling the regulatory bottlenecks to growth.
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.
The Middle East War Just Made the Horticulture Value Chain Much More Expensive
The consequences of the war in the Middle East are becoming increasingly evident throughout the horticulture chain, the medical cannabis sector included. Rising energy prices, more expensive raw materials, and higher logistics costs are forcing suppliers worldwide to increase their prices.
Grassroots Cannabis Entrepreneur Linda Nxusani: Taking Mpondoland Across the Digital Divide
Digital technology has the potential to draw legacy cannabis communities across the ‘monetisation’ divide. Turning this potential into practice is Port St Johns entrepreneur Linda Nxusani (pictured here) who’s helping empower cannabis farmers in building a cannabis value chain in the heart of Mpondoland.
H3’s Charl Botha: First Fix the Design Defect to Get the Framework Right
The cannabis economy is happening. The issue is not the presence or absence of cannabis activity. The issue is alignment. H3 Solutions’ Charl Botha says that rights, regulation, economic potential, and existing practice are all there, but are not yet connected within a unified framework.
Hijab-Wearing Edibles Shoplifters Target Cape Town Store, Clip Goes Viral
SAPS says shoplifting is theft even if it’s from an unlicensed cannabis business and the goods theoretically were not for sale. This follows an incident in Cape Town where five people were caught on CCTV stealing edibles from Joy’s Medical Cannabis Store.
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.
Cannabis Emerging from the Sidelines to Become Integral Part of SA’s Pharmaceutical Industry
Cannabis has emerged from the peripheries and is now positioned at the heart of pharmaceutical healthcare. That’s the message from SANCAP founder Juan Fourie, speaking at Africa’s showcase pharmaceutical expo in Sandton, which features medical cannabis for the first time.
Growing Cannabis Business Confidence Reflected in High Demand for Expo 2026 Exhibitor Space
There is a renewed confidence in the South African cannabis industry following government indications that a regulated domestic adult-use market is on the horizon. Expo CEO Silas Howarth says this is reflected in the rapid uptake of exhibitor stands for the 2026 event as the mood swings from ‘survival to strategy’
Royal Queen Seeds SA Partners eThekwini Municipality to Fund Three Year Cannabis Development Pilot Project
The eThekwini Municipality has announced a three year cannabis and hemp pilot project with the South African subsidiary of Royal Queen Seeds. RQS, which has a cannabis seed store on the Bluff in Durban, will fund the project aimed at unlocking the province’s cannabis value chain.