SACCA Launches National Cannabis Survey Ahead of Presenting DTIC With Data-Driven Recommendation on New Legislation
SACCA has launched a national cannabis survey to determine the state of play in the sector. The Project Ndlela outreach is to collate structured information about the cannabis industry in order to provide government with a data driven submission aimed at including private clubs and other stakeholders in new legislation.
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.
Cannabis Ubiquity a Problem for New York City
Sound familiar? Five years after it was legalised in the state, cannabis is seemingly everywhere in New York. But, business owners say that many legitimate outlets are struggling – largely because of a thriving grey market, and the complicated legal status of the US cannabis industry.
SA Cannabis Convictions Have Plummeted Since the 2018 ConCourt Ruling
Since cannabis was decriminalised, the number of drug-related convictions in South Africa’s courts has plummeted, and it may be having a positive effect on serious crime convictions.
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.
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.
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.
Narcos Live to Fight Another Day as R4,3 Billion Indian Drug Bust Case Collapses in SA
All those behind a multibillion consignment of hard drugs shipped from South Africa to India appear to have escaped arrest. One witness says that’s because politicians and police in both countries made sure the case ended cold. The police minister Firoz Cachalia says measures will be put in place to stop such practices.
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.