TUT/CSIR Cannabis Hub’s Landrace Project: Turning Indigenous Biomass into Value-Added Products
Professor David Katerere’s team at the Cannabis Hub has launched a landrace research project that seeks to document and commercialize local seed heritage. Among the Hub’s aims is to upskill indigenous farmers in agro-processing so they can add value to landrace biomass.
South Africa’s Overlooked Heritage: The Rich Medicinal Value of Our Indigenous Landraces
South Africa’s cannabis landraces hold significant medicinal properties that are only just being discovered. In fact, researchers are still determining how many indigenous landraces there are, with the African Cultural Heritage Trust having identified up to 40 different strains across all nine provinces.
Pharmaceutical Society of SA: Section 21 is ‘Unsustainable’ as SAHPRA Chaos Spreads Beyond Medical Cannabis Access
SAHPRA’s Section 21 application process appears to have collapsed and the impact of the bureaucratic breakdown is having a knock on effect beyond medical cannabis access. The Pharmaceutical Society says the sector as a whole is experiencing severe supply chain disruptions requiring alternatives to registered medicine and Section 21 is not the answer.
Making Sense of Cannabis Licensing, Permits and Pathways in South Africa
Cannabis regulations are confusing everyone and are due for an overhaul at some future point. But in the meantime, if you looking for regulated access to cannabis, FGFA’s Ami Heystek spells out your options
Jeremy Acton: ‘Mass Lawfare’ Best Route to Persuade Namibian Govt to Legalize Cannabis
Namibian cannabis activists are most likely to achieve their drive for legalization through the courts rather than trying to persuade government policy-makers. That’s the advice from SA Dagga Party founder and long-standing cannabis activist, Jeremy Acton to his counterparts across the Kalahari border.
Cannabis Sector Must Stop Blaming Govt For Everything and Overcome Our Own Factionalism
Heritage Day should mean something particular to South Africa’s cannabis sector. We cannot demand inclusion, investment and regulatory reform from government while allowing division, territorialism and competing interests within the industry to weaken the case we make together.
Verulam Warning: Kids Are Being Targeted by Drug Dealers Posing as ‘Sweet Vendors’
KwaZulu Nata’s Verulam Community Police Forum has warned that drug dealers posing as ‘sweet vendors’ are selling cannabis to schoolkids in full view of the public. This comes after a man was arrested after dispensing cannabis flower to kids from biscuit buckets hidden among the sweets at his stall.
The Struggle Beyond Legalization: Cannabis Reform and Economic Justice
Legalization and economic justice is becoming the major issue in cannabis reform across Africa. This was highlighted at Ghana’s Critical Cannabis Moment workshop held recently in Accra, at which FGFA was invited to participate. Here’s CEO Myrtle Clarke’s feedback.
SAHPRA Quietly Halts New Section 21 Medical Cannabis Approvals, Leaving Compliant Patients Without a Pathway
SAHPRA appears to have halted authorising all Section 21 medical cannabis applications for the past two months. This has created an uproar amongst genuine medical cannabis patients and service providers, who accuse SAHPRA of removing the only pathway to accessing medical cannabis without providing any alternative.
Kannelix Facilitates Farmer Training in Vaal Triangle Cannabis Commercialization Initiative
Cannabis mentoring company Kannelix has signed an MoU with the Vaal University of Technology to train 60 cannabis farmers in agro-processing and provide offtakes for their biomass. This is part of an MBOSA drive to mainstream traditional growers from the underground into the economic mainstream.