Hemp and medical cannabis have been singled out for development in Botswana, under newly elected President Duma Boko’s agenda to diversify the country’s diamond-reliant economy. Speaking during his first State […]
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Despite clearly defined laws and regulations, a “knowledge and information gap” is holding back the hemp industry in Zimbabwe, stakeholders say. That gap is a challenge to widespread commercialization, with
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Enthusiasm is building for cannabis production in Morocco, with the National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis-Related Activities (ANRAC) reporting a surge in licenses issued since the start of 2024.
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A cannabis farming cooperative in Ecuador’s northern Amazon will work with German specialists to optimize biochar production for carbon dioxide removal and soil regeneration. Cooperativa Ananda and Hamburg-based CarbonConnect announced
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The Ghana Parliament has passed legislation that could open up the market for industrial hemp and medical cannabis. The Parliament earlier this month voted in favor of the measure, officially
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Several hundred farmers have received licenses to produce hemp in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), and officials say the growers will get training in the crop. A total
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After fits and starts, it appears Ghana finally has legislation that will open up the market for industrial hemp and medical cannabis. The country’s Parliament recently presented the Narcotics Control
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The Zimbabwean government said it will ramp up research and eventually produce domestic hemp varieties as part of the country’s efforts to shore up income from a shrinking tobacco industry.
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One year after he unveiled an ambitious plan to develop South Africa’s cannabis industry, President Cyril Ramaphosa said his government making progress in setting up a national infrastructure for hemp
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As Zimbabwe continues to shape rules and laws for the hemp industry, the country needs to simultaneously build out infrastructure and expand research while spreading risk by moving beyond CBD
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