Hemp licensee is arrested in Zimbabwe
The owner of a Zimbabwe cannabis company is facing charges after being caught with 6 kilograms of gold worth $333,000 (€282,000) as she was about…
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Zimbabwe sets legal framework with 3 licensing categories
The Zimbabwean government has published a legal framework for cannabis production, including industrial hemp, placing rules under the country’s narcotics laws, with a licensing scheme…
Murdered SA cannabis activist remembered as ‘fearless warrior’
[Updated: 14:08 July 4] Cannabis activist Julian Stobbs was remembered as a “hero” and “fearless warrior” as the South African cannabis community began to learn…
South Africa reschedules CBD & THC, but opens a narrow window
The South African government has rescheduled CBD and THC, amending previous drug laws to open up the cannabinoid economy. The rescheduling has been welcome progress…
Project in Morocco combines hemp and solar to go totally off grid
A team of organizations has completed construction of a ground-breaking eco-building in Morocco that combines hemp construction with a high-tech solar energy system for total…
Ghana cannabis law puts oversight of hemp under narcotics board
Ghana’s Parliament has passed a law that legalizes the use of cannabis for health and industrial purposes but gave the country’s Narcotics Control Board (NACOB)…
Coming cannabis bill is good signal for South African hemp
While South African officials have said hemp may be approved as an agricultural crop as soon as May this year, some stakeholders remain skeptical of…
Cannabis bill’s passage in Malawi should boost hemp fortunes
In a landmark ruling, the parliament of Malawi approved the Cannabis Regulation Bill, which legalizes the cultivation, processing and marketing of industrial hemp, setting the…
First hemp pilot in Zimbabwe: 6 varieties at a prison
The Zimbabwe Industrial Hemp Trust (ZIHT) has put in the southern African nation’s first legal hemp crop after being awarded a first license. ZIHT, based…
Investors push Malawi government to cash in on hemp
A group of cannabis investors who recently visited Malawi is lobbying the government to embrace hemp. South Africa-based Canadian cannabis investor Graham Macintosh is among…