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)…
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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…
Moroccan co-op’s project aims to save culture of the High Rif
Moroccan cooperative Adrar Nouh is among a group of four organizations whose joint hemp-based project aimed at safeguarding the environment and culture of the Moroccan…
Cannabis ruling in South Africa lifts hopes for industrial hemp
Plenty of barriers still face the startup of a hemp industry in South Africa, but last week’s decriminalization of all cannabis by the country’s constitutional…
South African stakeholders bemoan lack of progress on hemp
An open letter to the South African constitutional court, endorsed by several SA cannabis NGO’s and businesses, has bemoaned the lack of progress and missed…
South Africa’s cautionary tale and a glance at other African states
Second of Two Parts Part One: A Hemp Manifesto for Africa Despite starting research trials on the agronomic feasibility of hemp between 1994 and 1996…
Savior crop for a continent? A hemp manifesto for Africa
First of two partsPart 2: South Africa’s Cautionary Tale Hemp could play a major role in achieving nearly every goal of the so-called “Africa 2063” manifesto,…