Amended legislation in Zimbabwe has removed industrial hemp from the country’s list of dangerous drugs and set the defining line between marijuana and hemp at 1.0%. The legislation, the Criminal […]
Zimbabwe strikes hemp from drugs list, sets THC limit at 1.0% Read More »
The government of Zimbabwe sees a role for hemp in construction after securing a $63 million line of credit from an African fund to develop eco-friendly buildings. National Housing and
Hempcrete seen as part of eco-friendly solution to Zimbabwe’s housing shortage Read More »
Hoping to tap into the ongoing need for homes in Southern Africa, Capetown-based solutions provider The Best Grow has signed an agreement with Industrial Hemp Latvia (IHL), Riga, to distribute
Capetown cannabis tech provider to distribute micro-decorticator in Southern Africa Read More »
Zimbabwe has opened up the domestic market for CBD as a traditional herbal medicine, expanding upon previous laws which had allowed production only for export. The Medicines Control Authority of
Zimbabwe opens domestic market for CBD as traditional herbal medicine Read More »
Two South African companies say they will put the finishing touches on a seven-story building expansion constructed with hemp blocks later this year. Hemporium and Afrimat Hemp, both of Cape
South African project demonstrates hemp’s potential to upgrade existing buildings Read More »
An international team has developed integrated portable hemp processing technology that can capitalize on the entire hemp plant while supporting economically challenged communities and helping to mitigate climate change through
‘SmartBox’ is integrated, portable solution for whole-plant hemp processing Read More »
South African cannabis supporters have welcomed a pledge by President Cyril Ramaphosa to back the hemp and marijuana industries, but say they’ve so far been left on the sidelines as
President’s pledge gets tepid welcome from cannabis council leader in South Africa Read More »
A Botswana company has been granted exclusive rights to produce hemp and marijuana in the southern African nation. Gaborone-based Fresh Standard Limited received the concessions after the company had a
Botswana company gets exclusive license for hemp, marijuana Read More »
The Moroccan government last year passed a law that could give impoverished farmers in the country’s Central Rif a chance to give up illegal cannabis growing to establish hemp value
Lack of rules hinders development in Morocco’s Rif, but co-op keeps building Read More »
A South African researcher is looking into the potential of hemp farming to clean the soil in abandoned, highly-polluted former gold mining areas, and how hemp farming could boost economic
Hemp probed to clean land in South Africa’s toxic gold mining areas Read More »
