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Man’s dagga sentence revoked after magistrate used law declared unconstitutional 29 years ago
A man’s jail sentence over dagga has been overturned after a magistrate applied a law that was declared unconstitutional 29 years ago. Celucolo Michael Mkhonza

Morocco’s First Legal Cannabis Processing Plant Opens
Mohamed El Guerrouj, director general of the National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis-Related Activities (ANRAC) celebrated this important milestone for the country’s legal marijuana

Rwanda’s First Medical Marijuana Cultivation Facility Will Soon Ready To Operate
Republic of Rwanda, a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, is working on positioning itself as a key player in the

South Africa leaves R30 billion to go up in smoke
South Africa could have been the biggest player in the global cannabis industry – however, a lack of consolidated plans and enforcement to actualise this

Over one thousand permits issued for hemp cultivation
A total of 1 110 permits have been issued for hemp cultivation since the declaration of hemp as an agricultural crop. This follows the approval

Medicinal Cannabis As Catalyst To Economic Advancement
Numerous African nations are striving to liberate themselves from the lingering effects of colonialism that have historically shaped their economies and governance. This aspiration for

How the Cannabis Act will affect employers
South Africa’s growing cannabis industry and government’s active investment in production highlight the economic value it holds for the country. This has necessitated the introduction

EcoGreen’s Journey to ISO17025 Certification: A journey of a thousand miles truly begins with the first step
From inception our goal was always to obtain ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation, says Sonja Nel-Ondrejkovic, Co-Founder and CEO of EcoGreen Analytics. The journey has had its

Morocco’s king pardons more than 4,800 cannabis farmers
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has pardoned more than 4,800 farmers accused of illegally growing cannabis, the justice ministry said Monday. The monarch “has kindly granted
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