Africa Could Cash In Big Time on Marijuana Industry
Africa's share of the global marijuana market - both legal and illicit - stands at around 11% and is valued at U.S.$ 37.7 billion. Leading the pack is Nigeria with an earning potential of U.S.$15.3 billion, followed by Ethiopia at U.S.$9.8 billion, according to a new report.
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Zimbabwe: Prisons Eye Cannabis Production
The Herald, 4 June 2019
The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) plans to venture into commercial production of mbanje at Chiredzi Prison to raise revenue to stave off pressure and… Read more »
Visitors browse a range of marijuana-infused edibles at the Cannabis Expo.
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South Africa: City of Cape Town Eyes Marijuana Economy, Frees Land for Growing
News24Wire, 30 May 2019
Vacant land in Atlantis, Cape Town, has been freed up for the production of medical cannabis, the City of Cape Town announced on Thursday. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Marijuana Potential Valued At U.S.$10 Billion
Reporter, 25 May 2019
The African Regional Hemp & Cannabis Report, 2019 industry outlook, a study by New Frontier Data, a Washington based research institute, indicated that cannabis, which is a… Read more »
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Uganda: New Report Adds Twist to Marijuana Debate
Monitor, 24 May 2019
As Uganda prepares to ship its first medical marijuana products to Canada and Germany next month, a new report on the nascent cannabis industry in Africa finds that the continent… Read more »
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Uganda: Uganda Pays U.S.$159,000 for Marijuana Seeds, Soils
Citizen, 17 May 2019
As Cabinet debates the health and financial merits of marijuana, it has emerged that Uganda has been importing tonnes of fertilised weed seeds and potting soils, worth billions of… Read more »
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Namibia: Katti Acquires Cannabis Licence in Lesotho
New Era, 15 May 2019
The Lesotho government has granted Namibian businessman Knowledge Katti and his Mosotho partner Thabo Ntai a licence to cultivate, manufacture and supply cannabis, in line with the… Read more »
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Kenya: Police Intercept Fuel Tanker Stashed With Sh8 Million Ethiopian Marijuana Heading to Nairobi
Nairobi News, 10 May 2019
Police in Kasarani on Thursday night intercepted a fuel tanker that was ferrying bhang worth Sh8 million from Ethiopia. Read more »
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South Africa: Dabbling in Weed Could Be Good for Democracy
Daily Maverick, 10 April 2019
It appears that cannabis's moment has arrived. Lobbyists agree that the time has come for it to come out of the shadows and start flourishing, not just as a crop, but as an… Read more »
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Kenya: The Rise of Luxury Cannabis Skin Care
Capital FM, 24 April 2019
Not too long ago the idea of indulging in the recreational use of cannabis was seen as a taboo characteristic flaw. Legalization in 46 American states, South Africa, Netherlands,… Read more »
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Namibia: Marijuana Is Our Birth Right - Cannabis Activists
Namibian, 23 April 2019
MORE than 40 cannabis users took to the streets in Windhoek on Good Friday to demand the legalisation of cannabis in Namibia, saying it was their birth right. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: University to Get Marijuana Licence
The Herald, 16 April 2019
Midlands State University (MSU) has applied for a licence to grow mbanje for medicinal purposes following Government's legalisation of marijuana farming last year. Read more »
InFocus
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Opposition MP Jumanne Kishimba has said the country should consider legalising the growing and use of marijuana for medical purposes to generate millions of shillings. Farming ... Read more »
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Some U.S. based pharmaceutical companies have reportedly expressed interest in establishing a pharmaceutical plant in Liberia to produce medicines from the marijuana plant. Africa ... Read more »
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Minister of Finance and Economic Development Mthuli Ncube has backed calls for Zimbabwe to grow cannabis for export to take advantage of the growing global legal marijuana market. ... Read more »
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The Grand West Casino in Cape Town played host to the Cannabis Expo, which saw visitors browsing a range of displays and booths showing off everything from marijuana-infused ... Read more »
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South Africa's Constitutional Court has found that the cultivation and possession of marijuana for personal use is no longer a criminal offence. Read more »
