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CANNABIS CULTURE – South Africa is one of the locations that could replace Amsterdam as the world’s foremost cannabis tourism destination, says the National Geographic Magazine. Such a lofty comparison has elicited everything from shrugs to thrills amongst local producers. 

CANNABIS CULTURE – In the face of continued heroic public pressure and protest – South Africa’s notoriously heavy handed police force has capitulated.  “No arrests are to be made for private or personal and private cultivation and/or possession of cannabis, which activities are not criminal,” an internal memo from the South Africa police commander toRead More

CANNABIS CULTURE – Africa´s cannabis industry is riding a thrilling wave: launching a SPAC; dispatching the world´s largest-ever cannabis shipment; experimenting with medical cannabis tissue – but is Africa´s cannabis sector only “African” in name? 

CANNABIS CULTURE – Africa´s cannabis sector is a thrilling scene in 2022. The major players are those racing to conquer the lucrative EU cannabis pharmaceutical market; pioneers in Africa´s cannabis stock listings SPACs;and those dabbling in Africa´s first experimental cannabis tissue culture. However, Africa´s leading cannabis pharmaceutical stars, for now, are mainly restricted to theRead More