Browsing: African Cannabis

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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 – Cilo Cybn, a South African medical cannabis startup flopped with their first attempt to become Africa’s first cannabis Special Acquisition Vehicle (SPAC). Now, they are trying again and observers want to know what has changed.

CANNABIS CULTURE – Mozambique is a curious outlier among her neighbors in Southern Africa region. Her ban on cannabis whether medicinal or recreational is stiff and strict. However, among Mozambique’s affluent class (doctors etc.), high-end processed cannabis products are flowing informally and lucratively from big neighbor South Africa.

CANNABIS CULTURE – The two nations are Africa’s cannabis pacesetters and both countries are increasingly brawling over access to water to nourish their cannabis crops. Is the conflict destined to play out continent wide? 

CANNABIS CULTURE –  Lesotho has been praised for the rapid expansion of their domestic cannabis industry, now valued at more than $ 92 million. But Lesotho locals, who have grown cannabis informally for decades, say government’s rosy-images cut them out of the picture. 
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