From Green Rush to Wash Out
CANNABIS CULTURE – Why Zimbabwe’s much hyped cannabis industry has lost steam.
Browsing: Global South
South African Cannabis Flows into Mozambique
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.
Broken Growth
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.
South Africa ‘Concedes’ on Outdoor Cannabis Production for Informal Cultivators
CANNABIS CULTURE – South Africa’s president, in brief remarks, has conceded to demands from Black and Indigenous South Africans. Informal outdoor cultivation and harvesting of cannabis will be allowed for those who have cultivated the crop for decades but don’t have resources for today’s strict licensing.
Why South Africa’s ‘Trial of the Plant’ is Closely Watched
CANNABIS CULTURE – Craft cannabis growers demand a seat at the table. Observers say this trial will define their future, and the future of cannabis growth in the Global South.
Red Sun Rising
CANNABIS CULTURE – How Malawi Plans to Overtake Africa’s Cannabis Pace-Setters
Cautious Relief As South Africa Directs ‘Cannabis Kids’ Away From Prison
CANNABIS CULTURE – From now until 2024, there’s a tight window-period whereby no South African child may be arrested, prosecuted, or diverted from society for possessing cannabis, and cannabis records of kids must be expunged, the country’s highest court has ordered.
Malawi Protesters Demand End of “Cruel” Cannabis Laws
CANNABIS CULTURE – A growing chorus of equity movements are swaying courts, one case at a time.
Hemporium (“The Future of Construction is Bio-Based”)
CANNABIS CULTURE – The ‘Hemp Hotel’ building in Cape Town, South Africa has now been named the world’s tallest building constructed of hemp.
