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 – 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 – 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.
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.
CANNABIS CULTURE – Five years after decriminalization historical cannabis records still block thousands of South Africans from immigration and employment. Here are a few of their stories.