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Retail Hemp Comes of Age as Hemporium Opens Flagship Store in Cape Town

Retail Hemp Comes of Age as Hemporium Opens Flagship Store in Cape Town

10 October 2024

Hemporium has struggled against the odds to establish itself as the leading hemp retail chain in the country. The Cape-based company recently opened its flagship store in the Cape Town’s Hemp Hotel, offering the largest range of hemp products in Africa. Marketing Manager Shale Tinkler (pictured above) spoke to Cannabiz Africa publisher Brett Hilton-Barber about the trials and tribulations of pioneering hemp retail and what advice he has for entrepreneurs looking to enter this sector.

DA Leader Now in Charge of Cannabis Master Plan, Promises Relief For Legacy Growers And Says Justice Dept and Trade & Industry Will Oversee Legislative Alignment

DA Leader Now in Charge of Cannabis Master Plan, Promises Relief For Legacy Growers And Says Justice Dept and Trade & Industry Will Oversee Legislative Alignment

9 October 2024

New Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says “implementing the Cannabis Master Plan is a critical priority” but it is “being hindered by the lack of legislative alignment which needs urgent attention”. He says the Agriculture Dept is bears overall responsibility for the Plan, the DTIC will “oversee” it,

Cherokees Legalize Adult-Use in Own Territory in Prohibitionist North Carolina

Cherokees Legalize Adult-Use in Own Territory in Prohibitionist North Carolina

9 October 2024

The legalization of cannabis across the US has left North Carolina behind. Here medical and recreational use remains prohibited, but that hasn’t stopped the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) to leverage their sovereignty to became the first indigenous tribe to launch a regulated cannabis market.

Medical Cannabis SA: Here’s What You Need to Know

Medical Cannabis SA: Here’s What You Need to Know

8 October 2024

There has been a huge upsurge of Section 21 medical cannabis patients in the last year, with SAHPRA expressing concern that many ‘dispensaries’ offering this service are actually just a front for ‘recreational’ sales. Just what is the current legal landscape in terms of medical cannabis in South Africa? Bassani Medical Cannabis CEO Mike Stringer lays down the line.

UK Study: Many ‘Cannabis Vapes’ Contain a Dangerous ‘Synthetic Cannabinoid”

UK Study: Many ‘Cannabis Vapes’ Contain a Dangerous ‘Synthetic Cannabinoid”

8 October 2024

‘Synthetic Cannabinoids’ (SC’s) are prevelant in the cannabis vapes sourced from the US being sold in the UK. A University of Bath study has revealed that vaping might not be such a ‘less harmful’ way of ingesting cannabis than previously believed.

Africa is ‘Modernizing’ its Hemp Policies But It’s on a Slow Path to Being a Global Player

Africa is ‘Modernizing’ its Hemp Policies But It’s on a Slow Path to Being a Global Player

7 October 2024

The African Hemp Fund reports that industrial cannabis, or hemp, is experiencing “significant economic expansion” in Africa although the overall regulatory market remains constrained. Despite this analysts project that Africa’s industrial hemp industry possesses a market potential of US$2.4 billion – and this excludes CBD, which itself is a massive market.

The South African Consumer Market’s ‘Dagga Dilemma’: Regulations vs Reality

The South African Consumer Market’s ‘Dagga Dilemma’: Regulations vs Reality

7 October 2024

In the last year there has been an explosion of private cannabis shops, clubs and dispensaries across South Africa’s metros. Most of the so-called “grey zone” consumer-orientated cannabis outlets are actually very much ‘black’, and against the law. Even though police appear to be turning a blind eye to this thriving ‘wild west’ sector, stakeholders have called for legal clarity on how commercial cannabis will be regulated.

Breaking New Frontiers: Afriplex Unveils Process to Turn Cannabinoids into Non-Cannabis Catalysts For Industrial Applications

Breaking New Frontiers: Afriplex Unveils Process to Turn Cannabinoids into Non-Cannabis Catalysts For Industrial Applications

3 October 2024

Afriplex, a subsidiary of the investment group, Impilovest, has invested R150 million in upgrading its scientific technology capacity in the past four years and has entered a completely new space in the cannabis industry. It has invested in highly-specialized equipment that uses cannabinoids as building blocks to create new compounds and processes. These have nothing to do with traditional cannabis applications but have a wide range of industrial and other uses.

Hemp SA: A Quick Guide to the State of the Sector

Hemp SA: A Quick Guide to the State of the Sector

3 October 2024

Industrial cannabis (hemp) is where all Government’s energy is going and this is clearly where the most entrepreneurial opportunities lie. Control over non-medical cannabis is being handed over to the Agriculture Department and the plant will soon be dropped from the Drugs Act. This changes in the regulatory framework are slowly coming into place.

Cannabis USA: The Economic Upside of Legalization

Cannabis USA: The Economic Upside of Legalization

3 October 2024

There’s no doubt that despite the pain many cannabis companies have felt, the industry itself is burgeoning, creating new businesses and jobs, opening up fresh markets – and importantly, from a government perspective, adding big numbers to the fiscus. In the US, legal cannabis jurisdictions generated over US$4 billion in tax revenue in 2023.

Hemp Seed is a 'Super-Food', Would be Great for  School Feeding Schemes But Regulators Are the Problem

Hemp Seed is a 'Super-Food', Would be Great for School Feeding Schemes But Regulators Are the Problem

2 October 2024

A recent Cheeba Africa webinar on 'Hemp as Food', revealed the huge potential for industrial cannabis to be used as a healthy foodstuff. Although hemp is ideal for boosting young brains, the stigma surrounding cannabis is blocking health authorities from allowing hemp-based food products to be used in school feeding schemes.

THC Appeal Court Date Set for 19 November, Has Far-Reaching Implications for All Private Cannabis Clubs

THC Appeal Court Date Set for 19 November, Has Far-Reaching Implications for All Private Cannabis Clubs

29 September 2024

On 19 November 2024 the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein will finally hear the case of The Haze Club (THC). This is almost two years after a Western Cape reserved judgement on the matter which has implications for the legal status of South Africa’s scores of private cannabis clubs

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