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Cannabis Master Plan Descends into ‘Omnishambles’ as Hemp Foodstuff Ban Reveals Serious Faultlines at Cabinet Level.
Seven years after the Government unveiled the Cannabis Master Plan, the sad truth has been laid bare: “There is no commercialization...
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Health Minister Aaron Motsaoledi is due to 'face the nation' on the issue on a Cheeba-organized webinar, What the Hemp?, at 12h00, Tuesday, 18 March 2024.
The Health Minister’s banning of cannabis in all foodstuffs and edibles as per the Government Gazette notice of 7 March 2025, sent...
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CBD Shots Prove There’s Life Left in the Old Nag as Israel Develops New Pain Treatment Product for Animals.
Israeli company Innocann, has developed a single shot CBD injection treatment for osteoarthritis that could have wide application in the...
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Qure’s Brenda Marx: “Market Will Be Boosted By Govt Recognition of the Importance of Cannabis Testing.
The quiet announcement by the DTICC that product testing will be compulsory in funding applications is hugely significant says Qure's...
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Stirrings of Rural Resistance as Angry Legacy Growers Mobilize to Push Back Against Medigrow: “No Hemp in Mpondoland”
The Lusikisiki Agreement between legacy growers and government agencies has fallen apart before the proverbial ink has dried. Mpondoland...
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‘The Hypocrisy of Democracy’: Prince Slams Government for Perpetuating Racism Through “Reckless” Cannabis Reform.
Leading South African cannabis activist, Ras Gareth Prince, says 'whites and Indians' are the main beneficiaries of the cannabis ‘grey...
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Understanding Leadership Changes in Modern Companies
Leadership changes are a significant and often inevitable part of any organization. As companies evolve, so do their leadership needs....
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Presidency’s Control of Cannabis Reform Threatened by the Growing ‘Crisis of Illegality’
Since the landmark 2018 Concourt ruling, South African cannabis sector has been shaped by court decisions rather than driven by...
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Eastern Cape Programme to Incentivize Landrace Cannabis Farmers to Switch to Hemp Begins
The first hemp seeds have been distributed to a select group of Eastern Cape farmers as part of Medigrow’s ambitious Coega-based...
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Van Rooyen Steps Down as Labat CEO After 30 Years as Group Pivots into IT Space
Labat CEO Brian van Rooyen has resigned as CEO of the JSE-listed group as it announces a shift in strategy by moving into the IT space...
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Mpumulanga Police Seize 1,6 Tons of Illegal Cannabis in 10 Days
In the last week police in Mpumulanga have arrested four men and seized a total of 1,6 tons of cannabis in stop-and-search operations in...
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Medigrow’s Billion Rand Coega Industrial Cannabis Project
Medigrow’s billion rand Coega industrial cannabis project is set to begin this month. Equipment has arrived at the site in the Eastern...
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Police Crack Down on 'Grey Zone' Cannabis Producers in KZN
Arrests Made in Newcastle Cannabis Operation Police have arrested two men in a raid on a ‘grey zone’ producer of cannabis and related...
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SA’s Medical Cannabis Expertise Spreads its Wings: Dr Gallow Invited to Philippines to Support Legalization Bid.
South Africa’s ‘Medical Cannabis Ambassador’, Dr Shiksha Gallow, recently trained and certified 40 doctors in medical cannabis in the...
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Silverleaf’s Darryl Weisz: ‘DTIC Must Intervene as the System Has Been Set Up for Failure’
The DTIC must urgently take regulatory action to level the playing field in South Africa's cannabis industry and prevent the ‘wild west’...
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2025: A Year for Removing the Rocks on the Road to Cannabis Reform
The South African cannabis industry has gone through a painful few years, constrained by Government’s slow and shambolic approach to...
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Hello Hemp: Networking Event in Nairobi is Kenya’s First Step Towards Developing an Industrial Cannabis Sector.
Kenya has taken the first step towards realizing the potential of industrial cannabis with a landmark hemp workshopping conference...
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New Study Shows CBD Reduces Craving in Adults Addicted to Alcohol
This report from Ganjapreneur , published on 31 December 2024. A recent study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry found that...
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2025 to be the Year of Psychedelic Lawfare as State Opposes ConCourt Bid to Have Psilocybin Legalized
The legal swords are being drawn in a new Constitutional Court challenge around plant medicine – this time psilocybin, also known as ...
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Brand on the Run: Cannabis Marketing Tips for the New Year
As South African cannabis begins pivoting from the underground into the mainstream, so does brand development become a key focus for...
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