One of South Africa’s poorest municipalities is pinning some of its development hopes on cannabis. Nyandeni in the Eastern Cape recently hosted a development summit where its mayor said the cannabis industry alone could create many jobs if it could be formalized.

Hanover's cannabis club started as a fringe outfit of nine members campaigning for the right to legally light up joints. Now the group, and others like it, are flourishing and mainstream as Germany gears up to legalise adult-use cannabis.

One of South Africa’s poorest municipalities is pinning some of its development hopes on cannabis. Nyandeni in the Eastern Cape recently hosted a development summit where its mayor said the cannabis industry alone could create many jobs if it could be formalized.

Certain Republicans want to get Prince Harry deported from the US because they believe he didn’t come clean about previous drug use in his visa application to reside in the US. In his autobiography, Spare, Prince Harry freely admitted to using cannabis in his youth, but did he disclose that to US authorities. Now he's got to face the Substance and Possession Abuse Restrictions for Entrance (SPARE) Act!

With the Rugby World Cup about to get underway, we ask the question: is cannabis a performance-enhancing drug? This has become a debating point in New Zealand rugby circles after a player was banned for having THC in his system.

The newly bulked up BRICS grouping may be the beginning of a newish world order, but there’s no possibility of this being a cannabis reform initiative as there are unbridgeable differences between the member states as to their views on the plant.

One of South Africa’s poorest municipalities is pinning some of its development hopes on cannabis. Nyandeni in the Eastern Cape recently hosted a development summit where its mayor said the cannabis industry alone could create many jobs if it could be formalized.

The German Federal Cabinet approved a draft law on Wednesday, 16 August 2023 legalising the purchase and possession of small amounts of cannabis for recreational use, despite criticism from opposition politicians and judges. German cannabis shares rose strongly on this news.

Israel’s Health Ministry has published sweeping proposals to streamline access to medical cannabis, in what it says is “great news for tens of thousands of Israeli citizens and the economy”. Cannabis shares have smiled warmly.

Thousands of Australians support legalising cannabis, backing the Greens' plan that could generate an additional A$28billion in revenue over nine years.

The United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) Research Ethics Committee has approved the full-scale rollout of a new clinical trial into medical cannabis and non-cancer chronic pain.

Bloomberg News reports that the initial investment highs of psychedelics are beginning to wear off and that the sector has lost over 50% of its value in the last year. This means there’s a consolidation crunch coming up ahead which could see marginal companies go to the wall or be absorbed by their competitors.