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Government’s Control of Cannabis Reform Threatened by the Growing ‘Crisis of Illegality’

CANNABIS REFORM

25/02/05

Eastern Cape Programme to Incentivize Landrace Cannabis Farmers to Switch to Hemp Begins

EASTERN CAPE

25/02/05

‘The Hypocrisy of Democracy’: Prince Slams Government for Perpetuating Racism Through “Reckless” Cannabis Reform

STRAIGHT TALK

25/02/04

Rwanda Sets Aside Large Site for Cannabis Production, Five Companies Interested

RWANDA

25/02/01

Van Rooyen Steps Down as Labat CEO After 30 Years as Group Pivots into IT Space

JSE

25/01/29

African Cannabis Hits an Impasse: Limited Vision, Disappointing Exports and No Local Market Development

AFRICA

25/01/29

Morocco: Growers Call for Recreational Cannabis to be Legalized as Hemp Stockpile Mounts and Prices Drop

MOROCCO

25/01/24

Mpondoland Municipalities Come Together to Develop Cannabis Strategies and Protect Landraces

EASTERN CAPE

25/01/24

Medigrow’s Ambitious Eastern Cape Industrial Cannabis Project Kicks Off as the Money Starts to Roll

EASTERN CAPE

25/01/21

Regulatory Nightmare Gets Worse: Cilo Cybin Quits SA Market “Until We Know Where We Can and Can’t Play”

REGULATIONS

25/01/19

Cilo Cybin Holdings Sitting on R60m; Shareholders Now Waiting for the Action

INVESTMENTS

25/01/15

Zimbabwe Seeks Investors for Ambitious US$ 17m Goromonzi Cannabis Hub Project

INVESTMENT

25/01/14

Three Trends Shaping the South African Cannabis Consumer Market

CONSUMPTION

25/01/14

Silverleaf’s Darryl Weisz: ‘DTIC Must Intervene as the System Has Been Set Up for Failure’

REGULATIONS

25/01/14

Poland’s Medical Cannabis Shake-Up: Drastic Drop in Patients as Authorities Halt the “Prescription Machine’.

POLAND

25/01/13

2025: Mixed Outlook for US Cannabis Market, But Overall A Better Year Expected

US MARKET

25/01/12

Agbiz Chief Economist: Provinces Must Pressurize Central Government to Develop Clear Cannabis Regulations

GUIDELINES

25/01/11

Feeling the Squeeze: Over 25% SAHPRA Growers Deregistered in Last 3 Months

CULTIVATION

25/01/10

Brand on the Run: Cannabis Marketing Tips for the New Year

MARKETING

25/01/01

Happy New Year for Labat as JSE Lifts Suspension on Share Trading Now That Financials Are Up to Date

LABAT

25/01/01

50 Shades of ‘Grey Zone’: Cannabis Cowboys Drive the Rapid Rise of an Unregulated Retail Sector Worth Billions

GREY ZONE

24/12/25

Theron Consolidates Cilo Cybin’s Assets in R845 million Deal That Positions Group to Become a Major Player in African Medical Cannabis

CILO CYBIN

24/12/25

The Sweetwaters Switch: Labat Ditches Exports in Favour of Supplying Flower to Local CannAfrica Outlets

SUPPLY CHAINS

24/12/23

West Rand Cannabis Hub Crystalizes Around VitaCann’s Carltonville Facility

GAUTENG

24/12/23

Bitcoin and Bud: Crypto Offers Cultivators a Secure Financial Tool to Protect Their Interests

BITCOIN

24/12/22

Labat Releases 2024 Financials: Historical Loss of R272 m Carried Forward But Directors Say it is a Going Concern

INVESTMENTS

24/12/18

Regulating Traditional Healers Will Reshape South Africa’s Medical Certification Landscape.

REGULATION

24/12/18

Invegrow Kickstarts Exports But Cannabis Reform is Failing the Rural Poor It Was Meant to Help

MALAWI

24/12/13

Ghana Launches Chamber of Cannabis Industry to Guide Policy and Set Standards

GHANA

24/12/09

‘Eco-Friendly’ is a Growing Fashion Niche But Hemp Clothing Will Never Challenge Synthetics in the Mass Market

HEMP

24/12/07

Mission Mthatha: Cheeba and Township Cannabis Incubator Launch Skills and Business Development Project in Eastern Cape.

COMMUNITY

24/12/06

Labat Expects “Third Party Financial Assistance” as It Reports Diminishing Losses for F2024

CORPORATE ACTION

24/12/04

Synergy Wellness: Building a Medical Cannabis Eco-System from the Ground Up

SECTION 21

24/12/03

E Cape Premier Wants a "Regulatory Sandbox" in Place Urgently to Enable Medigrow's Multimillion Rand Coega Cannabis Investment

REFORM

24/12/01

Moving on Up! Cheeba’s Higher Certificate Course has Become Africa’s First Officially Recognized Cannabis Education Qualification

SKILLS

24/11/29

Trending USA: Pre-Roll Market on a Roll, Driven by Millennials, GenXer's and GenZ's

CONSUMERS

24/11/25

Labat To Acquire IT Company for R16,75 million in a Paper Deal That Will Underwrite Group Liabilities

JSE

24/11/23

Driving the Private Club Revolution: GrowOneAfrica’s Self-Regulatory Model Makes Both Cannabis Consumers and the Taxman Happy

PRIVATE CLUBS

24/11/13

Intelligence Agency Offers ‘Compliance’ and ‘Law Enforcement Interaction’ with SAPs for ‘Grey Zone’ Cannabis Outlets

COMPLIANCE

24/11/12

Joint Statement from SAPS and SAHPRA Warning To ‘Grey Zone’ Cannabis Outlets

GREY ZONE

24/11/12

Save the Date: 2025 Gauteng Cannabis Expo to be held on 30 and 31 May

CANNABIS EXPO

24/11/12

Zimbabwe's Ivory Medical Launches Therapeutic Product Range Integrating Cannabis and Traditional African Medicine

INNOVATION

24/11/11

Trump’s Pro-Business Stance Gives US Cannabis Stakeholders ‘Tempered Hope’ for the Future

CANNABIS USA

24/11/06

SAHPRA Confirms Nationwide ‘Grey Zone’ Clampdown Underway; Says Cannabis Retailers Should Face 'Full Might of the Law’

REGULATION

24/11/04

Trending USA: Younger Women Now Buying More Cannabis than the Guys

RETAIL

24/10/25

CBD Skincare Market is Growing Faster Than You Can Apply Moisturizer on a Hot Day

CBD

24/10/23

Creating a Dispensary Framework in SA: Start with the Obvious and Allow Licensed Growers to Supply Licensed Outlets

RETAIL

24/10/19

Webber Wentzel Advises Mining Bosses to Revisit Cannabis ‘Intoxication’ Policies to Include ‘Risk Assessment’

LABOUR

24/10/16

South African Law Firms Well Poised to Ride the Wave of African Cannabis Legalization

LAW

24/10/14

Africa’s Leading Business School Seeks to Create Cannabis Entrepreneurs Through ‘Business Mastery’ Programme

UPSKILLING

22/09/29

Cabinet: ‘Consultations on Cannabis Commercialisation Policy’ to Begin Soon

POLICY

22/09/29

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

INNOVATION

22/09/29

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

RETAIL

22/09/29

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