Cannabis Growing In Uganda Archives

Exposed: How a Foreign Company Is Reaping Big From Ugandan Cannabis With Over 50kgs Of Exports As Gov’t Ignores Local Investors

Local investors in the country have continued to express their disappointments over the selective licencing of cannabis business that has been only allowed to be operated by foreign companies. In an investigative study and survey carried out by this website, it is

September 6, 2022

News

Uganda’s Economy Would Be Far If Gov’t Permitted Sudhir To Go Ahead With Cannabis Business, Experts Say

Uganda’s richest man, Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia once wrote to President Yoweri Museveni over delayed approval of marijuana growing for medical purposes by government. In his letter, the businessman expressed to the president how cannabis (marijuana) can play a great role in the

September 6, 2022

Business

What Rwanda’s Legalization of Cannabis Production Means To Her Economy As Ugandan Govt Ignores Potential Local Investors

The New Times Newspaper, a Rwandan media outlet last week reported that the East African country had secured over 134 hectares to aid the production and growing of medical cannabis, providing a huge step as the country moves to reap big from

August 20, 2022

Business·Health

Cannabis Opportunities & African Countries Happily Minting Trillions From Growing, Exportation As Potential Ugandans Cry Foul With Licensing Amid Covid-19 Economic Set Backs

African farmers have been growing cannabis in Africa for centuries. Nevertheless, consumption of the plant for either medical or recreational purposes is banned almost everywhere on the continent. Recently, however, the growing global demand for medical cannabis has caused several African countries to rethink

August 16, 2022

Health

Bury Ignorance & Boost Economy! Here Is Why Uganda Should Swiftly Legalize Cannabis Growing For All

It was estimated by the United Nations, last year that the population of Africa was about 1,316,164,487, equivalent to 16.72% of the total world population. In a continent, riddled with bad leadership and socio-economic problems, coupled with the mass exodus of its

August 7, 2022

Business

Is Ugandan Gov’t Being Unfair To Local Companies Intending To Grow Medical Cannabis?

The growing of marijuana for medicinal use has attained legal status in many countries across the world including Africa where global pharmaceutical companies regard as the new frontier for growing the herb. In Uganda, local and international companies have expressed interest in

July 26, 2022

Business

Foreign Companies Continue Reaping Big From Ugandan Cannabis As Gov’t Ignores Local Investors

Local investors in the country have continued to express their disappointments over the selective licencing of cannabis business that has been only allowed to be operated by foreign companies. In an investigative study and survey carried out by this website, it is

April 10, 2022

Business

Rwanda Designates More 134 Hectares For ‘Luxurious’ Cannabis Production As Uganda Snores

Rwanda has dedicated 134 hectares to cannabis production, The New Times, a state-run news outlet in Kigali has reported. It was last year when the country publicly showcased its plans to start growing and exporting the plant and its products. To the effect of

March 20, 2022

Business

Malawi Progresses With Cannabis As Uganda Continues To Snore

The southern African nation of Malawi passed the legislation to legalize cannabis in February 2020 and in August the same year the Cannabis Regulation Act, 2022 came into force. Malawi’s progress comes at a time many countries on the African continent like

November 24, 2021

Business

Ugandan Gov’t Already Minting Billions From Marijuana After ‘Secretly’ Permitting Some Companies To Carry Business

According to our sources, Uganda last week exported about 400 kilograms of medical marijuana to Germany which is actually reported to be the fourth delivery since the government `secretly‘ permitted a few companies to carry the business in the among hundreds that

October 26, 2021