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 reported and confirmed an Israeli company Together Pharma has already exported over 50 kilograms of…
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 the lucrative medical plant. Last year on October 12, 2021, the Rwandan cabinet…
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 their cannabis cultivation laws. Indeed, as more and more countries worldwide legalize marijuana…
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 bright minds, moving to North America and Europe, for better working and living…
Marijuana is a lucrative business – or at least, it could be if allowed to flourish within a favorable legal climate. If legalized at all levels, cannabis has the potential to generate billions in revenue, provide millions of jobs, and save billions of dollars on law enforcement something that could see Uganda’s economy transforming within…
A growing number of countries in Africa are looking to cannabis as the ticket out of poverty, and foreign investment for this sector has flooded in. Voices in the global industry are increasingly anticipating a cannabis boom on the continent. There are now seven legal producers in Africa. South Africa, one of the continent’s economic…
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 growing the herb on a commercial scale to meet the demand in Europe,…
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 reported and confirmed an Israeli company Together Pharma has already exported over 50 kilograms of…
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 this, a Ministerial Order was gazetted in June, providing a framework for responsible…
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 Uganda are hesitating to venture into the cannabis trade. And now, in a…
