Africa

South African Police Won’t Arrest You for Growing Weed in Your House (Or Your Car)

The South African Police Service has confirmed that they will no longer be bothering to arrest anybody for personal-use cultivation…

1 year ago

Black Market Thrives in Morocco’s Rif Mountains

Cannabis resin world capital Morocco is struggling to reconcile its historical but illegal cannabis production region with the emerging legal…

1 year ago

Groups Condemn Conviction of Journalists in Nigeria Over Report on Pot Use at Politicians Factory

Two organizations condemned the convictions of two journalists in Nigeria who were arrested in 2019 after they exposed pot smoking…

2 years ago

Morocco Begins Construction on First Legal Cannabis Lab

Morocco made history this week, as it broke ground on what will be the North African country’s first lab for…

2 years ago

Zimbabwe Increases Hemp THC Limit to 1%

Zimbabwe increased the THC limit for industrial hemp from 0.3% to 1%, making significant changes for the African country’s hemp…

2 years ago

Nigerian Customs Authorities Seize Nearly 600 Pounds of Weed

Customs authorities in Nigeria announced this week that a patrol had intercepted nearly 600 pounds of cannabis along a busy…

2 years ago

Authorities Seize More Than 2 Tons of Cannabis in Morocco

Law enforcement officials in Morocco completed a massive drug bust this week in the southern part of the country.  The…

2 years ago

Morocco Issues First Cannabis Production Permits

The northern African nation of Morocco formally launched its legal cannabis industry this week with the issuance of the country’s…

2 years ago

Snake Venom and Cannabis: Kenya’s Economic Salvation?

George Wajackoyah, one of four Kenyan presidential candidates in the pending national elections, is proposing to legalize cannabis and raise…

2 years ago