In Africa, 7.7% of the adult population consumes tobacco. Cannabis. Its use permeates local culture in many countries. Despite general prohibitions, many countries, such as Lesotho, Zimbabwe and South Africa, are moving towards progressive legislation. Optimal conditions also attract investments by foreign entrepreneurs who are looking for new production sites.
Nearly eight years after the Constitutional Court’s ruling authorizing the cultivation and possession of cannabis for personal use, South Africa is struggling...
Five years after the adoption of law no. 13-21, Morocco continues to develop its legal cannabis sector. The country has announced that...
Nigeria is set to join the growing list of African countries that have legalized medical cannabis and industrial hemp production. According to reports...
Kenya's High Court has once again postponed its decision in a now emblematic case brought by the Rastafari Society of Kenya (RSK). Initially expected...
The Moroccan Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AMMPS) and the National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis-Related Activities (ANRAC) have signed a memorandum of understanding...
In Mauritius, the issue of cannabis is currently back on the public agenda. At the heart of this debate is the National Agency for Drug Control (NADC), which...
Ghana has made official contact with the Czech Republic for a trade mission to Prague in April 2026, led by the Chamber of Industry of...
In force since December 1, 2025, South Africa's new Plant Improvement Act marks a decisive change in the way...
Botswana's president, Duma Boko, has officially confirmed that the country will launch a pilot cultivation of medical cannabis and industrial hemp...
More than a year after the partial legalization of cannabis, with the passage of the Cannabis for Private Purposes Act in May 2024, South Africa is moving forward at...
Nearly a year after taking office, Vice President Robert Hungley has put the fight against drugs at the heart of his political agenda. In...
The ongoing transformation of Morocco's cannabis sector is having a measurable impact. Two decades after becoming the symbol of illicit cultivation in...
The first Moroccan cannabis-based medicine, Beldiya Plus°, developed by CannaFlex, has been prescribed by doctors and dispensed to patients in Africa...
A new long-term chemical analysis of cannabis resin samples sheds light on how THC, CBD and CBN...
At the end of September, the National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis Activities (ANRAC) signed agreements with five national scientific associations, laying the foundations for...
Morocco has more than doubled its legal cannabis-growing area to 4,751 hectares, compared with 2,169 hectares the previous year. This growth...
Former senator and leader of Niger's Labor Party, Athan Nneji Achonu, has revealed that the country's National Assembly is working on a bill to...
Morocco is simultaneously opening up its market to dozens of authorized products and stepping up inspections to ensure sustainable and credible growth in the sector....
As regular Newsweed users will have noticed, we've been on hiatus for the past few weeks. But since there's no news to wait for us, here's a recap...
As the Netherlands continues its regulated experiment with cannabis, more and more voices are calling on the government to revisit an element of the...
