Cannabis policy changes in Africa are welcome. But small producers are the losers
[30.05.2022]
Many African states that persecuted citizens for cannabis related offences for years are now promoting legal cannabis production. Over the past five ...
‘Swazi gold’: grandmothers in Eswatini growing cannabis to make ends meet
[02.09.2021]
In Nhlangano, in the south of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), the illegal farming of the mountainous kingdom’s famous “Swazi gold” is a risk many gran ...
A Sustainable Future for Cannabis Farmers
[16.04.2021]
Learn how lessening the barriers for small farmers while raising them for large companies can help to steer legal cannabis markets in a more sustaina ...
eSwatini: A brief tale of two laws
[18.09.2020]
The U.S. company Stem Holdings reported in 2019 that it had “received preliminary approval to become the only licensed growing farm and processing pl ...
King Mswati, Stem Holdings and the multi-billion political dagga cold war
[01.08.2020]
King Mswati allegedly entered into a deal with Stem Holdings and manipulated provisions of the Prevention of Organized Crime Act (POCA) by unleashing ...
Cannabis Bill controversy: Did dagga growers influence MPs?
[21.06.2020]
Did dagga growers influence MPs? The withdrawal of the Opium and Habit-Forming Drugs (Amendment) Bill No.06 of 2020 in the House of Assembly, has rai ...
'Swazi Gold' dagga farmers fear new SA law could crush them
[10.06.2019]
Mbuso has been growing cannabis for 14 years. He lives and tends the illicit crop in Swaziland, which is now known officially as Eswatini. Mbuso is j ...
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