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Sources: Lesotho’s draft cannabis regulations to be ‘grandfathered in,’ giving existing firms an edge over new entrants 

Sweeping changes to Lesotho’s cannabis regulations are set to go into effect later this year and are expected…

News August 20
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South Africa approves continent’s first federal cannabidiol law

A change to South Africa’s medicines law means the country is the first in Africa to carve out…

News May 24
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EXCLUSIVE: Zimbabwe approves first license for private cannabis company

A Zimbabwe company says it received approval for its cannabis license, which will make it the first in the…

News March 13
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Colombia’s first-ever export of medical cannabis set to ship to Canada

A Colombian marijuana company has received authorization to export product to Canada for testing, a move meant to…

News February 7
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Israeli medical cannabis grower moves cultivation operations to Europe

A result of Israel’s delay in allowing MMJ exports, one company to move some of its greenhouse operations…

News July 2
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Zimbabwe going ‘back to the drawing board’ on medical marijuana law

Just one month after its enactment, Zimbabwe is hitting pause on its medical cannabis program to rectify multiple…

News June 4
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Southern Africa becomes magnet for Canadian medical cannabis investments

Canada's largest medical cannabis companies are ponying up tens of millions of dollars to get a piece of Southern…

News May 30
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Zimbabwe legalizes cannabis cultivation, becomes second African nation to adopt MMJ

Zimbabwe legalized the cultivation of cannabis for medicinal and scientific purposes, making it only the second country in…

News April 30
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In a first, Africa exports medical marijuana to Canada

A company in southern Africa has sent the first-ever shipment of medical cannabis from Africa to Canada, a…

News March 26
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