Competition merger agreements have provided for more fuel to be refined locally and more food to be bought from local farmers. Last year we committed to unlocking investment in the hemp and cannabis sector. We are moving to create the enabling conditions for the sector to grow. The Department of Agriculture Land Reform and Rural Development and the Department of Health will address existing conditions for the cultivation of hemp and cannabis to allow outdoor cultivation and collection of harvests from traditional farmers. This will unlock enormous economic energy in the rural areas of the country, especially in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Mpumalanga. Urgent work is being finalised by the government to create an enabling regulatory framework for a whole plant, all legitimate purposes approach for complementary medicines, food, cosmetics, and industrial products, aligned to international conventions and best practices. This includes the reprioritisation of departmental budgets for sector development and support for traditional, black farmers, and the alignment of South African Police Services enforcement with regulatory reforms.
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Top 5 - yesterday
- Thailand: “There is a misconception that the cannabis market is completely deregulated”
- Curaleaf closes cultivation facility in New Jersey
- Las Vegas facility almost ready to grow in 132 vertical farming units
- Indoor growers fight pests and diseases with LED lighting
- "This partnership makes our lights more accessible to cannabis companies"
Top 5 - last week
- Moving from chemicals to living soil: “The quality is second to none”
- A major Michigan cannabis company is in receivership, and it isn't the only one that's struggling
- "There is still a lot of misinformation surrounding cannabis cultivation"
- How to identify and manage Pythium in cannabis
- Thailand: “There is a misconception that the cannabis market is completely deregulated”
Top 5 - last month
- Moving from chemicals to living soil: “The quality is second to none”
- Joint venture to set up the most advanced cannabis cultivation facility in Thailand
- Are F1 hybrid seeds going to save the North American cannabis industry?
- US (NM): “Our new facility has the capacity to quadruple our production”
- Beyond whole flower: How Cannatrek is deploying innovation in Australia's evolving cannabis market
Zambia: Government is working on allowing the harvesting and collection of cannabis and hemp from farmers
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Other news in this sector:
- 2023-03-27 Health Canada requests feedback on amendments to cannabis regulations
- 2023-03-27 South Africa: Cannabis industry plans have stalled, how to get them moving?
- 2023-03-27 Brazil: Judge to allow NGO to grow MMJ
- 2023-03-27 Spain: Agreement reached for future regulation of so-called 'cannabis light'
- 2023-03-27 US (NY): Growers doubt cannabis class can help the industry legalize
- 2023-03-23 Brazil court to rule on cannabis cultivation
- 2023-03-23 Minnesota lawmakers approve cannabis legalization bill with overhaul amendment in House committee
- 2023-03-23 US (NY): State to crack down on illicit retail locations
- 2023-03-23 Mold in cannabis? Connecticut's rules are less strict than other states
- 2023-03-23 US (OK): Bills target illegal cannabis grow sites, illicit activity
- 2023-03-22 US (TX): Lawmakers vote to allow MMJ as opioid alternative
- 2023-03-22 US (MS): Changes to the medical cannabis law are headed to Gov. Reeves’ desk
- 2023-03-21 US (MN): Senate cannabis bill adds local zoning authority
- 2023-03-21 Montana lawmakers continue to look at changes to cannabis laws
- 2023-03-20 US (KY): MMJ bill gains passage in KY senate
- 2023-03-20 Virgin Islands: Governor reminds that cannabis isn't legal yet
- 2023-03-20 Afghanistan: Taliban bans cannabis cultivation
- 2023-03-17 US (KY): Senate committee approves MMJ legalization bill
- 2023-03-17 Minnesota cannabis bill could create problems for “hemp-derived” industry
- 2023-03-17 US (CA): Deadline for local equity applicants coming up
