Members of the Nigerian House of Representatives discussed a bill aimed at legalizing the commercial cultivation, sale and use of cannabis, reported local media. The bill aims to change the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s law.

The House of Representatives proposed legalizing the cultivation and trade of cannabis for medical purposes and research. If the Cannabis Control Bill 2020 becomes law, doctors and hospitals will be authorized to prescribe cannabis to treat patients, and shops and pharmacies will be authorized to sell it.

Small cannabis farmers ripped off in Malawi

In February 2020, Malawi legalized the legal cultivation of cannabis for industrial and medicinal purposes in order to reduce dependence on tobacco cultivation. The government’s plan was to hire a large number of small farmers who could source seeds from local private companies and sell them their crops back. But after paying fees to the United States Cannabis Association-Malawi (USCA), a private Malawian company, local farmers say they have received neither seeds nor training, BBC reported.

First MMJ facility in Barbados

The Chair of the Barbados Medical Cannabis Licensing Authority (BMCLA) stated that despite doubts, there is significant interest in Barbados’ medical cannabis industry and the island’s first therapeutic facility is set to open within a year. reported local media. Senator Shanika Roberts-Odle, who is also acting CEO of BMCLA, said training opportunities will be made available to Barbadians interested in entering the industry. The BMCLA leader expressed pride in the industry’s progress, having previously predicted it would not generate interest or progress. The first operational medicinal cannabis plantation is already in place.

France’s €300 million CBD market

The French government has granted provisional approval for CBD products to be classified as a dietary supplement and for further sale while awaiting approval under the EU Food Safety Regulation…