Hello friends of CannaVigilance,
We are in June of the year already and it looks like the understanding of cannabis is truly hitting the main straight at full speed. We counted five countries where pro-cannabis legislative changes are happening this week, but more of that later in the newsletter. We will start off with why your cannabis business can be a success in Africa.
In Zimbabwe, the president recently commissioned a farm and processing plant for medical cannabis cultivation to emphasize that Zimbabwe is open for business and Uganda is already cultivating medical cannabis for the German pharmaceutical market. In recent years, several African countries have passed laws legalizing cultivation for medical and scientific purposes. To start a cannabis business in Africa, you need to do your homework and ask yourself some important questions before getting started. But there are many reasons why your cannabis business in Africa can be a success. Cannavigia's Business Development Manager for Africa, Wesley Petzer, has compiled a list for you – find it here.
From Africa to Europe: Over the past few months, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a series of guidance documents to reach a point of harmonisation when it comes to terminology, quality and specification of herbal medicinal products. These guidelines try to create a uniform set of rules in order to level the playing field. Making rules and sticking to them increases the transparency of the business and ups the legitimacy of how it works. Having talked about the guidelines in one of our Global CannaVigilance newsletters, we have put together an overview what the guidelines are about and why they are important.
Read the article here.
At the end of May, the Agritechnica and Horti Asia took place in Bangkok, Thailand. We attended the largest trade exhibitions for agriculture technology and solutions in Asia and found it inspiring to see how the companies dedicated cannabis pavilion presented the innovative side of the cannabis industry. Go to our LinkedIn post to find out more.
We're looking forward to now kicking off the summer of trade shows: We start in London at Cannabis Europe, then head to ICBC in Berlin and head to Durban for Cannabis Expo before taking a short break before attending Medical Cannabis Europe in Lisbon and CB Expo in Zurich in September. You can find an overview of the upcoming trade shows here and more importantly: get in touch with us if you'll be at any of the conferences.