history(mw): close 2020 and 2024 triage items as reviewed

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 scored, 0 open. No article: a reasons-only pass.
 
+A [Malawi triage pass](research/history-malawi-triage-2026-10-26.md) on 26
+October 2026 reviews the 2020 medical/industrial licensing and the 2024
+local-chamba amendment against current evidence (86 industrial hemp
+licences, no export licences yet, no domestic medical availability or
+prescription system) and records `unscored` reasons: licensed cultivation
+with no patient supply, access unchanged at 0. Triage reports 1 scored, 0
+open. No article: a reasons-only pass.
+
 A [Senegal triage pass](research/history-senegal-triage-2026-10-26.md) on
 26 October 2026 reviews the three open tightening entries against the 1997

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+# Malawi: closing the 2020 and 2024 triage items as reviewed
+
+Research checked on 26 October 2026. Read `DATA-MAINTENANCE.md` and
+`WRITING.md`, the Malawi profile and its timeline before editing. No book
+was used. This pass reviews the two open medical entries against current
+evidence and records `unscored` reasons: licensed industrial cultivation
+with no patient supply. No scores change. Cameroon and the other active
+country passes were left untouched.
+
+## Sources actually read
+
+- Wikipedia, Cannabis in Malawi: February 2020 law (cultivation and
+  processing for industrial and medicinal use, no recreational
+  decriminalisation); chamba cultivation regions and the late-1990s
+  156,000-hectare estimate.
+- FurtherAfrica, 12 April 2021 (checked entry's source, page shell
+  re-opened): 86 licences for industrial hemp growing, processing and
+  storing to 35 companies and cooperatives; no export licence yet.
+- ZennJet RED country file for Malawi (August 2025 PDF), in full:
+  medical cannabis not available domestically or to tourists; importing
+  products even with a prescription legally risky and not officially
+  permitted; CRA oversees licensing but there is no distribution or
+  prescription system and no national medical-cannabis program;
+  recreational chamba illegal.
+- BusinessMalawi (forex freeze on a medicinal processing factory) and
+  the 2026 RinziPhoya reform piece (licensing excludes the ordinary
+  villager) corroborate an industry that exists on paper more than in
+  patients; the mycannabis.com 2026 explainer confirms the March 2024
+  amendment bill passed.
+
+## What changed
+
+- `malawi-medical-industrial-2020`: `unscored` reason — licensed
+  medical and industrial cultivation with no established patient supply;
+  unlicensed growing and possession remain criminal; access unchanged
+  at 0.
+- `malawi-local-chamba-2024`: `unscored` reason — amendment facilitating
+  local-chamba licensing within prohibition; unlicensed conduct stays
+  criminal and smoking stays illegal; no patient supply, access
+  unchanged at 0. Presidential assent remains unconfirmed, as the entry
+  notes.
+- Triage now reports Malawi 1 scored, 0 open (was 2 open); open entries
+  overall fall 489→487. No article: a reasons-only pass with no scored
+  event.
+
+## Validation
+
+- `node scripts/data-status.cjs chain mw`: single 1936 step, 0 flagged.
+- `npm run history:test` and `npm run answers:test`: all pass.
+- Production build passes.
+- Concurrent agents' work in shared files is untouched; this commit stages
+  only the Malawi hunks and files.