The government reportedly granted US-based Profile Solutions/StemPro a ten-year licence to grow and process medical cannabis and industrial hemp. VOA still described it in 2024 as the only authorised grower. No patient-access scheme or domestic medical supply followed, and the government denied knowledge of the deal in 2020, leaving the licence terms disputed.[1][2]
Listed for context. No score change is recorded for Eswatini here.
References
- VOA — Eswatini moves to revise century-old colonial law (18 March 2024)Profile Solutions as only authorised grower.archived
- The Guardian — Swazi gold grandmothers (2 September 2021)Ten-year licence.
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