The small-business department invited legal experts to develop options for recognising, protecting and regulating indigenous growers’ participation in the formal cannabis and hemp economy. Its procurement notice opened on 21 September and closed on 2 October. The work concerns how traditional growers could enter the regulated industry; the notice grants them no new production or selling rights.[1]
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References
- Department of Small Business Development — RFQ for legal options recognising and protecting indigenous cannabis growers (21 September 2026)Official procurement listing: advertising date, scope and closing date; retrieved in indexed text
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