Zambia National Service commander Maliti Solochi said the Ministry of Health had authorised it to grow cannabis and industrial hemp for medical purposes on about 20,000 hectares at Kabompo, with planting due to start that month. No published licence or patient access programme followed, and the Cannabis Act remained uncommenced.[1]
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References
- Zambia Monitor — Zambia National Service announces plans to cultivate cannabis and industrial hemp for medical use (15 January 2025)20,000 ha at Kabompo; Ministry of Health authorisation.
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