Zimbabwe Welcomes Marijuana Delivery Service
- 17 May, 2018
- Paul Dillan
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Zimbabwe made a landmark announcement last week to legalize marijuana for medical use and research in a countrywide legal notice. Last year, Lesotho issued the continent’s very first license to grow and provide marijuana delivery service legally around the country. This makes Zimbabwe the second African country to legalize cannabis cultivation. Until now, anyone caught in Zimbabwe growing, possessing or using weed faced criminal charges, with convicted offenders spending as much as 12 years in jail. On Saturday, David Parirenyatwa, Zimbabwe’s Health Minister, published new regulations, which allow both companies and individuals to cultivate mbanje, the local name for marijuana. However, they must have licenses to do so. Licenses will stand for five years, after which they will be renewable. They enable cultivators to grow, possess, distribute and sell both fresh and dried marijuana, along with cannabis oil. To qualify for a license, applicants must provide plans for the cultivation …