Lesotho’s Ministry of Health just granted South African medical company, Verve Dynamics, an official license for the cultivation of marijuana for medical and scientific purposes—making it the first marijuana production company on the continent to have been given administrative approval.

Cannabis is already Lesotho’s primary cash-crop. It’s mountainous terrain, experienced farmers, and cooperative government puts the country in a unique position to lead the continent’s industry, reports Konbini. About 70 percent of South Africa’s marijuana is generated in Lesotho, and the continent’s market is only growing.

According to a 2007 report on “Cannabis in Africa” by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, an estimated 38.2 million Africans between the ages of 15 and 64 use marijuana yearly and the numbers have grown since. Nigeria ranks third on a list of countries that consume the most cannabis with 14.3 percent of the population using marijuana.

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Source:http://www.okayafrica.com/in-brief/lesotho-granted-first-legal-marijuana-license-africa/

LETS HOPE WE DONT SEE ANOTHER CORPORATE TAKEOVER