Month: June 2024

Cannabis Policy Workshop in Harare, Zimbabwe

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The Cannabis Africana: Drugs and Development in Africa research project, based at the Universities of Bristol and Cape Town, examined the impact of changing policies on the rights and livelihoods of people in the cannabis trade. It empirically explored the relationship between cannabis, cannabis policy and livelihoods in Zimbabwe, Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria, as … Read more

Khat in Kenya: why efforts to ban this popular stimulant are unlikely to work

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In a recent opinion piece published in ‘The Conversation’ Neil Carrier analyses the recent policy developments in Kenya where ‘muguka’, a variety of khat, was banned in Mombasa County in May 2024 by its governor Abdulswamad Nassir using his executive powers.  The article highlights the ramifications of such a ban on Kenyan politics and the … Read more

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