Drugs and Development in Africa
CANNABIS AFRICANA: DRUGS AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA Tuesday 7 June 2022 3PM UK Time Email: clemence.rusenga@bristol.ac.uk or gernot.klantschnig@bristol.ac.uk The Universities of Bristol and Cape Town invite you to the official launch of the Cannabis Africana: Drugs and Development in Africa project. The project focuses on cannabis in sub-Saharan Africa and its impact on socio-economic development, … Read more
The Cannabis Africana project team recently participated at an international conference on drugs and disorder. The three day virtual conference was hosted by SOAS, University of London, from the 14th to the 16th of February 2022. Our paper drew from ongoing research on cannabis and its impact on socioeconomic development in Africa. The paper highlighted … Read more
Cannabis has and continues to play an important role in a number of African societies, not only as an intoxicant but medicine, as a cultural marker, political topic and economic tool. This panel seeks to explore the multiplicity of understandings of cannabis and the role it has played in shaping the development of African societies. … Read more
13th October 2020 – University of Lucerne. Seminar paper presented by Neil Carrier As substances often described as ‘drugs of abuse’, khat and cannabis are perceived negatively by many, including in East Africa where they have garnered much notoriety. However, these substances are not solely viewed through a 20th Century ‘war on drugs’ prism, and … Read more
Present Realities and Future Possibilities 27 – 28 February 2020 – Cannabis Conference, Garden Court Hotel, East London organised by Vukani Communications Dr Simon Howell’s presentation around the laws and protocols surrounding the South African Police Services modus operandi and why they do what they do regarding policing South Africa’s cannabis and other illicit narcotic … Read more