Africa
“Canna-tourism is about attracting millenials and it can fit in very easily to our existing tourism offerings. I’m thinking adventure tourism mixed with chill; I’m thinking of international tourists imbibing rural culture in places like the Eastern Cape where cannabis is one part of the total South African experience…”
Colombia
Colombian President Iván Duque has high hopes for the medical marijuana industry in a country that has been waging a costly war against a different drug — cocaine — for decades.
Germany
Germany’s Next Coalition Nears Deal on Legalizing Cannabis. Public opinion in Germany has also shifted toward legalization. In a survey at the end of October by the German Hemp Association, 49% of respondents said they were in favor of legalizing cannabis, for example in specialty shops as in the U.S. and Canada, compared with 46% who were still opposed. That’s the first time since 2014 that more people were in favor in the annual poll.
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