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Is cannabis Africa’s next big crop?

More and more countries are relaxing their laws on cannabis – and African entrepreneurs want in on the action. But how much money is there to be made?

The age of cannabis has begun – or has it? Morocco has become the latest country in Africa to allow farmers to grow cannabis for medicinal and industrial use. Entrepreneurs say there’s good money to be made by exporting the crop to the rest of the world. But how big is this opportunity?

Host: Alan Kasujja (@Kasujja on Twitter)
Guests: Tony Budden, founding partner, Hemporium; Linda Siboto, co-founder of Cheeba Africa; Nebert Nyirenda, farm manager in Malawi.

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