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Without it's own hemp industry Namibia will always have to import hemp products. Hemp is known to have over 50,000 uses. The demand for cannabis is evident from the quantities of cannabis being confiscated by the police. By legalizing the industry the government can better regulate it and protect minors. We have sick people being arrested and jailed for using or growing a plant recognized to have medicinal properties by the UN and World Health Organization. This is where it b

Angela Prusa has been advocating for cannabis law reforms since 2015 and founded the Cannabis and Hemp Association of Namibia (CHAN) in 2020. Cannabis prohibition laws stem from the apartheid era and constitute a human rights violation. Hemp is a renewable resource that can be sustainably cultivated and used to develop many industries such as the production of medicine, textiles, paper product, plastic products, building materials or anything that can be created from oil. Fee

Hemp is a name for strains of Cannabis Sativa that have virtually no THC therefore it cannot make you intoxicated or "high". Hemp is one of the first plants to be cultivated by mankind and hemp products have been manufactured and used by different cultures for thousands of years. One example is hempcrete or hemplime which is a mixture of hemp hurds (shives) and lime which is used as a material for construction and insulation. The lime reacts with the silica in the hemp and tu

Angela Prusa founder of the Cannabis and Hemp Association of Namibia (CHAN) says Hemp can be used to solve the housing and unemployment challenge Namibia is battling with. Cannabis is a renewable resource making it a great alternative to fossil fuels. It is a carbon-negative industry which is a big motivator in the times of climate change as we strive to create renewable and sustainable resources that are beneficial to our environment. Reforming cannabis laws will enable any

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on 10th of March 2022 that the first licenses to open the newly legalized marijuana retail outlets coming to New York later this year will be reserved for people with prior marijuana-related convictions. This is probably the best social justice system currently in the world of marijuana law reform. The policy is intended to give people punished during prohibition the first chance to benefit from legalization ahead of U.S. corporations

Angela Prusa from the Cannabis and Hemp Association of Namibia being interviewed by Jana Mari Smith from Namibia Media Holdings. Cannabis prohibition laws are some of the last Apartheid-era laws still being implemented and contradict today's science about harm reduction and the medical benefits of Cannabis. The United Nations and World Health Organization have rescheduled Cannabis in recognition of it's therapeutic properties and the high court in South-Africa has found that

During this debate hosted by local radio station Kosmos 94.1 we hear all sides of the argument about legalization of cannabis currently raging in Namibia. There are some valuable insights offered on topics like substance abuse and the dangers of cannabis use by minors. In the end everyone agrees that there is a place in our society for cannabis. This discussion features Angela Prusa who offers a cannabinoid practitioner's viewpoint, Verona Du Preez a representative of Social

The Congress of Costa Rica's government legalized medical marijuana and the cultivation of hemp for industrial purposes on March the 1st of 2022. Legislators from Costa Rica's ruling party and several opposition groups signed off on the bill, which President Carlos Alvarado applauded as being "of great benefit to Costa Rica." The intention is to boost the country's COVID-battered economy and reduce illegal demand for Cannabis. Cannabis producers will be required to register w