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Eswatini farmers growing cannabis known as Swazi Gold may
facing economic ruin after its main source of income, neighboring country of the South
Africa has legalized private growth and consumption in its country, reports
Reuters.
"I need money from ganja (cannabis), then
thing is a game like for me because I shut up and sometimes cops come to burn
", said Mbuso, a farmer who has been cultivating cannabis for fourteen years
in the country officially known Swaziland.
Mbuso is only one of the many peasants of this little kingdom
which depend on strong demand for their potent cannabis strain. They sell a gram of cannabis for about R7,
which is then smuggled into South Africa and Mozambique where it is usually
sold about 10 times the purchase price.
Thanks to the recent legislative change in South Africa, they fear
could smother their business that is mostly private users.
"I need money from ganja (cannabis) to make
Something bigger at home, to grow corn and beans. And I had
cultivate this first and harvest it and sell it and go to the farm at home, "he said.
A Florida-based company, Profile Solutions Inc., recently
received a coveted 10-year license to produce and sell hemp and medical grade
cannabis in Eswatini.
But small farmers like Mbuso are still in the process of
prosecuted, arrested and burned their marijuana crops for recreational purposes.
Subsistence farmers like Mbuso are worried about their
In the future, some African governments are waking up to the potential of a legal system.
cannabis industry. Lesotho became the
first country in Africa to legalize marijuana production for medical use
last year.
In April, four South African companies obtained licenses for the supply of drug-based dagga from
South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA), the
organization responsible for issuing cultural and export licenses.
Read now: How to get a license to cultivate the dagga in the export market
According to the United Nations, more than 10,000 tons of cannabis are
produced in Africa each year.
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