Cannabis Stories

NACADA report shows rising trend of alcohol consumption among university students

Maureen Kinyanjui | Feb 13, 2025

NACADA's study, which surveyed undergraduate students from both public and private universities in Kenya, also revealed that friends are the leading s...

Study shows frequent marijuana use may impair key memory skills, affect job performance

Charity Kilei | Jan 30, 2025

Cannabis remains one of the most commonly used illicit substances worldwide, with approximately 147 million people — about 2.5 per cent of the global...

Normalisation of bhang abuse aiding its prevalence in the country- Study

Mary Wambui | Nov 15, 2024

According to the report, traffickers have adopted sophisticated methods to evade capture, including lacing food and snacks with cannabis.

Rwanda nears completion of Sh1.2bn cannabis production facility in Musanze

Lucy Mumbi | Aug 14, 2024

The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) authorised KKOG to cultivate cannabis specifically for medicinal extraction and the export of various medicinal pro...

South Africa legalises cannabis sale, use by adults in private settings

Mary Wambui | May 29, 2024

This follows a move by President Cyril Ramaphosa to sign into law the Cannabis for Private Purposes Act (CfPPA) which regulates the cultivation, posse...

Police seize bhang worth Sh1.75m in Mombasa disguised as dried fish

Farhiya Hussein | Mar 28, 2024

The drugs were being transported through courier services.