Man jailed for plot to frame wife with weed
A man in Singapore who attempted to frame his estranged wife by planting bhang in her car has been sentenced to almost four years in jail. Tan Xianglong, 37, planted what he thought was more than half a kilo of bhang between the rear passenger seats of his wife’s vehicle, assuming it was enough to […]
Get paid to smoke cannabis: British researchers launch trial to examine drug’s effect
A pioneering study has been launched into the effects of cannabis on the human brain and people are being paid to take part. King’s College London’s Cannabis & Me project is recruiting 6,000 people aged 18 to 45 who live in England’s capital and either currently use the drug, have used it less than three times […]
Police uproot over 100 bhang plants at a rental house in Eldoret
Police in Eldoret have launched a manhunt for a man linked to a drug trafficking syndicate in Uasin Gishu County. The search follows the discovery of over 100 cannabis sativa plants, locally known as bhang, at a rental house at Elgon View Estate. In a statement on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, the National Police Service […]
Thailand set to give its citizens 1 million free bhang plants
The Thai government will distribute one million free cannabis plants to households across the nation in June to mark a new rule allowing people to grow cannabis at home, its health minister has said. Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced the move in a Facebook post on May 8 in which he expressed his intention for cannabis plants to […]
Zimbabwe launches Ksh3B bhang farm, processing plant
Zimbabwe has launched a USD27 million (Ksh3,137,400,000) medical cannabis farm and processing plant, to become one of the first African nations to start processing medical cannabis in Africa. Speaking during the launch, President Emerson Mnangagwa said that since 2018, 57 entities have been issued with cannabis operating licences, although only 15 have been operational. The […]