AGRICULTURE NEWS - Murphy said regulatory progress made in the past five years had allowed South Africa to catch up with other countries that had legalised cannabis production earlier.
To date, the South African Health Product Authority had issued 55 cannabis cultivation permits.
Limited access to the legal medical market for patients, equity concerns with regard to traditional farms, and the scope of hemp licenses were nevertheless holding the industry back, he said.
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