{"id":24796,"date":"2018-03-27T05:47:50","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T13:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2018\/03\/27\/road-trip-in-lesotho-africas-first-country-to-legalise-cannabis-cultivation\/"},"modified":"2018-03-27T12:35:51","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T20:35:51","slug":"road-trip-in-lesotho-africas-first-country-to-legalise-cannabis-cultivation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2018\/03\/27\/road-trip-in-lesotho-africas-first-country-to-legalise-cannabis-cultivation\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Trip In Lesotho: Africa\u2019s First Country to Legalise Cannabis Cultivation"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>Fields Of Green for All, a Johannesburg legalisation non-profit, took a road trip down into Lesotho for Cannabis News Network for the real story behind \u2018Africa\u2019s First Country to Grant Medical Marijuana Licenses\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Lesotho has the record of being the only country in the world with an average height over 1000 meters and is a slow drive through the mountains.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a geographically challenging and economically impoverished place to live. The WHO estimates life expectancy at just over 50 years.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u2018<span id=\"E65\">Lesotho is completely surrounded by South Africa so<\/span><span id=\"E66\"> we wondered where the product w<\/span><span id=\"E67\">ould be going to. The minute it were to cross a border by road, it would become an illegal substance.\u2019<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Recommended reading to learn more about cannabis in Lesotho:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sensiseeds.com\/en\/blog\/cannabis-lesotho-en\/\">Cannabis in Lesotho (Sensi Seeds)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkingdrugs.org\/lesotho-cannabis-legalisation-restricted\">US Corp Cashes in as Lesotho Becomes the First African Country to Legalise Cannabis Cultivation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dopemagazine.com\/lesotho-first-african-country-grant-medical-marijuana-license\/\">Is Africa the Next Cannabis Superpower? Lesotho First African Country to Grant Medical Marijuana License<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjbizdaily.com\/first-africa-exports-medical-marijuana-canada\/\">In a first, Africa exports medical marijuana to Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Visit The Dagga Couple website &amp; their <\/em>non profit<em> Fields of Green For all:<\/em><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.daggacouple.co.za\/\">https:\/\/www.daggacouple.co.za\/<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/fieldsofgreenforall.org.za\/\">https:\/\/fieldsofgreenforall.org.za\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Cannabis News Network is a news journal which publishes only cannabis-related news.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nRead More: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cannabisnewsnetwork.com\/road-trip-in-lesotho-africas-first-legal-cannabis-cultivation-cannabis-news-network\/\" target=\"_blank\">Road Trip In Lesotho: Africa\u2019s First Country to Legalise Cannabis Cultivation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fields Of Green for All, a Johannesburg legalisation non-profit, took a road trip down into Lesotho for Cannabis News Network for the real story behind \u2018Africa\u2019s First Country to Grant Medical Marijuana Licenses\u2019. 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