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Govt finally approves marijuana growing, releases tough rules for firms

CONRAD AHABWE | PML Daily Senior CorrespondentbyCONRAD AHABWE | PML Daily Senior Correspondent
January 27, 2020
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A multi-million marijuana production plant to be built in Kasese district, Western Uganda (PHOTO/FILE).

KAMPALA – The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, has drafted 15 stringent guidelines that companies seeking to grow marijuana for medical purposes must follow.

According to a draft copy of the guidelines seen by this website, individuals and companies seeking to grow or export marijuana for medical purposes will be required to present minimum capital of $5m (about Shs18.3 billion) and a bank guarantee of Shs4 billion.

The government will want all investors to present tax clearance certificates from the Uganda Revenue Authority, valid trading license, evidence of value addition to cannabis and audited accounts, among others.

The guidelines further stipulate that marijuana farms/sites must not be located near schools, hospitals and residential areas and in case of any associates/business partners and such details must be disclosed to government including site designs, a robust security system with access control systems and intrusion systems in place.

The draft report by Dr Aceng indicates the stringent guidelines are intended to prevent abuse of the marijuana growing licences.

This website understands that Cabinet was on Monday, January 27, 2020, set to discuss and approve the guidelines.

The revelation is a relief to hundreds of companies that have applied for licences to grow Marijuana for medical purposes in Uganda.

Cannabis is a proven pharmaceutical product for treating severe medical conditions, such as cancer, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, arthritis, and other neurological conditions.

Industrial Hemp Uganda Ltd, a private company based in Hima, Kasese District, has since 2017 been enjoying the monopoly working with Industrial Globus Pharma Uganda Ltd (a subsidiary of Together Pharma from Israel) to grow medical marijuana for export to Germany and Canada.
Some of the companies with pending licenses include; Natgro Phama (U) Ltd, Medraw (U) SMC Ltd,  Urban Properties (U) Ltd,  Prime Ranchers,  Silver Seeds (U) Ltd, Dave and Dave Group, Seven Blades,  Cannops Africa, Quest Worths International Group, Premier Hemp, Sativa Agro-tech Ltd,  Zeus Agro Ltd and Owesia (U) Ltd.

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