A government notice issued by the health minister says individuals and corporations can apply for licences to grow marijuana, whose production and possession had brought up to 12 years in prison. HARARE, Zimbabwe—Zimbabwe has legalized the production of marijuana for medicinal and scientific purposes, making it the rare African country to turn the drug into a source of revenue. The tiny nation of Lesotho last year became the first in Africa to issue a licence for medical marijuana. Much of Africa still criminalizes the production and use of marijuana. Africa is second only to the Americas in terms of production and consumption of the drug, according to the United Nations’ 2017 World Drug Report.

Source: thestar April 28, 2018 14:48 UTC