GOVERNMENT’S slow pace in actualising the cultivation and production of hemp is delaying the economic benefits and job creation that it will come with if implemented, former Kabushi Member of Parliament Bowman Lusambo has said.Mr Lusambo said growing marijuana for medicinal purposes was fetching millions of dollars in other countries and had created a lot of jobs and Zambia was not going to be the first country to implement it.He said the Patriotic Front while in government made sure that a lot of research was done by various stakeholders before the law was passed for growing of marijuana for medicinal and export purposes and was about to be launched before the party was voted out.“It’s shocking that such a profitable project has been slowed down despite the efforts that were put in place in making sure that it was a success, we pushed it so that it can be creating jobs for youths and women,” Mr […]
Hemp cultivation could be a money spinner – Lusambo
