Cannabis trade no pipe dream for Eastern Cape

Province to host summit to explore crop’s business and job creation potential, but economists still wary of grey areas

While the Eastern Cape government hopes to capitalise on any future business opportunities the cannabis industry has to offer, economists do not believe it will have a significant economic output for the province.

Policy uncertainty and antidrug lobby groups will be the industry’s biggest hurdles, they have warned...

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