By Andrew Irumba
President Yoweri Museveni on Friday officially endorsed the growing of weed in Uganda after launching a Cannabis growing company called Industrial Hemp Uganda.
SpyUganda has learnt that the deal to give Industrial Hemp the green light to start planting ‘weed’ (ganja) in Uganda was brokered by rapper Atlas Da African, who is remembered for doing a collabo with Jose Chameleone titled ‘Champion’ some time back.
We have learnt the President took it upon himself to tour the ‘ganja planters’ at their Greenhouse farm in Kawempe division, where they exhibited some of the harvested marijuana.
According to their website, Industrial Hemp (U) Ltd was founded and legally incorporated in 2012 within the laws of Republic of Uganda. Industrial Hemp is a Non-profit organization company that grows and processes medical Cannabis/hemp, licensed and supervised by Ministry of Health and other responsible government agencies/department like Uganda Police Force in Uganda.
Medical cannabis is a term used to describe the use of the cannabis plant and its constituent cannabinoids to alleviate symptoms and help people struggling with medical conditions. The Cannabis plant has been used for medicinal purposes for many centuries among various cultures across the globe. Our vision is to help bring East Africa Community into the booming global Hemp/Cannabis industry that is growing fast in the developed countries world.
The Company is primarily engaged in the growing and development of medical cannabis (Medical Marijuana) and cannabis products alongside sativa for industrial purposes in Uganda.
Apart from Industrial Hemp Uganda, there are several other companies that applied for licenses from the Uganda Investment Authority to start growing Cannabis in Uganda for medicinal purposes.
