University of Malawi economic professor based at Chancellor College in eastern city of Zomba, Ben Kalua has called for the de-politicization of production of Cannabis – locally known as Chamba- saying said industrial Hemp has the potential to steer the country’s economy towards recovery. He was speaking during a seminar organized by Kemet Forum at […]
The Malawi Government uses what is called the drug scheduling system. Under the Dangerous Drugs Act (Cap 35: 02) of the Laws of Malawi, there are three schedules of controlled substances known as Parts which weigh a drug’s medical value and its abuse potential. A controlled substance is therefore placed in its schedule (Part) based […]
Malawi’s leading reggae outfit Black Missionaries aka Ma Blacks have joined the debate of whether Malawi should legalize the use and farming of Indian Hemp [Chamba]. The band through its front man Ajiru Fumulani threw its weight behind the legalization of the plant over the weekend when the Chileka based band held musical performances in […]
Police in Blantyre have arrested a 28 year-old woman for being found with five bags of cannabis sativa, locally known as chamba. The woman, identified as Ellen Kunyenga Million and hails from Likoswe village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Likoswe in Chiradzulu district, was arrested on Wednesday at her house in Machinjiri Area 10 in Blantyre. The law enforcers […]
Quiet astonishing given the historical records in as far as Marijuana, locally known as Chamba is concerned for a Nkhotakota person to trash calls against legalising what is termed as “holy plant” by the Rasta denomination. Wonders shall indeed never end and on the mention of the subject, Nkhotakota Central Constituency MP Peter Mazizi says […]
Economists and activists have added a positive voice to the calls for the legalisation of Indian hemp, saying Malawi stands to benefit much if it starts growing industrial hemp. Ntchisi North parliamentarian Boniface Kadzamira stood in Parliament last week—that Malawi should legalise the growing and usage of hemp, to beef up the national economy. Kadzamira […]
Debate on whether Chamba (Indian Hemp) should be legalized or not resurfaced Monday in the National Assembly with Ntchisi North Member of Parliament arguing that Chamba fetches more per acre than trees. According to the MP, Boniface Kadzamira (Malawi Congress Party) apart from paper, “hemp can be used to produce fibre, fabric, soap, lighting oil, […]
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) intercepted a truck and seized Indian hemp weighing 42 kilogrammes (kgs) at Lojwa, just after Jenda Trading Centre in Mzimba District. The incident occurred on Thursday, February 5, 2015 following a tip to MRA from members of the public about suspicious items in the truck. The Indian hemp was in […]
Malawi Police in Nkhotakota have arrested a 26-year-old Rasta man for illegally being found in possession of 31 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa locally knowns as ‘chamba’ at Kaombe police checkpoint in the district. Cannabis is regarded as a “sacred commodity” by Rastas and they have been campaigning to have laws allow them to use and […]
One of the well known business men in Lilongwe Rashid Adam Sauzande who runs Ambassador Rest house in the city has been arrested by the Police after being found in possession of Indian hemp locally known as Chamba. According to Kingsly Dandaula who is the Public Relation Officer for Lilongwe Police Station, the arrest was […]
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has seized Indian hemp weighing 29.5kgs at Mwanza Border. The incident took place on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 during inspections conducted on an Intercape bus coming from South Africa. The carton’s owner, Prisca Musesa was immediately arrested by the Police. The hemp, which is currently in Police custody, was disguised in […]
The Balaka Second Grade Magistrate court has ordered a 30-year old woman to pay a fine of K60,000 or serve a 2-months custodial sentence in default or for being found with Canabis Sativa which is commonly known as Indian hemp. Police Prosecutor Sergeant Getrude Chingolo Kafumbula told the court that the suspect Veronica Mwala was […]
Two Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers who were arrested on December 20, 2014 after illegally found in possession of Marijuana or Indian Hemp have been fined K40,000 each by First Grade Magistrate court in the central region district of Nkhotakota. The court heard through state prosecutor sergeant Ngupasye Muyira that on December 20 last year […]
Two Malawi Defence Force (MDF) private soldiers are in Nkhotakota Police custody after eing arrested for allegedly being found in possession of Indian Hemp locally known as Chamba without license. Nkhotakota Police Spokesperson Williams Kaponda said the arrest occurred on Saturday. He identified the soldiers as Grey Chimbulumata, 26, from Parachute Battalion and Mike Jusab, […]
Police at Chingeni road block in Malawi’s Eastern district of Balaka are keeping in custody a 30 year old woman they arrested Monday night for allegedly found with Indian hemp weighing approximately 120 kilograms. The arrest comes six days after the Police at the same road block arrested a Zomba based man for being found with Indian […]
Police at Chingeni Road Block in Malawi’s eastern district of Balaka have arrested a 30 year old man for allegedly being found in possession of Indian hemp which was packed in an expand suitcase in a bus. The Road Block Coordinator Assistant Superintendent Anitta Njanji, says the suspect Stewart M’dala was traveling to Zomba in a […]
While government says it will not join the likes of Uruguay and Colorado in legalising marijuana or cannabis, a Botswana-based Malawian researcher, Paliani Chinguwo has argued that is wrong to claim that Indian Hemp grown in the country has no medicinal value at all. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, James Munthali told a local […]
Police in Blantyre have arrested two Chichiri Prison warders, Wilfred Makuwila and Dickson Mtungama for selling Indian hemp (Chamba) to inmates. Southern Region Police Publicist, Nicholas Gondwa told Nyasa Times, the two confessed to have committed the crime when interrogated, but could not divulge where they source the narcotic drug. Gondwa said Makuwila 29, and […]