Cannabis academy bets on South Africa pot revolution

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 22, 2023 2:53 pm

JOHANNESBURG: In a leafy suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, green leaves adorn the walls of a school where students learn how to grow cannabis — but smoking pot is banned.

The teaching aims to dispel stigma around marijuana, says Linda Siboto, the co-founder of the institution, which styles itself as Africa's first cannabis academy.

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