Uganda has exported 400 kilogrammes of medical marijuana to Germany, the fourth delivery to foreign countries since the government permitted the business in the country.
A kilogramme of medical cannabis, a product used to control pain in patients with terminal illnesses such as cancer, costs around Ush18 million ($5,006), according to a German-based training institution on good manufacturing practices for health products makers on its www.gmp-compliance.org website.
Industrial Hemp Uganda, a private firm licenced to grow and process medical cannabis, said it exported the marijuana on October 16.
Benjamin Cadet, a director at the company, said they have the capacity to produce 30 tonnes of medical marijuana annually but that Covid-19 has been affecting their business.
Mr Cadet said they are also seeking approval to sell some of their products in the Ugandan market, saying it would make the country a global tourism hub for medical cannabis.
“We have developed 10 products of medical cannabis that we have submitted to National Drug Authority (NDA) for approval so that Ugandan patients can benefit other than exporting to other countries,”
A kilogramme of medical cannabis, a product used to control pain in patients with terminal illnesses such as cancer, costs around Ush18 million ($5,006), according to a German-based training institution on good manufacturing practices for health products makers on its www.gmp-compliance.org website.
Industrial Hemp Uganda, a private firm licenced to grow and process medical cannabis, said it exported the marijuana on October 16.
Benjamin Cadet, a director at the company, said they have the capacity to produce 30 tonnes of medical marijuana annually but that Covid-19 has been affecting their business.
Mr Cadet said they are also seeking approval to sell some of their products in the Ugandan market, saying it would make the country a global tourism hub for medical cannabis.
“We have developed 10 products of medical cannabis that we have submitted to National Drug Authority (NDA) for approval so that Ugandan patients can benefit other than exporting to other countries,”
