Zimbabwe legalises marijuana...

Zimbabwe has legalized marijuana for medical and scientific purposes, becoming the second African country to do so after Lesotho.

By so doing, the south African country can now produce marijuana for medicinal and scientific purposes, thus turning the drug into a source of revenue.
However, recreational use of the drug known in the country as ‘mbanje or dagga’ remains illegal.
A government notice by the health and child care minister, Dr David Parirenyatwa says individuals and corporations can apply for licenses to grow marijuana, whose production and possession had brought up to 12 years in prison. 

The five-year licences will clear also clear growers to possess, transport and sell fresh cannabis, cannabis oil, and dried product.