Rwanda’s First Medical Marijuana Cultivation Facility Will Soon Ready To Operate
Republic of Rwanda, a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, is working on positioning itself as a key player in the global medical marijuana market. In 2021, Rwanda legalized medical cannabis use, production, cultivation, import and export. The legalization came some 11 years after the Minister of Health initially proposed the refrom.
King Kong Organics (KKOG), a subsidiary of KKOG Global, a US corporation was the first company to secure a 5-year license to cultivate cannabis for medical purposes in March. KKOG Rwanda invested $10 million in the project to develop its production facility in Musanze, which is expected to be complete in September 2024, writes NewsWeed according to translation.
CEO Rene Joseph recently confirmed that 70% of the installations had been completed and that the production launch is expected to start on schedule.
The country’s climate and fertile …