Cannabis Regulatory Authority

In February 2020, the Government of Malawi enacted the  Cannabis Regulation Act 2020, to decriminalize the cultivation, processing, storage, distribution and use of the cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes.   This law does not advocate, authorize, promote or legally accept the use of cannabis for recreation.   Accordingly, vide Bill No 5,  the Cannabis Regulatory Authority (CRA) was established to regulate the cannabis industry. 

On 08 May 2020, vide Bill No 6, an Act was passed to to make provision for regulation of research, cultivation, production, processing, possession, storage, exportation, importation, sale, distribution, and use of cannabis and its products for medicinal, industrial or scientific purposes under prescribed conditions and to provide for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.