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Cannabis in Eswatini (Swaziland) is a traditional crop called insangu in Swazi. [1] The plant is subject to drug control and remains illegal in almost all cases. The local traditional plant variety (Cannabis strain) is known as "Swazi gold"; it is often bioprospected [2] and commands a high price due to its reputation for potency, [1] making it a genetic resource at risk of biopiracy.
A dried cannabis flower. The short-term effects of cannabis are caused by many chemical compounds in the cannabis plant, including 113 [clarification needed] different cannabinoids, such as tetrahydrocannabinol, and 120 terpenes, [1] which allow its drug to have various psychological and physiological effects on the human body.
Malawian cannabis, particularly the strain known as Malawi Gold, is internationally renowned as one of the finest sativa strains from Africa. [1] [2] According to a World Bank report it is among "the best and finest" marijuana strains in the world, [3] generally regarded as one of the most potent psychoactive pure African sativas.
The same act saw the establishment of the Swaziland National Trust Commission. [1] The Commission, a parastatal of the Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs, is charged with the protection and promotion of the country's cultural heritage.
Acapulco Gold is a strain of Cannabis sativa that was popular during the 1960s counterculture movement for its potency, taste, and unique color. It is a landrace cannabis variety that is an 80% sativa and 20% indica hybrid reportedly produced by crossing a native Mexican strain with a Nepalese indica.
Every Swazi may take part in the public parts of the Incwala. The climax of the event is the fourth day of the Big Incwala. The key figures are the King, Queen Mother, royal wives and children, the royal governors ( indunas ), the chiefs, the regiments, and the "bemanti" or "water people".
The strain became popular during the '80s when various strains of cannabis landed in the area of Idukki in Kerala. [4] [5] The climate of the Western Ghats was ideal and the strain soon started spreading. Later, the strain received the name Idukki Gold. Known as Neelachadayan (blue locks) or Neelam in the native tongue.
The tailings of the Ngwenya iron ore mine (the mine itself closed in 1977) are planned to be reworked to extract 2 million metric tons of iron ore concentrate annually. Gold extractions from the northwestern region of the country have been planned, with the Piggs Peak mine getting revived. [2]