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Rwanda in talks with EU, US firms to produce cannabis for export

Rwanda is in talks with four European and American companies about growing and processing cannabis for export to meet rising pharmaceutical demand for the narcotic, although its consumption is still banned in the country.

Marijuana plants are seen next to Mexico's Senate building during a call for legalization, at the protest cannabis garden of the Cannabico Mexican Movement in Mexico City, Mexico September 24, 2020. [Reuters]

The move could help boost Rwandan state revenues, hit by the effects of COVID-19, officials said on Wednesday.

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