12 Sep 2022
12 Sep 2022

Bloomberg covers SafriCanna’s success, recent expansion, and future plans

Bloomberg UK interviews Bassim Haidar about what drew him to investing in South Africa’s medicinal cannabis industry, how demand and the market for SafriCanna’s product are changing, and where SafriCanna is headed now. The interview comes in the wake of the unveiling of ambitious plans to grow SafriCanna to cope with the ever-growing demand for high-quality medicinal cannabis.

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  • Blog, In The News

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