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SA's first Cannabis stock Labat Africa - a two year project for Brian van Rooyen

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Those who chuckled when analysts considered the prospect of turning South Africa into the global epicentre for a mushrooming cannabis industry are surely thinking differently after hearing the references by president Cyril Ramaphosa in last month's State of the National Address. The official sanction is no surprise to serial entrepreneur Brian van Rooyen as he explains in this in-depth podcast on the potential for turning unproductive crops and mills into green gold. Van Rooyen is the CEO of Labat Africa, SA's first cannabis-focused listing. - Alec Hogg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3 Mar 2020 8AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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