Cannabis association challenges herbicide spraying of dagga fields
The Eswatini Cannabis Association demanded an immediate halt to aerial and drone spraying of cannabis fields with herbicides, alleging paraquat, glyphosate and dicamba use without environmental assessment or registered applicators. Police continued Operation Thunder, destroying fields and seizing hundreds of kilograms.
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The Eswatini Cannabis Association demanded an immediate halt to aerial and drone spraying of cannabis fields with herbicides, alleging paraquat, glyphosate and dicamba use without environmental assessment or registered applicators. Police continued Operation Thunder, destroying fields and seizing hundreds of kilograms.[1]
Sources
- Cannabis association calls on government to halt dagga-field spraying (1 October 2025). Eswatini Daily News. ECA letter; herbicide allegations; Operation Thunder..