Malawi Parliament to Debate Cannabis Farming

Blantyre, Malawi  - Malawi's parliament is considering legislation to permit the cultivation of marijuana or cannabis. The aim is to boost the country's foreign exchange earnings but anti-drug advocates are against it.

Malawi lawmaker Peter Dimba told parliament Thursday that locally grown cannabis - which he referred to by its local name of 'chamba' - is in high demand abroad and could yield millions of dol