Malawi GoldCannabis in Malawi ArticleTalk LanguageDownload PDFWatchEdit Malawian cannabis, particularly the strain known as Malawi Gold, is internationally renowned as one of the finestsativa strainsfrom Africa.[1][2]According to aWorld Bankreport it is among "the best and finest" marijuana strains in the world,[3]generally regarded as one of the most potent psychoactive pure African sativas. The popularity of this variety has led to such a profound increase in marijuana tourism and economic profit in Malawi that Malawi Gold is listed as one of the three "Big C's" in Malawian exports:chambo(Tilapia fish), chombe (tea), and chamba (cannabis).[4] In February 2020, Malawi's parliament legalized the cultivation and processing of cannabis for industrial and medicinal uses, but did not decriminalize recreational use in the country.[5][6]