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Canada’s first licensed medical marijuana producer is preparing for the expected legalization of medical weed in South Africa by signing a cannabis oil supply agreement with a South African firm, which it says should help it expand into other African countries.

Saskatoon-based CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. said in a news release that its agreement with Akula Trading 2 Pty Ltd. “contemplates” the sale of its cannabinoid oil to South Africa’s 55 million residents, and that it is applying for the permits to do so.

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CanniMed spokeswoman Dara Willis said the regulations for legal pot are expected to be in place by the fall, and that while the company does not yet have a sales projection, around 1,000 South African doctors are “ready to prescribe.”

“Today’s announcement marks another very significant milestone in the Company’s international expansion plans,” CanniMed president and CEO Brent Zettl said in a statement on Thursday.