I-Philip Morris International, inkampani yecuba enkulu kwihlabathi, ingene ngokusemthethweni kwishishini le-cannabinoid.

I-Philip Morris International, inkampani yecuba enkulu kwihlabathi, ingene ngokusemthethweni kwishishini le-cannabinoid.

Ithetha ntoni le nto? Ukusukela ngeminyaka yee-1950 ukuya koo-1990, ukutshaya kwakujongwa njengomkhwa “opholileyo” kunye nesixhobo sefashoni kwihlabathi liphela. Nkqu neenkwenkwezi zaseHollywood zihlala zibonisa ukutshaya kwiimuvi, zizenza zibonakale njengeempawu ezibuthathaka. Ukutshaya kuxhaphakile kwaye kwamkelekile kwihlabathi liphela. Nangona kunjalo, le meko ayizange ihlale ixesha elide, njengoko ubungqina bomhlaza kunye nezinye iingxaki zempilo ezibulalayo ezibangelwa yimidiza ekugqibeleni zikhokelela ekufeni abunakuhoywa. Iingxilimbela ezininzi zecuba ziye zakhuthaza ukwenziwa kwaziweyo kwecuba, nto leyo eyenza kube lula ukuba abantu bafikelele kuzo. UPhilip Morris International (PMI) ungomnye wabaqhubi abakhulu, kwaye unanamhla, uhlala engumdlali omkhulu kumashishini ecuba. Ngokutsho kweWorld Health Organization, ukutshaya kubangela ukufa kwabantu abamalunga nezigidi ezisi-8 ehlabathini lonke. Ngokucacileyo, ngokunyuka kwentsangu, uPhilip Morris International naye ufuna iqhekeza lepayi.

Imbali kaPhilip Morris yeNkampani yoMdla kwiCannabis

Ukuba uphequlula kwimbali yesi sigebenga secuba sinomdla kwintsangu, uya kumangaliswa kukufumanisa ukuba umdla kaPhilip Morris kwintsangu unokulandwa umva ngo-1969, kunye namanye amaxwebhu angaphakathi angqina ukuba inkampani yayinomdla kumandla entsangu. Kuyafaneleka ukuba uqaphele ukuba ababoni kuphela i-marijuana njengemveliso enokubakho, kodwa kunye nokhuphiswano. Ngapha koko, imemo evela kwi-1970 ide yabonisa ukuba kunokwenzeka ukuba uPhilip Morris aqonde ukuba semthethweni kwentsangu. Ngokukhawuleza ukuya kwi-2016, uPhilip Morris wenza utyalo-mali olukhulu oluxabisa i-20 yezigidi zeedola kwi-Syqe Medical, inkampani yase-Israel ye-biotechnology egxile kwintsangu yonyango. Ngelo xesha, u-Syqe wayevelisa i-cannabis inhaler yonyango enokubonelela izigulana ngeedosi ezithile ze-cannabis yonyango. Ngokutsho kwesivumelwano, u-Syqe uya kusebenza kwakhona ekuphuhliseni iteknoloji ekhethekileyo ukuze uFilipu Morris anciphise umonakalo obangelwa ukutshaya kwimpilo. Kwi-2023, uFilipu Morris wafikelela kwisivumelwano sokufumana i-Syqe Medical nge-650 yezigidi zeedola, ngaphandle kokuba i-Syqe Medical ihlangabezana neemeko ezithile. Kwingxelo kaCalcalist, le ntengiselwano yimbali, eyona nto iphambili kukuba ukuba i-Syqe Medical's inhaler iphumelele iimvavanyo zeklinikhi, uPhilip Morris uya kuqhubeka efumana zonke izabelo zenkampani kule mali ikhankanywe ngasentla.

Emva koko, uPhilip Morris wenza elinye inyathelo elithe cwaka!

NgoJanuwari ka-2025, uPhilip Morris wakhupha ingxelo yeendaba echaza intsebenziswano kunye nokusekwa kweshishini elidibeneyo phakathi kwe-subsidiary ye-Vectra Fertin Pharma (VFP) kunye nenkampani yaseCanada ye-biotechnology i-Avicanna, egxile kuphuhliso lwamachiza e-cannabinoid. Ngokutsho koshicilelo lweendaba, ukusekwa kweli shishini lidibeneyo lijolise ekukhuthazeni ukufikeleleka kunye nophando lwe-cannabis. U-Avicanna sele ethathe isikhundla esiphezulu kwinkalo yezempilo. Nangona kunjalo, ushicilelo lweendaba alukhankanyi ukubandakanyeka kukaPhilip Morris, kodwa kuyacaca ukuba izigebenga zecuba kudala zinomdla kwishishini le-cannabis. Ukususela ekuqaleni kwe-2016, xa beqala ukusebenzisana ne-Syqe Medical, yabonisa umdla wenkampani kwintsimi yezempilo, kwaye le ntsebenziswano kunye no-Avicanna yaqinisa ngakumbi oku.

Utshintsho kwisimo sengqondo kunye nemikhwa yabathengi

Ngapha koko, kusengqiqweni ukuba izigebenga zecuba zitshintshele kwi-cannabis okanye kwicandelo lezempilo. Njengoko ilizwi lihamba, ukuba awukwazi ukuboyisa, bajoyine! Kuyabonakala ukuba inani labantu abatshayayo liye lehla kwiminyaka yakutshanje. Isizukulwana esincinci sabathengi ngoku siyahlukana nemiqobo yecuba kunye notywala kwaye siguqukela ekusebenziseni intsangu. UPhilip Morris ayisiyiyo kuphela isigebenga secuba esinomdla kwintengiso ye-cannabis. Kwangoko ngo-2017, inkampani yase-US ebambe i-Altria Group yaqala ukulahla ishishini layo lecuba kwaye yatyala imali eyi-1.8 yeebhiliyoni zeedola kwinkokeli yaseCanada iCronos Group. Iqela le-Altria liphethe iinkampani ezinkulu ezininzi zaseMelika, kubandakanya uPhilip Morris, kwaye newebhusayithi yayo ngoku inesiqubulo esithi “Ngaphandle Kokutshaya”. Esinye isigebenga secuba, iBritish American Tobacco (BAT), nayo ibonakalise umdla omkhulu kwi-cannabis. Ixesha elithile ngoku, icuba laseBritane laseMelika liphanda iimveliso ze-cannabis, ngakumbi ukutofa i-CBD kunye ne-THC kwi-e-cigarettes ethengiswa phantsi kweVuse kunye neVype brand. Ngo-2021, icuba laseBritane laseMelika laqala ukuvavanya iimveliso zalo ze-CBD e-UK. I-Renault Tobacco, ekwanxulumene neCuba yaseBritane yaseMelika, icinge ngokungena kwishishini le-cannabis. Ngokwamaxwebhu angaphakathi, kwangeminyaka yoo-1970, iNkampani yeCuba yakwaRenault yabona intsangu njengethuba kunye nomntu okhuphisana naye.

Isishwankathelo

Ekugqibeleni, umya awusosisongelo sokwenene kwishishini lecuba. Ishishini lecuba lifanele lizazi ngokwalo kuba eneneni icuba linokubangela umhlaza lize likhokelela ekuphulukaneni nobomi. Kwelinye icala, intsangu ngumhlobo kunokuba lutshaba: njengoko ukwanda ngokusemthethweni ngokusemthethweni kunye nokwanda okuqhubekayo kokusetyenziswa kwentsangu kubonisa ukuba ngenene inokusindisa ubomi. Nangona kunjalo, ubudlelwane phakathi kwecuba kunye nentsangu lusakhula kwaye lukhula. Ngokumisela intsangu ngokusemthethweni, izigebenga zecuba zinokufunda kucelomngeni nakumathuba afunyanwa ngumya. Nangona kunjalo, inye into ecacileyo: ukwehla kokusetyenziswa kwecuba ngokwenene lithuba elibalulekileyo le-cannabis, njengoko abantu abaninzi benethemba lokusebenzisa iimveliso ezinempilo ukuthatha indawo yecuba. Ukwenza uqikelelo, sinokuqhubeka nokubona izigebenga zecuba zityala imali kwiinkampani ze-cannabis, njengoko sibonile kumzekelo okhankanywe ngasentla. Le ntsebenziswano ngokuqinisekileyo ziindaba ezilungileyo kuwo omabini amashishini, kwaye sinethemba lokubona ngakumbi intsebenziswano enjalo!