Cannabis Science, Inc. announced Harvard Medical School’s Global Health Catalyst (GHC), American States University (ASU), and Elpasso Farms (South Africa), and Cannabis Science (CBIS) announce the signing of a historic collaboration agreement for development initiatives throughout Africa to strengthen its economic and healthcare infrastructure through education, agriculture, technology, and food security. One initial outcome of the collaboration will be the creation of a new University, the Pan African Agriculture and Commerce University (PAACU), with world-class education and research, focused on agriculture, food security, and healthcare accessibility throughout the African continent. Working through the new PAACU platform, the parties will initially focus on: Education: GHC, CBIS, ASU, and Elpasso Farms will collaborate through PAACU to develop and implement educational initiatives globally, with a particular focus on initiatives in Africa. GHC and ASU will leverage their existing facilities and resources, as appropriate, to implement education initiatives, including the establishment of a Global Center of Excellence for Phytomedicines under PAACU. Activities of this Global Center of Excellence will include the growing and testing of various indigenous medical plants. GHC will provide full access to its resources, including library, educational materials, medical resources, and personnel. Harvard faculty, via the GHC, will assist in the development of curricula, educational materials and teaching of courses for PAACU, ASU, and their students, with exchange programs and co-mentored research involving Harvard and PAACU faculty and students. This will also include access to GHC’s resources for tele-medicine and tele-education to train post-graduate doctors in specialized fields where there is a lack of available healthcare professionals throughout Africa. PAACU and ASU will provide the platform to develop and deliver healthcare, agriculture, and other related courses to students throughout Africa. Research: GHC, CBIS, ASU, and Elpasso, through PAACU, will collaborate on research and development initiatives and will utilize their respective networks to support collaborative research activities. GHC will bring the best of science and technology from Harvard to investigate and translate plant-based medicines from farm to bedside, leveraging world-class library of resources, personnel, and network necessary to support the research activities to be undertaken by the parties to this agreement. CBIS, as a drug-development company, will provide access to its Global Medical Consortium, comprised of universities, foundations, corporations, and other stakeholders, to support the research activities to be undertaken by the parties to this agreement. Elpasso, as one of the most successful commercial farms in South Africa, will leverage its expertise to support the research activities to be undertaken related to agricultural security and food security. Agriculture and Food Security: GHC, CBIS, ASU, and Elpasso Farms will collaborate through PAACU to develop and implement initiatives to promote agriculture and food security throughout Africa. In the area of food security, the parties will emphasize and promote the importance of micronutrients in helping to improve the overall health of Africa’s population. The approach will include education, training, and promoting the establishment of farms owned and operated by Africans and the African Diaspora, as well as promoting crop diversity and increasing locally grown and nutrient-rich crops. Global Consortium Building: The parties will build and promote a Global Consortium with stakeholders from government, private sector, and academia. Collaboration will be developed with relevant individuals and organizations that can provide technical and financial resources to support the activities of the parties. The intent of GHC, CBIS, ASU, and Elpasso Farms will be to initially develop initiatives in South Africa that can be successfully replicated throughout Africa. Advocacy: GHC, CBIS, ASU, and Elpasso Farms will work to develop and finance projects throughout Africa, and will leverage their collective experience, expertise, resources, and networks to design, develop, and implement projects that strengthen healthcare infrastructure throughout Africa through education, training, and food security. GHC, CBIS, ASU, and Elpasso Farms will initially focus on the following activities: Implement agricultural and food security programs to improve the overall health of Africa’s population. The food security programs will focus on micro-nutrients including implementation of: educational programs for food security and safety; educational programs for indigenous agriculture/farming; educational programs to promote the importance of micro-nutrients to help improve the overall health of Africa’s population. Implement tele-education, non-traditional hybrid, and traditional educational programs to strengthen Africa’s healthcare infrastructure. Improve access to higher quality healthcare for all people in Africa. Develop and offer educational courses to specifically increase the number of skilled healthcare resources, including the number of nurses and physicians, working throughout Africa. Reduce healthcare disparities between developed and developing countries. Implement the use of phytomedicines that are developed and manufactured in Africa for patients throughout Africa and globally. Develop and implement financial endowment programs, grants, and leverage existing relationships with stakeholders (government, private sector, academia, civil society, bilateral and multilateral development agencies, international finance institutions, etc.) to fund activities developed by GHC, CBIS, ASU, and Elpasso Farms.