Once the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill (tabled five years ago)
is passed, marijuana can be removed from the Drugs Act
A judicious puff of weed by those who cause carnage on our highways and byways would make driving a pleasant experience, writes Christian Stephen
When the illicit is legalised and researched into mundanity, where’s the magic, asks Luke Feltham
The production of cannabis and hemp for medicinal and industrial purposes finally gets a boost from the government
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It’s been an up-and-down week. Cannabis is firing up, the lights are out even without a war and Shenge is angry with me — again
The declaration of hemp as an agricultural crop now allows importation, exportation, cultivation, sale and research of hemp in South Africa
Cannabis is dubbed the ‘mop crop’ for its ability to remove or render industrial pollutants harmless
Foreign investment has been lined up for a joint venture with the Ingonyama Trust Board, which administers tribal land for the Zulu monarch
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Goodleaf has announced a major transaction with Highlands Investments, one of the first and largest growers of cannabis in Lesotho
The cannabis underground tutors the corporate class in the vagaries of their shared mistress
Cannabis is scheduled for its South African parole on September 18. Kelly McQue’s handy medical marijuana producers’ guide is an opening salvo against corporate medicine’s demand for exclusive rights to the plant’s healing powers
The lockdown has prevented public consultations and parliamentary committee meetings on the commercial use of marijuana and hemp
In about 2015, I was working in another country and it was frustrating that you couldn’t access cannabis. When I returned, I felt it would be great to eat cannabis or use it in a more discreet way. Edibles seemed the way to go. Infused chocolates, brownies, lollipops and sweets — those were the first […]
This invasive weed clogs our dam and rivers but in Kenya, it’s become the next big thing in renewable energy.
Cannabis is set to become a multibillion-rand business in South Africa— but we may have to decolonise it first
Finding weed in an Egyptian resort crawling with security men during a conference of African leaders is as difficult as parting the Red Sea
Canada is now the second nation after Uruguay to legalise cannibis
In a directive seen by the M&G, police are advised to immediately cease the arrest of people found in possession of cannabis
During his first court appearance Prince learnt that ‘the disrespect and disgust for our indigenous people and our practices were quite apparent’
In a unanimous judgment, the Constitutional Court ruled in favour of private possession and cultivation of cannabis
Prime minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals made the legalisation of marijuana a key part of their successful election bid in 2015
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Local Dutch councils are queueing up to join a government experiment to grow marijuana which could see its production legalised in the Netherlands.
There’s a lot of confusion about marijuana in South Africa. Mia Malan sat down with Joan van Dyk to separate fact from fiction.
A Western Cape court ruled in March that a ban on dagga use by adults at home was unconstitutional, effectively decriminalising it in the province.
The real question SA should ask is whether criminal prohibition is the effective way forward.
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Burning global issues need to be tackled slowly and methodically, one joint at a time
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US drug laws force marijuana dispensaries to run on a cash basis, flooding tax offices with bags of notes, and raising safety concerns.
The legalisation of marijuana in Colorado has proved a welcome boost for the state’s coffers.
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Uruguay made history when it legalised the sale of marijuana but its progressive policy has led to distrust and police harrassment.
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The presidency invited South Africans on social media to recommend topics for Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address – and we obliged.
Possession of small amounts of dagga will no longer be reason for immediate arrest. Court summonses are still the order of the day though.
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A pupil from an inner city school in Johannesburg speaks about pupils who smoke weed and see it as a mechanism to influence their popularity.