The police and criminal justice system continue with a punitive approach to fight illegal drug trade, targeting poor black users in particular
Two promising uses of hemp are the manufacturing of “green” biofuels and the building of low-cost and sustainable housing
The province wants to be prepared to benefit from the national cannabis masterplan
Legislation aimed to kickstart the commercial recreational cannabis industry will not benefit the rural communities who have been cultivating the plant for generations
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
Proposed amendments to the Cannabis for Private Purposes bill allow for the creation of a commercial recreational cannabis industry
Paddy Harper doesn’t know who to vote for yet, since the Dagga Party isn’t contesting his ward, but right now what to order for lunch is a more pressing concern
Foreign investment has been lined up for a joint venture with the Ingonyama Trust Board, which administers tribal land for the Zulu monarch
Local farmers need to be included in the process of growing and distribution to create a sustainable market
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
The owner of a cannabis grow club that provides space and expertise to its members is facing criminal charges.
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 Bill, which was passed by cabinet last week, caps private, personal home possession of cannabis at 600g a person, or 1.2kg of dried cannabis per household
The lockdown has prevented public consultations and parliamentary committee meetings on the commercial use of marijuana and hemp
The stigma around the plant needs to be addressed and citizens involved in new policies and processes in order for the market to change
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 […]
Between load-shedding and the Covid-19 pandemic, things are bleak. At least I’ve stocked up on cannabis
Sugar barons going down and the new marijuana Bill are
timely distractions from thinking
about the old man
Draft regulations do not allow for commercial cultivation or sale, but policy could change this
Dagga’s illegality here and in the United States was racist and the new cannabis industry doesn’t include those who were jailed for using it
This is the show that the Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, does not want you to see
The Canapax chain owner, who claims to be a traditional healer, has been arrested
September 18: the day dagga was decriminalised and the day that the ConCourt reconfirmed beating a child is illegal
The major hurdle is not so much an absence of science, or safety, as it is unthinking religious, moral or cultural panic
On September 18 2018, the Constitutional Court decriminalized the private use and cultivation of cannabis in private spaces.
Today, I’m a weed activist. I’ve seen the injustice of really, really good people getting fucked by really bad laws
Go Life International, a listed company that manufactures health supplements, has been in talks with the Ingonyama Trust Board
Cannabis is set to become a multibillion-rand business in South Africa— but we may have to decolonise it first
Earlier this week, the budding political party put out a call to supporters to donate to their election campaign
It’s now okay to smoke cannabis, or at least it’s legal as long as you don’t buy your supply. But what about drinking it?
Finding weed in an Egyptian resort crawling with security men during a conference of African leaders is as difficult as parting the Red Sea