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
Uruguay legalised the production, distribution and sale of marijuana for recreational purposes in December 2013
South Africa has by, many accounts, a natural zol endowment that can make the country a world leader
Agriculture minister Senzeni Zokwana has told Eastern Cape cannabis farmers not to expect protection from his department
A group of men harvest medicinal plants, which they then process and sell, but it’s a tough trade
‘In some countries, you’d be okay if you were caught with a gram of the stuff because that’s seen as a one-person portion,’ writes Shaun de Waal
Showdown at Luthuli House: A minister’s bribe confession provides ammunition for Ace Magashule to fight back against President Ramaphosa
Showdown at Luthuli House: A minister’s bribe confession provides ammunition for Ace Magashule to fight back against President Ramaphosa
Parliament may define what is a ‘private place’ and how much cannabis could constitute dealing
‘Fully legalising cannabis will create a new, lucrative industry —one with potential to create jobs’
During his first court appearance Prince learnt that ‘the disrespect and disgust for our indigenous people and our practices were quite apparent’
The robed justice crusader and the truth warrior press ombud get joint recognition
Progressive thinking will help us realise the many opportunities opened up by the legalisation of the drug for private use