Marijuana

From weed to fuel: Kenya’s fight against this SA invader could pay off handsomely

Article Gilbert Nakweya & Bhekisisa Team - 27 Mar 2019

This invasive weed clogs our dam and rivers but in Kenya, it’s become the next big thing in renewable energy.

The great green gold rush

Article Simon Allison & Dhashen Moodley - 16 Mar 2019

Cannabis is set to become a multibillion-rand business in South Africa— but we may have to decolonise it first

I fly high on a little Sinai ‘chocolate’

Article Niren Tolsi - 4 Jan 2019

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’s legalised cannabis ey

Article bogdan TagDiv - 17 Oct 2018

Canada is now the second nation after Uruguay to legalise cannibis

Police commissioner tells cops to let the stoners blaze

Article Govan Whittles - 26 Sep 2018

In a directive seen by the M&G, police are advised to immediately cease the arrest of people found in possession of cannabis

Gareth Prince is still burning to be a lawyer

Article Govan Whittles - 21 Sep 2018

During his first court appearance Prince learnt that 'the disrespect and disgust for our indigenous people and our practices were quite apparent'

#Dagga: ConCourt says yes to getting high in private

Article Gemma Ritchie - 18 Sep 2018

In a unanimous judgment, the Constitutional Court ruled in favour of private possession and cultivation of cannabis

Canada legalises recreational marijuana

Article bogdan TagDiv - 20 Jun 2018

Prime minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals made the legalisation of marijuana a key part of their successful election bid in 2015

Dutch councils aim high in dope growing experiment

Article Agence France Presse - 7 Nov 2017

Local Dutch councils are queueing up to join a government experiment to grow marijuana which could see its production legalised in the Netherlands.

[LISTEN] Marijuana in SA: Is it really legal?

Podcasts Joan Van Dyk & Mia Malan - 9 Oct 2017

There's a lot of confusion about marijuana in South Africa. Mia Malan sat down with Joan van Dyk to separate fact from fiction.

South Africa at dagga crossroads

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Aug 2017

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.

Why the state needs to lose its fight against marijuana policy reform

Article bogdan TagDiv - 31 Jul 2017

The real question SA should ask is whether criminal prohibition is the effective way forward.

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