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Legalising the cannabis economy takes a Covid-19 hit

Business Paddy Harper - 19 May 2020

The lockdown has prevented public consultations and parliamentary committee meetings on the commercial use of marijuana and hemp

The Portfolio: 4.20 Delights Baker

Article 4.20 Delights Baker - 28 Apr 2020

In about 2015, I was working in another country and it was frustrating that you couldn’t access cannabis. When I returned,...

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

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Canada’s legalised cannabis ey

Article bogdan TagDiv - 17 Oct 2018

Canada is now the second nation after Uruguay to legalise cannibis

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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.

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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.

The G20 leaders could learn a thing or two from the rapidly rising marijuana movement

Analysis bogdan TagDiv - 7 Sep 2016

Burning global issues need to be tackled slowly and methodically, one joint at a time

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