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Medical Marijuana

SMMEs are key to the growth of South Africa’s cannabis industry
Opinion
/ 1 February 2023

SMMEs are key to the growth of South Africa’s cannabis industry

Almost a year after the president swore to advance the sector, the government is yet to finalise its master plan, giving big business the edge

By Siseko Maposa
The many moods of sweet Mary Jane
Opinion
/ 12 May 2021

The many moods of sweet Mary Jane

The cannabis underground tutors the corporate class in the vagaries of their shared mistress

By Guy Oliver
Homegrown vs Big Pharma: Who stands to benefit from the legal market for medical marijuana?
Friday
/ 15 September 2020

Homegrown vs Big Pharma: Who stands to benefit from the legal market for medical marijuana?

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

By Guy Oliver
Dagga: Push for legality and legitimacy
Multimedia
/ 22 August 2019

Dagga: Push for legality and legitimacy

On September 18 2018, the Constitutional Court decriminalized the private use and cultivation of cannabis in private spaces.

By Hiram Alejandro Duran
Editorial: Can cannabis save SA’s economy?
Article
/ 21 September 2018

Editorial: Can cannabis save SA’s economy?

‘Fully legalising cannabis will create a new, lucrative industry —one with potential to create jobs’

By Editorial
[LISTEN] Marijuana in SA: Is it really legal?
Podcasts
/ 9 October 2017

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

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

By Joan Van Dyk, Mia Malan and Dylan Bush
Letters to the editor: October 6 to 12 2017
Article
/ 6 October 2017

Letters to the editor: October 6 to 12 2017

Readers write in about the auditor witch-hunt, and drug policy

By Letters
Legal dagga process draaaags on
Article
/ 29 September 2017

Legal dagga process draaaags on

Growing marijuana for medical use is due to be greenlit, but the informal market is already booming

By Staff Reporter
Dagga has been legalised. Now, what’s next for medical marijuana?
Article
/ 22 September 2017

Dagga has been legalised. Now, what’s next for medical marijuana?

The Constitutional Court has legalised the personal use of pot. Take a look at the future medical marijuana in this piece from our archives.

By Joan Van Dyk
South Africa at dagga crossroads
Article
/ 10 August 2017

South Africa at dagga crossroads

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.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 16 March 2016

It’s high time we make cannabis available for medical research

Medical regulatory bodies must be guided by solid evidence rather than pressure from recreational users pushing for the legalisation of the drug.

By Charles Parry
Dealing marijuana not so dope in the US
Article
/ 18 February 2016

Dealing marijuana not so dope in the US

US drug laws force marijuana dispensaries to run on a cash basis, flooding tax offices with bags of notes, and raising safety concerns.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 27 February 2014

[From our archives] Is SA ready to turn over a new leaf?

Cannabis may well have beneficial properties, but experts warn that smoking it is still bad for your health.

By Mia Malan
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Article
/ 21 April 2010

LA’s first marijuana friendly hotel opens for business

Light ’em up! The historic hotel Normandie in Los Angeles’s Koreatown held a grand reopening on Tuesday for a special clientele — marijuana smokers

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 11 August 2008

Marijuana law up in smoke as agents raid dispensaries

The young woman in the bikini top was having a good time in the afternoon sun. She chanted her mantra: ”The doctor is here! The doctor is here!”

By Staff Reporter

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