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South Africa’s President Signs ‘Private Setting’ Cannabis Legalization Measure

Written by Hazel Norman on May 28, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Back in 2018, South Africa’s Constitutional Court issued a landmark ruling that deemed cannabis prohibition as it pertained to adult individuals to be unconstitutional. The 2018 decision stemmed...

Legalization Measure Moves Forward In South Africa

Written by Johnny Green on November 20, 2023. Posted in Policy.

In September 2018 South Africa’s Constitutional Court issued a landmark ruling in which it determined that cannabis prohibition as it pertains to individual rights was unconstitutional. The Court...

South Africa Is Seeking Public Input Regarding Cannabis Reform

Written by Hazel Norman on April 16, 2023. Posted in Policy.

In late 2018, South Africa’s Constitutional Court issued a historic ruling. In a case involving three cannabis consumers facing cannabis charges, South Africa’s top Court determined that...

Activists Planning Legal Action To Fully Legalize South Africa’s Cannabis Industry

Written by Johnny Green on September 26, 2022. Posted in Policy.

Cannabis activism and advocacy can come in many forms. I have worked to reform cannabis laws for many years now and have helped promote cannabis activism efforts all over the globe, and I have seen...

Employment Law And Cannabis In South Africa

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 5, 2022. Posted in Policy.

An employment case over personal (and medical use) has caught the attention of a country in transition on cannabis reform The issue of cannabis use and employment is a sticky one. For Americans old...

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South Africa Supreme Court Reviews Cannabis Cultivation Club Case

Written by Johnny Green on June 9, 2022. Posted in Business, Policy.

South Africa’s Supreme Court is reviewing a case that could have significant implications for the future of the nation’s emerging cannabis industry. The case involves an entity that started...

South Africa Department Of Justice: Cannabis Industry Not Our Domain

Written by Frank Schuler on June 4, 2022. Posted in Policy.

In the fall of 2018, South Africa’s Supreme Court determined that cannabis prohibition as it pertained to personal use by adults in private settings was unconstitutional. While the decision did...

Request For Proposals For Cannabis Businesses Requested By South African Government

Written by Johnny Green on May 3, 2022. Posted in Archives, Business, Policy.

The Gauteng provincial government and the federal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development have requested interested parties to submit business partnership proposals As of April 29, the South...

South Africa Approves First Cannabis Pharmacy

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 27, 2022. Posted in Business, Politics.

The pharmacy, located in Johannesburg, supplies card-carrying medical cannabis patients and is registered with federal authorities South Africa is powering forward with its cannabis reform plans. The...