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South Africa’s Constitutional Court Tackles Youth Cannabis Possession And Use

Written by Johnny Green on March 6, 2022. Posted in Politics.

South Africa is one of at least three countries that had landmark cannabis court rulings issued in recent years that determined national cannabis prohibition to be unconstitutional. Mexico and Italy...

South Africa’s President Promises Forward Cannabis Reform In State Of Union Speech

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 16, 2022. Posted in Politics.

New, pro-business cannabis reform has been prioritized by President as a means of economic development and post-Covid rescue of the economy South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa said in his...

South Africa Examines Hemp Production To Clean Up Gold Mining Areas

Written by Marguerite Arnold on November 16, 2021. Posted in Science.

As part of an overall plan of including cannabis in its economic development plan, the government is currently examining how (and if) cultivation of hemp can restore land blighted by gold extraction The...

South African Producer To List On Johannesburg Stock Exchange

Written by Marguerite Arnold on October 19, 2021. Posted in Business.

In a first of its kind, a Gauteng based cannabis producer has listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Tuesday October 12 last week was a red-letter day of sorts for the South African cannabis...

South Africa Gets Its First Cannabis Pain Patient

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 21, 2021. Posted in Medical.

Kwanda Mtetwa has become South Africa’s first legal cannabis patient – receiving the prescription to treat his chronic pain – he won’t be the last. The first South African patient...

‘Cannabis Master Plan’ To Be Presented In South Africa

Written by Johnny Green on May 18, 2021. Posted in Business.

Cannabis reform is spreading across the African continent slowly but surely. There’s still a tremendous amount of work left to be done, but the momentum for the cannabis movement in Africa is...

South Africa Set To Legalize Recreational Use By 2023

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 13, 2021. Posted in Politics.

The country is looking to the industry to help revitalize an economy wrecked by Covid. South Africa is lining up to join the list of recreational cannabis companies by 2023. The country is now considering...

South Africa’s Parliament To Miss Cannabis Legalization Vote Deadline

Written by Johnny Green on September 8, 2020. Posted in Politics.

As it stands only Canada and Uruguay have legalized cannabis for adult use. The two nations’ legalization model differs in many ways, however, both countries permit the possession, cultivation,...

South Africa Cabinet Approves Measure To Regulate Private Cannabis Use

Written by Johnny Green on August 10, 2020. Posted in Politics.

As of right now, there are only two countries that have legalized cannabis for adult use. Uruguay was the first (2013) and Canada was second (2018). Two other nations, Mexico and Italy, have court rulings...