SAHRC encourage law enforcement not to make cannabis-related arrests
Cape Town — The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has written to the police to express concern over... Read more
24 Dec
New Botswana leader eyes cannabis, sunshine to lift economy
Gaborone – Botswana will diversify its diamond-dependent economy by launching into the medicinal cannabis market and exploiting its abundant... Read more
20 Nov
Mpondoland dagga growers left out to dry
Nonkanyiso Bhulabhula trims freshly harvested dagga with her hands. She and her husband, Lungisani Khumbafathi, rely on cultivating the... Read more
30 Jul
New cannabis act ‘a positive step for the industry’
Cape Town — As one of his final acts as president before the elections, Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Cannabis... Read more
31 May
Marchers say Yes! and No! to new cannabis law
Some protesters at the annual Global Cannabis March in Johannesburg were not in favour of the new “cannabis bill”... Read more
6 May
Cops cautioned over arresting people for cannabis use and possession
“There is currently no legislation that prescribes what quantities of cannabis may be possessed or cultivated” By Mary-Anne Gontsana... Read more
4 Sep, 2023
We bought dagga. It was probably illegal. Here’s why
By Lucas Nowicki and Ashraf Hendricks Ashraf’s story I walked into a store in Cape Town and I bought... Read more
25 Aug, 2023
Cannabis academy bets on SA pot revolution
Johannesburg – In a leafy suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, green leaves adorn the walls of a school where... Read more
22 Jun, 2023
Morocco rapper given suspended jail term for threatening journalist
Rabat – A Moroccan court on Wednesday handed rapper ElGrande Toto a suspended eight-month prison term for “insults, defamation... Read more
20 Jan, 2023
Three suspects arrested in Cape Town as police clamp down on dagga dealings
Cape Town – Police have confirmed the arrest of an adult male for dealing in dagga in Ntlangano Street,... Read more
5 Dec, 2022
