KZN Appoints CSIR as Implementing Agent for Okhahlamba Insangu Project, Allocates R5 million Funding

The Okhlahlamba Muncipality has not been able to get its multi-million rand cannabis hub off the ground and financial control of the project has been handed over to the CSIR. This is according to the KZN Treasury in a budget appropriation vote which approved R5 million for the project in the Bergville area of the Drakensberg.

Youngsters Most Vulnerable to Cannabis Use Disorder as SA Clinic Admissions Rise Steadily

The increasing availability of cannabis and the consequences of the Covid pandemic, have seen the number of people seeking treatment for cannabis rising. That’s according to Prof Nadine Harker (pictured here), who’s recently-published study found that demand for cannabis treatment shot up by 23% between 2020 and 2023.

Four Mpumalanga Cops Nailed for Trying to Hijack Cannabis Seizure

Four Mpumalanga police officers have been charged after trying to sell cannabis seized in a vehicle at a guest house in Carolina. They were arrested by their SAPS colleagues after trying to exchange part of the haul for cash at a second-hand car dealership.