The South African Cannabis Club Alliance (SACCA) signed an MoU on 7 February 2026 with Grow One Africa, AfriMeter, The CannaClub and Joint Venture Collective to launch the implementation phase of Project Indlela, the initiative it kick-started last year to ensure that private clubs and legacy growers are included in future cannabis legislation.
SACCA’s Albertus van Jaarsveldt says the MoU “marks the commencement of a coordinated non-commercial pilot designed to define regulatory boundaries, strengthen governance frameworks and inform South Africa’s next phase of cannabis reform”.
To this end SACCA has scheduled a stakeholder webinar for Tuesday, 12 March 2026, where it will provide an update on the pilot project progress and unveil the Afrimeter software on which its public participation platform is built.
Date & Time : Thursday, 12 March 2026, 12h00 – 15h00
Platform : Google Meet – meet.google.com/nzu-ckwj-cog
This session will:
- Provide an update on Project Indlela and the Non-Commercial Cannabis Club Pilot;
- Clarify the regulatory benchmarks being defined during the Pilot Phase;
- Introduce the digital compliance integration framework;
- Facilitate structured discussion on regulatory clarity and sector alignment.
What is AfriMeter?
Afrimeter is a digital compliance and management platform designed to support organisations, networks and regulated sectors through integrated operational tools. The platform hosts a modular ecosystem combining Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and Point-of-Sale (POS)functionality, enabling users to manage data, operations, reporting and compliance within a single secure environment. AfriMeter’s architecture allows sector-specific modules to be deployed as needed, supporting record-keeping, traceability, workflow management, financial oversight, and real-time data collection. By consolidating operational processes into a unified platform, AfriMeter enhances transparency, improves efficiency, and provides structured datasets that can inform governance, oversight and policy development.
SACCA said in a statement on 24 February 2026 that the webinar marked the opening of the Association’s “structured implementation dialogue for 2026 and offers an opportunity for constructive engagement across the non-commercial cannabis ecosystem”.
The Project Indlela, pilot project, a collaboration between participating cannabis clubs and strategic partners, aims to:
- Define lawful boundaries for non-commercial cannabis activity
- Develop standardised governance and compliance models
- Collect anonymised sector data to inform regulatory pathways
- Support future recognition or permit frameworks
Van Jaarsveldt emphasizes that the pilot does not constitute licensing or regulatory approval and remains strictly non-commercial during its initial phase.
“The next steps in implementing the MoU involve formalising implementation structures, and developing a joint workplan that outlines roles, timelines and pilot priorities. This will be followed by the operational rollout of agreed activities, including the deployment of the AfriMeter platform to support data collection, compliance monitoring and coordination across participating clubs”.
He says SACCA plans regular stakeholder engagement and progress reports “to ensure that lessons from the pilot inform refinement of the framework and support SACCA’s broader objective of establishing a structured, non-commercial regulatory pathway for cannabis clubs.”
Van Jaarsveldt says the cannabis sector is entering a “disciplined and compliance-driven chapter” as South Africa’s cannabis reforms attract growing international attention. Through Project Indlela, the Alliance aims to reduce regulatory ambiguity and contribute constructively to the development of a balanced, inclusive cannabis framework.
Since its formation in August 2025, SACCA has engaged cannabis clubs, cultivators, civil society organisations and policy stakeholders nationwide. With the recent publication of Draft Regulations under the Act, the Alliance emphasises that South Africa has reached a critical regulatory moment requiring clarity on lawful access, possession thresholds and recognition of non-commercial association models.
SACCA maintains that non-commercial cannabis clubs are constitutionally defensible private associations, and that formal recognition and compliance frameworks are necessary to reduce enforcement inconsistencies and sector fragmentation.
SACCA’s full public statement (February 2026) can be read here : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oQcvSU9uI9tTBoWXX6LrhFWEGpQiMJeneVpmMJr2sS4/edit?usp=sharing
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