New Plant Improvement Act Comes into Force, THC Limit in Hemp Now Officially 2%
Wide sweeping reforms to South Africa hemp regulations have come into effect, unblocking some of the major obstacles to getting the sector going. Under the new Plant Improvement Act, cannabis becomes an agricultural crop and the acceptable THC limit in hemp has been raised tenfold to 2%.
Last Minute Switch of Buyers for Labat’s Cannabis Assets, New Deal Won’t Need Shareholder Approval.
Labat says Brian van Rooyen’s All Trading Propriety has withdrawn its offer for the group’s cannabis assets and that a revised offer has been accepted from 64P Investments for R10 million. In terms of the deal, Labat will not require shareholder approval for the sale as 64P is not deemed to be a ‘related party’
Pharma Corporates Appointing Themselves as the Global Gatekeepers of Cannabis, This is Not Good for Farmers
Cannabis reform was meant to be about empowering farmers but instead it’s empowering Pharma. Across the world Big Pharma is rewriting the agricultural handbook. It not only wants a slice of the cannabis action, it wants to own the plant and control access too. Now, the hands that once nurtured the plant are being told they are no longer clean enough to touch it.
Marginalized Cannabis Communities to Take Centre Stage at Next Week’s Project Indlela Stakeholder Webinar
Key traditional cannabis communities have responded positively to Project Indlela’s call for a national dialogue and will participate in next week’s webinar on ‘Inclusivity’. The webinar, scheduled for next Tuesday, 2 December 2025, is on the theme: Restoring the Roots Unlocking the Cannabis Economy for Legacy Communities,
When SAPS ‘Good Faith Data Gatherers’ Come Knocking, Have This Document Ready
Legitimate cannabis ‘Grey Zone’ operators should welcome the SAPS Western Cape ‘good faith’ data gathering exercise – provided it’s not a trigger for a ‘cannabis hunt’. This is the view of Charl Botha of H3 Legal Solutions, who advises the managers of cannabis outlets to have this document on hand, for immediate use when SAPS members request information from cannabis-related outlets.
W Cape Cannabis Outlets Should Co-operate with SAPS ‘Good Faith’ Market Research
The initiative by the SAPS Western Cape to get a grip on the ‘Grey Zone’ for ‘market research’ purposes should be supported by cannabis operators. That’s the view of H3 Legal Solutions’ Charl Botha who says cannabis businesses should take up the ‘good faith’ approach offered by law enforcement, but should watch their backs anyway.
Canada Missing Out on Using Cannabis as a Tourism Resource
Canada is a global leader in cannabis but it is not doing enough to leverage this reputation into a meaningful tourism strategy. The main problem is that current regulations focus on restricting public access, whereas a canna-tourism approach would mean flipping that idea on its head.
Cilo Cybin Reports R212 million Loss After Acquisition Write-Off, But Says Group is Now Geared for Growth.
Cilo Cybin has reported a R212 million loss for the six months ending 30 September 2025. The directors say this is due to an accounting adjustment following the reverse listing of Cilo Cybin Pharmaceuticals into the JSE-listed company, and that the group is net cash positive and good to go.
The Mpondoland Plug Project: Pilot Has Begun!
Harambe Solutions’ Brett Pollack and Marleen Theunissen have taken the private social cannabis club model to Mpondoland with a pilot project in the Mngcibe area. The aim is to make a difference to legacy growers’ lives by legally connecting them into the local market through the Mpondoland Plug Project..
Africa Awakening! Now it’s Time to Get Out of Bed if the Continent is to Take Advantage of its Limited Cannabis Opportunities
African policy-makers are the biggest obstacle to cannabis reform on the continent. By focusing on medical cannabis exports and industrial hemp, they are entrenching African cannabis at the low end of the international value chain – and denying Africans the health and wellness benefits of the plant.