Cost is a Barrier for US Medical Cannabis Patients
A US study has shown that almost 80% of medical cannabis patients say that the cost of being part of the state-approved system is an issue. The high costs of being a legal medical patient is keeping the illicit market alive, with 10% of the study group admitting to sourcing their medical cannabis from the street.
Weapons Seized During R30 Million Cannabis Bust in Camperdown, KZN
One man has been arrested and firearms seized during a Kwazulu Natal police raid on an unlicensed grow op (pictured here) in Camperdown in the Midlands. Police say thousands of cannabis plants and 70 buckets of processed cannabis were found during the ‘disruptive operation’.
SA Human Rights Commission Investigating Ras Isa ‘Police Brutality’ Death
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has opened up its own investigation into the death of Ras Isa in Mowbray, Cape Town, in an apparent police search operation on 29 August 2025.
If Cannabis Possession and Consumption is Legal, What’s The Legal Rationale Behind the Prohibition on Dealing?
Fields of Green for All was admitted as amicus curiae (Friend of the Court) in the prosecution of Neil Lidell, in The Haze Club case back in 2021 and made a submission on behalf of all private cannabis clubs, questioning the legal rationale behind prosecuting dealers. These words hold true today, and the point made is sharper than ever given the ongoing ad-hoc arrests relating to cannabis transactions.
Is SA ‘Cannabis Reform’ the Biggest Con of the Century?
Is this all an exercise in mass deception, up there with Juicy Fields and other big-time scamsters? Guest writer, Lee Hymers puts argues that the Government is perpetuating the biggest con of the century, luring unsuspecting stakeholders into a system set up to extract fees, control access and protect state interests in the name of cannabis reform.
Don’t Hold Your Breath, It’s Only a Matter of Time Before THC Breathalysers Are Here
The Cannabis Act, when implemented will trigger amendments to the Road Safety Act, which specifically makes driving under the influence of cannabis an offence. Although roadside cops cannot identify drug use with their current breathalysers, you can be sure THC-testing for drivers is on its way.
Charl Botha: KZN SAPS Cannabis Circular Likely to ‘Create Immediate and Serious Conflicts of Law’
Cannabis legal strategist Charl Botha says the recent directive from KwaZulu’s police commissioner Nhanhla Mkhwanazi contradicts that of the National Police Commissioner’s August 2023 moratorium on cannabis arrests and that, despite its good intentions, is out of kilter with Government policy to decriminalize cannabis.
KZN SAPS Legal Opinion on the Sale of Cannabis and Foodstuff Containing Cannabis
This is the circular sent by Lt Gen Mkhwanazi to senior provincial SAPS officers on 9 September 2025, leaked to Cannabiz Africa
KZN SAPS Warns ‘Misunderstanding Public’ There Will Be a Clampdown on the Sale of Cannabis Products
KwaZulu Natal provincial SAPS commissioner, Lt Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says the public seems to be misunderstanding the law by believing cannabis products can be legally bought and sold. He says that before there is any clampdown on illegal outlets, law abiding citizens need to know they are breaking the law in dealing with cannabis products.
‘Honestly Officer, I Have No Idea How All This Dagga Got Into My House’: Hhohho Man
eSwatini police are not buying a Hhohho man’s claim that he had no idea how over two tons of dagga with a street value of R5 million came to be in one of the rooms in his house. He is being charged with dealing in cannabis despite his protestation that he’d been away from home and knew nothing about the stash until the police arrived.