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Juicy Feeling: The Bigger Net is Closing on Dr Green Following Disastrous SA Launch
Dr Green attempted to launch its medical cannabis service and ‘token’ investment scheme in South Africa earlier this year, but that fell apart when the company’s CFO, Ricardo Capone (pictured here), fled the country under mysterious circumstances. Now it seems Dr Green’s international operations are coming under scrutiny from several quarters, and it could all unravel further.
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Johann Slabber: Developing a Compliance Model for the Grey Zone is the Way to Mainstream the Marginalized
9 July 2025 at 13:00:00
Most participants in the cannabis industry don’t have the capital to mainstream themselves according to current rules and regulations which favour those with deep pockets. Nexus CEO Johan Slabber says he’s developing a compliance model to integrate smaller growers, informal operators, and emerging dispensaries into a formal, sustainable value chain that leaves no one behind.
Charl Botha: Policy Train Smash Coming as Cannabis Master Plan and SA Drug Plan Contradict Each Other
9 July 2025 at 12:15:00
South Africa is heading for a policy collision in trying to balance the Cannabis Master Plan against the country’s Drug Master Plan, each of which view cannabis from very different perspectives. Unless the policy contradictions within these two plans is resolved,, cannabis reform will be fundamentally undermined.
Juicy Feeling: The Bigger Net is Closing on Dr Green Following Disastrous SA Launch
9 July 2025 at 11:30:00
Dr Green attempted to launch its medical cannabis service and ‘token’ investment scheme in South Africa earlier this year, but that fell apart when the company’s CFO, Ricardo Capone (pictured here), fled the country under mysterious circumstances. Now it seems Dr Green’s international operations are coming under scrutiny from several quarters, and it could all unravel further.
Namibian Survey Finds Significant Support for Legalization, Especially in the North
9 July 2025 at 07:00:00
Namibia’s Government has long maintained that the ban on cannabis reflects the will of the people, but a recent Afrobarometer survey shows the opposite is true – Nambians broadly support full-adult use legalization, especially in Caprivi and the north.
SAHPRA Refining Cannabis Regulations in Light of Evolving Landscape
8 July 2025 at 09:45:00
SAHPRA says its refining its regulatory framework as the South African cannabis landscape evolves. That’s according to its 2025/26 Performance Plan (undated) in which it wants to improve its systems and technology, address patient access issues and regulate product standardization..
Rise in Medical Cannabis Patients Poses New Challenges for Employers
8 July 2025 at 08:30:00
Cannabis in the workplace will increasingly become an issue with the rising number of medical cannabis patients in South Africa. One of the potential dilemmas is the balancing the rights of an employee to privacy around their ailments and medication against the obligations of the employer to provide a safe working environment for all workers.
Top KZN Cop Drops Bombshell Allegations About Senior Police Involvement in Drug Cartels
7 July 2025 at 06:30:00
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is gravely concerned about the allegations made by KwaZulu Natal police commissioner that senior police and politicians are involved in drug dealing cartels. This comes after Lt Gen Nhlanhla Mhwanazi (pictured here) accused the Minister of Police of protecting criminal elements by dismantling a specialized investigative team.
Worldwide Problem: Doctors Still Leave Medical School Without Knowing About the Endocannabinoid System
6 July 2025 at 09:15:00
Can Europe scale up to 5 million medical cannabis patients? That was one of the main discussion points at the recent Cannabis Europa Conference in London (pictured above) which found the medical cannabis industry in Europe is thriving but science and medical training is lagging far behind.
Namibia High Court Ruling on Constitutionality of Cannabis Prohibition Set for 12 August 2025
5 July 2025 at 14:00:00
The State has asked for more time to adjust its case in opposition to the legal challenge by cannabis activists to have Namibia’s prohibitionist laws to be overturned. A ruling on the matter has been postponed for over five weeks, prompting an accusation that the State is using delaying tactics to wear down the plaintiffs.
DTIC DG Simphiwe Hamilton: Cannabis is All About Re-Imagining Our Industrial Policy for Economic Growth
5 July 2025 at 13:45:00
DTIC Director General Simphiwe Hamilton (pictured here) is guiding cannabis policy development within the department which is the lead institution driving the National Cannabis Master Plan. He says cannabis is part of the Government’s ‘re-imagining’ of industrial policy and provides an executive summary of the draft policy document put out for comment.
Trade Minister Tau: Legalizing ‘Recreational’ Use of Cannabis Will Have a Net Positive Social Impact’
5 July 2025 at 13:30:00
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau (pictured here) is the first cabinet minister to fully back the legalization of general adult-use cannabis consumption since the days of Tito Mboweni. He says ‘recreational use’ is less harmful than alcohol and minors can be protected through regulation and wants your input on the draft cannabis commercial guidelines his Department has put out for public comment.
DTIC Puts Commercial Cannabis Law Timeframe on the Table
5 July 2025 at 09:30:00
The adoption of a commercial cannabis framework is to be put through the Nedlac process before a new law comes into force in 2027. That's the DTIC's time-frame for a complete overhaul of current cannabis laws which it's laid out in its draft commercialization policy that is now out for stakeholder comment.
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Top KZN Cop Drops Bombshell Allegations About Senior Police Involvement in Drug Cartels
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is gravely concerned about the allegations made by KwaZulu Natal police commissioner that senior police and politicians are involved in drug dealing cartels. This comes after Lt Gen Nhlanhla Mhwanazi (pictured here) accused the Minister of Police of protecting criminal elements by dismantling a specialized investigative team.