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Soweto Cannabis Association Launched to Unite Cannabis Community and Halt Police Over-Reach
  • John Makoni Q&A with Soweto Cannabis Association chair Tia Ramfate
Soweto has long been a hotbed of activism in South Africa’s turbulent political history, and now the struggle is resurfacing in the shape of mobilization around cannabis. Recently-formed Soweto Cannabis Association chair Tia Ramfate (pictured here) says the community must now stand together against over-regulation and bad policing.
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Parliament and Cannabis: Back to the Drawing Board, But This Time There’s Clarity, Collaboration and Commitment
The Parliamentary committee responsible for coming up with legislation allowing the commercial trade in cannabis says it will engage private sector stakeholders and researchers to come up with an evidence-based ‘omnibus bill’, which it has committed to being ready by mid-2027.
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Agribiz Chief Economist: ‘Get Real: Cannabis Unlikely to be a Game-Changer for the SA Economy’
  • Wandile Sihlobo, Presidential Envoy, Land and Agriculture, and Agribiz Chief Economist
South Africa’s new presidential envoy on land and agriculture, Agribiz chief economist, Wandile Sihlobo has cautioned against over-enthusiasm that medical cannabis and hemp can be significant economic drivers. He says we should temper our enthusiasm in this regard, , particularly given the slow pace of reform and lack of regulatory clarity.
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Hip and Happening! DoA Planning to Issue Permits to Grow Non-Medical, High-THC Cannabis
The Agriculture Department is to expand the current hemp permitting system to allow for high THC cultivation. This potential game-changer for was quietly revealed in Parliament recently in a DoA. presentation which outlined firm plans to encourage the expansion of cannabis cultivation way beyond hemp.
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Worby’s Plea to MP’s: ‘Legit Businesses Are in Freefall, Can We Please Urgently Legalize the Local Supply Chain!’
SAHPRA cultivator Jonno Worby provided MP’s with a reality check during his Parliamentary presentation. Although it centred on a retail-centred compliance model, he pulled no punches in telling MP’s that legitimate cannabis businesses were in free-fall because of the regulatory vacuum.
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H3 to MP’s: 6 Steps You Can Take in 90 Days to Get Commercialization Off the Ground
H3 Solutions’ Carl Botha provided MP’s in Parliament with a six-step guide to unlocking the legal trade in cannabis. If government was serious about the situation, it could be done in 90 days. He said this could be done without changing any regulations or introducing new laws.
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Major Durban Hemp Conference Aims to Unlock Commercial Hemp Fibre Opportunities
Senior KZN government officials and national policy-makers will engage with stakeholders at a high level conference and expo on commercialising hemp, which will be held at the Elangeni Sun in Durban at the on 19 and 20 March 2026. The event has been put together by Ledile Textiles.
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Cannabis Edibles: Sneak Preview of the Proposed Regulations Presented to Parliament
Almost a year to the day that the Minister of Health shocked the cannabis community with his hemp foodstuff ban, the SAMRC has unveiled its recommendations for how cannabis edibles should be regulated. On the cards is a THC potency tax, strict serving guidelines, marketing restrictions and oversight by a specialist body.
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SA Has a R40 Billion Hemp Market Opportunity But Needs the Policy Support to Get There
South Africa has the potential to capitalise on a domestic industrial hemp market opportunity valued at R40-billion by 2040; however, this requires proper industry development and policy support. That’s the finding of a new industrialization study unveiled by the Localisation Support Fund (LSF).
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Cannabis Act Controversy Looming: Justice Official Says No to Private Clubs Ahead of Reviewing Public Submissions
Less than 20 hours after public submissions deadline on the draft regulations for the Cannabis Act, a senior Justice Department official has declared that all cannabis clubs are illegal. This astonishing revelation by the senior law advisor in charge of processing the Act, raises questions as to why the Department asked for public input in the first place.
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