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International CBD Pet Product Market is Going Through the Woof!
Millennials are the leading spenders on cannabis pet products, driven by their own awareness of the benefits of CBD, as well as the growing trend of owners ‘humanizing’ their pets.
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Botswana Instructs Officials to ‘Be Agile and Work with Speed’ in Developing Industrial Cannabis Sector
Botswana has signed a high level MoU with Hemp Innovations Europe to develop its industrial cannabis value chain. The MoU sets out a framework for wide-ranging cooperation and government officials have been urged to implement cannabis programmes with pace and purpose.
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ARC Appointing Project Manager to Scope Mega Cannabis Research Facility
‘The Agricultural Research Council has put out a tender for a project manager to kickstart the construction of a 2 000 square metre cannabis facility in Pretoria. Controlled cultivation and seed multiplication are core functions for the planned research centre.
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Rastas Urged to Report Police Brutality to IPID Following Ras Isa’s Death
The Rastafarian community continues to be victimized by police despite attempts by the Human Rights Commission to persuade law enforcement to respect their constitutional rights. In the wake of the recent death of Ras Isa at the hands of Cape Town SAPS, a community leader has urged people to report instances of police brutality and harassment to the Independent Police Investigation Directorate (Ipid).
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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.
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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’.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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