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CAB head Peo Seed (pictured here) says cannabis legalization should not just be about job creation but entrepreneurial development and technological innovation. CAB wants cannabis decriminalized and to reshape the nation’s approach to the plant as one that could bring prosperity to the people

Namibian cannabis stakeholders have until Friday 13 June 2025 to have their say on cannabis reform. The Namibian government has invited public comment on current cannabis legislation, and its new-found openness to engagement could result in an easing of its prohibitionist laws.

This is the joint submission to the Namibian Government by the Ganja Users of Namibia (GUN), Cannabis and Hemp Association of Namibia (CHAN), Medical Marijuana Association of Namibia (MMAN) and Rasta United Front (RUF) of Namibia ahead of today's deadline for public comment on cannabis laws. They specifically criticize the Abuse of Dependence-Producing Substances and Rehabilitation Centres Act 41 of 1971 (RSA), also known as “the Impugned Act”) and the Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965 (“the Medicines Act”).

Namibia may be in for a complete overhaul of its cannabis laws in the strongest indications yet from the Government of a change in its prohibitionist attitude. It has called for public input on current legislation and proposals on the way forward, and senior Justice Department officials this month attended the Cannabis Regulators Association meeting in Denver, Colarado.