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Yes, you can travel legally with weed on domestic flights, as long as its sealed and is for personal consumption only. With the festive season ahead, Africa Editor John Makoni contacted SAA to get the lowdown on cannabis on airlines.

There has been outrage in the cannabis community in reaction to news that an Upington woman’s house has been seized by the NPA after she was convicted of dealing in R300 worth of cannabis in a SAPS entrapment operation at the premises. Although the case dates back to 2022, the NPA recently issued a statement lauding a court order that allowed the confiscation because of ‘aggravating circumstances’.

Interest is riding high in next week’s Project Indlela Pathways to Legality cannabis stakeholder webinar. The ‘round table’ comes at a time of increased concern among local cannabis organizations, as government has yet to release promised industry guidelines, leaving many operators navigating a climate of uncertainty.

Cannabis compliance specialist Charl Botha has called on the Constitutional Court to step in and save the mess that Government is making of cannabis reform. He has written to the Court’s registrar, requesting formal judicial oversight over Government’s failure to implement to historic 2018 ConCourt ruling to legalize the private consumption of cannabis.