Cannabis and Hemp Phakisa Action Lab The Cannabis and Hemp sector is one of fourteen priority sectors The Phakisa brought together more than 100 participants representing national and provincial government In his letter to the Phakisa participants, President Ramaphosa indicated his trust in the process: “I The Phakisa has secured important resolutions and actions in this regard. Ras Gareth Prince, an activist in the cannabis sector, echoed support for the Phakisa process: “The Phakisa

The Phakisa momentum is building as the Presidency has instructed SAPS to review its policy of arresting The Phakisa momentum is building as the Presidency has instructed SAPS to review its policy of arresting READ: THE PHAKISA: IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE EXECUTION OF GOOD INTENT Parliament is still to pass the READ: FIELDS OF GREEN FOR ALL CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE PHAKISA “Further measures will be taken The Phakisa event agreed to look at how to fast track removing cannabis from the Drugs Act, which will

the Presidency, with much fanfare, announced the revitalization of cannabis reform through it’s the Phakisa the Presidency, with much fanfare, announced the revitalization of cannabis reform through it’s the Phakisa The Phakisa was big on promises that a new public/private sector partnership would be developed to align The lack of momentum around Operation Phakisa was first raised publicly by Eastern Cape premier Oscar READ ALL CANNABIZ AFRICA'S COVERAGE OF THE PHAKISA HERE # PREVIOUS NEXT What Sets Us Apart ?

At face level The Phakisa was the breakthrough moment South African cannabis stakeholders have been waiting The Cannabis Phakisa Action Lab (Phakisa), held from 19 to 23 June 2023 under the auspices of the Department The Phakisa, meaning “Hurry up!” The Phakisa has given us reason to believe that the right balances will be struck. And proclaim: Phakisa !

Sounds like we are getting somewhere at last. 30 June 2023 at 14:00:00 Brett Hilton-Barber “Phakisa” Phakisa also envisages the reigning in of SAPS on cannabis arrests by resolving to “reinforce previous In their response to Phakisa, Fields of Green for All (FGFA), advised cannabis users to remain wary of Community representative Nhlanhla Ndlovu said “The Phakisa has started the process of liberating the CDCSA chair Gareth Prince agreed that the success of Phakisa going forward would be accountability on

the interests of the broader cannabis community. 18 August 2023 at 10:00:00 Brett Hilton-Barber The Phakisa READ: The Phakisa's Afro-centric approach may redefine the international cannabis landscape The Presidency READ: The Phakisa sees the private sector as the primary funder of the cannabis economy Steerco will READ: SAPS revising standing orders for cannabis arrests following The Phakisa One of the clear-take outs of The Phakisa is how the Justice Department has been downgraded in the cannabis cluster, which

New Plant Improvement Amendment Act Still Stuck with THC Limits Despite The Phakisa The Department of DALRRD) has published a reworked Plant Improvement Act that is out of step with the Presidency’s The Phakisa

Fields of Green for All (FGFA) was one of the participants in the Phakisa Action Lab workshop where over Fields of Green for All (FGFA) was one of the participants in the Phakisa Action Lab workshop where over Cannabis Phakisa – What and Who The Cannabis Sector stands identified as one of 14 priority sectors in Action Lab or Cannabis Phakisa. The Cannabis Phakisa is but one of many steps to take in this long and challenging journey.

This emerged from The Phakisa, where delegates grappled with the practicalities of how to finance the “Industrialization cannot exist with criminalization” was one of the take-out lines of The Phakisa Hemp Part of The Phakisa’s mission is to fix the problems created by the Department of Justice during the Government told The Phakisa participants that it had initiated a research project “which is developing The Phakisa revealed that the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is the first state enterprise

E Cape Bemoans The Phakisa’s Lack of Momentum; Intends to Turn Coega Into a Major Cannabis Hub and Partners With Medigrow to Raise R100m Investment Premier Oscar Mabuyane says he’s concerned about The Phakisa

FGFA Cautiously Optimistic After Phakisa Action Lab Meeting with Presidency, But Warns There’s Still Hard Work Ahead Fields of Green for All (FGFA) was one of the participants in the Phakisa Action Lab

Premier Oscar Mabuyane says he’s concerned about The Phakisa’s lack of momentum and has announced bold Premier Oscar Mabuyane says he’s concerned about The Phakisa’s lack of momentum and has announced bold 2024, he said the Eastern Cape was taking a “whole plant” approach as envisaged in the President’s Phakisa Little has come of The Phakisa since it was announced in June 2023, and Mbuyane wants the Eastern Cape the slow progress of the country's policymakers in expediting the full implementation of the Cannabis Phakisa