South African Cannabis Increases Australian Market Share as Exports Down Under Surge 264%
Although South Africa lags far behind Canada, which exported 62 000 kg to Australia in 2024, it has increased its market share relative to the competition. In 2024 South Africa exported 4 992 kg to Australia, significantly up on the previous year’s 1 861 kg. South Africa’s first exports to Australia in 2021 were a mere 60 kg by comparison.
Labat Earnings Rocket, Share Price Doubles as Market Loves Its Anticipated Return to Profitability
Labat came out of the naughty corner to be the darling of the JSE this week with news that its earnings per share have rocketed by 378%. The news provoked a buying frenzy on the JSE on 16 October 2025 which led to Labat’s share price doubling in a matter of hours.
Qure’s Brenda Marx: The Lab Perspective on Consumer Safety and the Grey Zone
Brenda Marx says only a handful of ‘grey zone’ operators are regularly testing the products they stock and there are potential consumer harms associated with this. Qure’s veteran Laboratory Director says some form of quality and safety framework is long overdue but the million dollar question is who should actually regulate this.
Pathways to Legality: Project Indlela’s Unity Call Resonates Amongst SA Cannabis Stakeholders
Project Indlela, the cannabis unity initiative, has evolved beyond private club representation into a broader movement for cannabis stakeholders seeking a path to legality. To this end Cannabiz Africa will be hosting a Path to Legality Round Table webinar on 11 November 2025 that aims to bring together to co-create a lawful, inclusive cannabis framework.
Counterfeit Crooks Brazenly Hijack Synergy Wellness Labelling as Grey Zone Lawlessness Grows
South Africa’s rapidly growing cannabis sector faces a new wave of criminal opportunism as counterfeiters exploit grey-market retail channels to sell fake cannabis products disguised as legitimate medical brands.
KZN: SAPS Phoenix Warns of Impending Clampdown on the Cannabis ‘Grey Zone’
SAPS Phoenix says it is to begin clamping down on unregulated cannabis outlets and has warned the public that although it is legal to consume cannabis privately, there can be no commercial trade in cannabis flowers or edibles.
Global Cannabis Industry Continues to Expand Dramatically
The latest report on the global cannabis industry says the market is continuing its spectacular growth trajectory, driven by growing legalization internationally and increasing demand for medical cannabis.
Unveiling Project Indlela: African Compliance Model Aimed at Linking Legacy Growers, Municipalities and Private Clubs
Four significant South African cannabis associations have banded together to establish a paradigm-shifting model that connects legacy growers to private clubs. Project Indlela is being pitched jointly by The CannaClub, SACCA, SACHIDA and MBOSA to the DTIC to recognize an ‘Indigenous Knowledge Systems Sandbox Pilot Project’ in the Eastern Cape.
The Cannabis Monopoly Playbook: How Global Regulation Protects Corporates and Excludes Communities
Guest columnist Lee Hymers takes a deep dive into the exclusionary patterns that drive global cannabis reform. Across the globe, the story is the same: regulatory systems favour a concentration of power amongst the big players to the exclusion of legacy growers, communities and entrepreneurs.
Surprise! Older Consumers Are Knocking Back More Cannabis Beverages Than the Youngsters
A new US study has revealed that older people drink more THC Beverages than Gen Z’ers and Millennials do. It’s also found an interesting alcohol-reduction pattern amongst cannabis drink consumers, over a third of whom are 55 years and older.