State Wins Battle to Seize West Rand House Used for Cannabis Dealing
A West Rand property owner had lost his legal fight to prevent his house being confiscated by the state because it was a site of cannabis dealing between 2022 and 2023. The South Gauteng High Court has granted the NPDD a preservation order to seize the property after a long-running legal battle.
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.
CSIR’s Katurere: Fast-Track Setting Up a Central Cannabis Authority to End Reform Chaos
One of South Africa’s leading researchers in cannabis science and policy, the CSIR and TUT academic, David Katurere, has called for the urgent establishment of the central cannabis authority envisaged by the DTIC to halt the regulatory morass South African cannabis is sliding into.
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.
Zimbabwe to Create Specialised Drug Courts to Cope with Growing Substance Abuse
The government in Harare has announced the creation of specialised courts to tackle drug and substance abuse in a move the government says is aimed at protecting public health and safeguarding the country’s future.
Thanks to Cannabis Oil, Nigeria’s Legalization Debate Finally Gets Underway
The Nigerian Academy of Science has put the prospect of legalizing cannabis oil for medical purposes on the table. In hosted a breakthrough workshop in Abuja this month to open up a debate on the issue, and this may be the first sign that Nigeria is considering relaxing its deeply prohibitionist stance on cannabis.
Hawks Praise Harsh Sentencing for Secunda Man ‘Guilty’ of Processing Cannabis Oil
Cannabis entrepreneurs be warned: SAPS and the Justice Department still see you as the enemy. In one of the clearest signs yet that the security cluster does not buy into the reform process, a Secunda man has been sentenced to five years with the option of a R100 000 fine for producing cannabis oil.
So, Which Mexican Cartel Runs SAPS? Looks like Either the Sinoloa and/or Jalisco Narco Overlords Have a Hand in the Game
‘Narcos South Africa’ must be a frontrunner for the next Netflix series as the depth of Mexican infiltration into the South African underworld emerges from the revelations emerging from the Madlanga Commission and ongoing police seizures of cocaine shipments and drug-producing factories in the platteland.