DTIC Hopes to Get Cannabis Master Plan Back on Track
The DTIC’s Cannabis and Hemp Steering Committee has met to try and get the Master Plan back on track. The DTIC has to date missed all its deadlines to draft a new cannabis commercialization policy and hopes to reignite the process.
SAHPRA in Crisis! Regulator is Failing its Mandate and Medical Cannabis Sector is Feeling the Pain
SAHPRA’s unilateral decision to halt approval of any further Section 21 medical cannabis applications has spiralled into a crisis. Patients are being denied access to medication and service providers face uncertainty while the regulator remains silent.
Section 21 Medical Cannabis Crisis Stakeholder Webinar
Join the Cannabis Crisis Committee and Cannabiz Africa on 29 October 2026 to shape a sector response urging SAHPRA to clarify medical cannabis access after halting Section 21 approvals.
African Cannabis Investors Looking for Measurable Returns Not Blue Sky Potential
Investors in African cannabis are measuring performance by verified turnover and export success rather than in cultivation licenses issued or potential processing capacity.
Mpumalanga Judge Finds NPA Misled the Court, Dismisses its Attempt to Seize Bakkie for Cannabis Dealing Offence
The NDPP has been chastised for trying to mislead the court in a cannabis-related asset forfeiture case. The judge dismissed its application to seize a Ford Ranger on procedural issues.
KZN Landraces Have High Presence of ‘Appetite Suppressing’ Cannabis Compound, THCV
A distinctive feature of African sativas is the presence of THCV, and KwaZulu Natal is a strong candidate for THCV-forward expressions. That’s according to a deep dive by the Landrace Sativa team, who report that apart from THC, minor cannabinoids CBG and CBC also feature in what’s commonly known as ‘Durban Poison’.
‘80% of SA Medical Cannabis Export Flower May be Finding its Way into the Illicit Local Retail Market’
Research confirms that SA’s licensed medical cannabis cultivators appear to be putting more flower into the illegal local market than they are exporting. Despite the fact that this is largely illegal, many growers are finding it easier, and more profitable, to supply the ‘Grey Zone’ than it is to crack the difficult EU market.
DTIC says Knowledge of Cannabis Sector Would be ‘Added Advantage’ as it Selects New Master Plan Project Manager
Government’s first ‘back to the drawing board’ steps do not augur well for the industry. In advertising for a new project manager for the beleaguered National Cannabis Master Plan, the DTIC says knowledge of the cannabis and hemp industry would only be an ‘added advantage’ rather than an absolute prerequisite
Mpondoland’s Snoux Poswa: We Should be Celebrating and Building Our Beautiful Cannabis Heritage, Not Criminalizing It
Mpondoland Cannabis Belt Association secretary general Snoux Poswa says legacy growers have a wealth of accumulated wisdom and practical knowledge around the healing benefits of indigeous landraces. Yet government will not listen, and instead continues to criminalize the people it is meant to represent.
African Cultural Heritage Trust Project to Reintroduce Landrace Genetics to the Communities that Lost Them
In the face of growing threats to South Africa’s landrace varieties, the African Cultural Heritage Trust has initiated a bold programme to reintroduce indigenous cannabis genetics back into the communities they came from. Working with Druids Garden, the Trust has original genetic material dating back to the late 1940’s.