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On 18 September 2018, the Constitutional Court of South Africa declared that the prohibition of Cannabis for use and cultivation within PRIVATE spaces was unconstitutional. The court ordered the legislature to amend the defective laws within 24 months.
In September 2020, the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill was introduced in parliament under the auspices of the Department of Justice and Correctional Services.
Since our historic day in the highest court in the land, 6 years and counting, we have seen two official versions of the bill, numerous amendments, three sessions of public presentations and a few dodgy versions that caused confusion along the way.
Thank you to the Parliamentary Monitoring Group for a succinct history of the passage of the bill through the parliamentary channels, which can be found HERE
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In June 2023, “interested and affected parties” were invited to the Phakisa Action Lab, an initiative of the office of the president. The project is called “Vulindlele”, which means “to make way” and Phakisa means “to hurry up”.
We are at the stage that “negotiations” with our government are unavoidable. Our seat at the table remains tenuous but we have the best legal team in the land by our side. The team from Cullinan & Associates shone their legal lights and were the stars of the Phakisa show.
Judgment is reserved in the case of Bernadette Enever vs Barloworld Equipment South Africa. The long-awaited hearing of Burny Enever’s case in the Labour Court of Appeal in Johan
Shout out to ALL the brave activists out there who fight on for the important issues that still plague our community. Employees are still being fired EVERY DAY in South Africa for
Many of us in the Cannabis space are reasonably cautious about what is presently happening with the draft Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill (B19-2020). This is partly because the
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services for drafting the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill (B19-2020) has announced another round of Public Comments. W
The new bits of paper flying about wildly this past month on the winds of change have us ALL paying close attention. Are these Cannabis Policy Reforms for good – or are they
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