SAHRC Round Table – Rights of the Rastafari
Fields of Green for ALL would like to extend our deepest thanks to the South African Human Rights Commission and to the Rastafari Community for the invitation to join this historic round table discussion.
Inspired At The UN Civil Society Conference In Nairobi, May 2024
“Thank you to everyone who made this inspiring trip possible - Fields of Green for ALL members, affiliates, our Dagga Private Club supporters, my Superheroes (you know who you are), my fellow Ambassadors at the Cannabis Embassy & our international donors.” What an inspiration to be in a room with 2,158 civil society participants
GRATK Consultations – Call For Input From Indigenous Stakeholders
Community Consultations Advocating for the Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities at the UN Treaty on Genetic Resources & Traditional Knowledge (GRATK Treaty) Fields of Green for ALL and our colleagues from the Cannabis Embassy’s Permanent Mission to Geneva invite you to attend an online consultation to learn and provide inputs
Patenting Traditions: Why are plant rights activists going to Geneva in May?
A brief introduction to the global treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources, and Traditional Knowledge Associated with Genetic Resources (GRATK) and its potential role in the development of ethical and fair policy reforms for naturally occurring psychoactive substances. YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS MISSION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. Every donation, no matter how small,
ROLLING WITH SOME NEW PAPERS – A Blunt Discussion on Cannabis Policy Reforms
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 merely the product of fast-tracking to get new Cannabis laws into play before the 6th Parliament ends? Last month, we received a
Africa Policy Week 2023 – Part One – A Quick-ish Overview
Africa Policy Week 2023 kicked off on a fine Monday evening with introductory presentations and a sobering keynote address by former president Kgalema Motlathe. Shaun Shelly, a true giant in Drug Policy reform and founder of SA Drug Policy Week, chaired the Opening Plenary. Shaun reflected on how, since its inception in 2016, Drug Policy
Cannabis Phakisa Action Lab – What we ALL need to know right now
The past week has proven to be one of the most significant in our journey to re-legalise Dagga. We are cautiously optimistic that the outcomes reached and goals set this past week will lead to a bountiful harvest from our years of toil in our Fields of Green for ALL. We would nevertheless like
10 Crisis Points (In Our Cannabis Legislation Journey) – 2023 Revision
A slightly more in-depth look at the 10 Crisis Points Since before the early days of Fields of Green for ALL gathering evidence for The Trial of the Plant to this very moment, Cannabis participants have been in Crisis. Over the years, we have identified 10 Crisis Points across the Four Platforms: Responsible Adult
Down with the Bill Sh*t!
Feedback on the draft Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill (B19-2020) The Bill, the Bill, the Bill… What about the draft Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill now? We are perpetually required to respond to a document that moves further from the mark each time it is released for public comment. This last round has a
Inclusion Of South African Cannabis Smallholders Remains a Challenge
This 20 minute read and photos were submitted to us on request by the author, Tijmen Grooten who is doing his masters degree in International Development Sociology (using Cannabis in South Africa as a case study) at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Let’s start with some context Since the end of the twentieth