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Fields of Green for ALL has fought and won many battles over the years. Of course, we have always relied on those with the will, the skill, and the power of the quill to reform policy and unleash Cannabis for ALL.
BA LLB (Pretoria) Advocate Mahon is a member of the Johannesburg Bar who specialises in Commercial Litigation in South Africa. He is a member of the Association of Arbitrators of Southern Africa and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. With an impressive repertoire of challenging cases under his belt, Adv Mahon has taken on The Dagga Couple’s case with fervor. He has the legal insight required to map out the complex path towards Cannabis legalisation for responsible adult use.
BProc LLB (UPE) Advocate Carelse is a member of The Johannesburg bar who completed his pupilage under Advocate Mahon. After more than 15 years experience as an attorney, Advocate Carelse was admitted to the bar in 2013. Chris is a competent strategist capable of developing innovative litigation plans and activities designed to facilitate a competitive edge. With a Post Graduate Diploma in Labour Law Practice and a certificate in Leadership Development from the University of the Witwatersrand, he brings excellent litigation, communication and negotiation skills to The Dagga Couple’s case.
Established in 1997 and based in Cape Town, Cullinan & Associates Inc. is the
oldest specialist environmental and green business law firm in South Africa.
With legalisation processes underway for Cannabis development steadily gaining momentum,
Cullinans established a dedicated Cannabis and Natural Medicines branch in 2021.
Comrades old and new, the Cullinans Cannabis Team is the fighting force ensuring a Human Rights approach is central to realising the Constitutional Rights of ALL South Africans to engage with and participate in the Cannabis sector.
BA, BA (Hons), LLB (Natal), LLM (Environmental Law) (London)
Director of Cullinan & Associates, Cormac has worked in over 20 countries in the past two decades, developing environmental and governance expertise few can rival.
Cormac’s Cannabis expertise lie in reviewing the regulatory framework for medicinal Cannabis as well as conducting legal compliance audits for facilities in Lesotho; analysing the legal requirements for cultivating Cannabis and manufacturing Cannabis products locally; and developing an online compliance management system to assist compliance with the applicable laws and SAHPRA requirements.
BA, LLB (Rhodes)
Paul-Michael (aka PM) was admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, with right of Appearance since 2013 when he accepted our brief to assist us – The Dagga Couple – in decriminalising the use, possession, and trade of Cannabis. He has headed our legal team since 2014.
Our relationship with PM started back when we read one of his early academic papers discussing Cannabis decriminalisation within South Africa (2009). Since our initial introduction, we have walked alongside PM, overcoming challenges and marking some great milestones – most notably the 2018 ConCourt ruling.
PM joined Myrtle at the UN in Vienna at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs 66 (2023). He spoke on the need to take a Human Rights centred approach to Cannabis, and by extension, Drug regulation.
LLB (NMU), Certificate of Customary Law
Ricky, our very own Brother Green, has been with us since 2012. Myrtle and Jules met him at a community presentation hosted at a dingy bar in Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) while on their very first roadshow as The Dagga Couple. He joined the Cullinans team in May 2021.
Ricky’s legal focuses span public and private sectors, environmental and marine law matters, public procurement, and administrative law.
However, Ricky is best known for his work in Cannabis. He has pioneered legal advisory services, helping to end the aerial crop spraying of Landrace Cannabis crops with glyphosate – a known carcinogen – in the Umzimvubu region on behalf of the indigenous amaMpondo people.
Ricky is also part of the legal team behind the Trial of the Plant.
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