January 2016: “Know Thine Enemy” says the popular adage. The state will be calling Dr David Bayever, who is Deputy Chair of the Central Drug Authority and a lecturer in the department of pharmacology at the University of the Witwatersrand. While being a vocal proponent of “Harm Reduction” strategies in fighting the “scourge” of drugs in South Africa, Dr Bayever will undoubtedly be the one witness who will stick to the old lemon that Cannabis is the gateway drug. You can read his expert notice here (filed under EXPERT WITNESSES / FOR THE DEFENSE).