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DTIC Minister Parks Tau (pictured here) seems to think there’s a moratorium on cannabis arrests and is out of touch with the reality of the fast-evolving cannabis economy. He doesn’t see the basic contradictions within the Master Plan, and everybody except Government is paying the price.
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Ghana: Jerry Rawlings’ Daughter Champions the Environmental Benefits of Hemp
23 June 2025 at 11:00:00
Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, the daughter of strongman and former president of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings (pictured above), has won the hearts of hemp activists after calling on her country to turn to industrial hemp as a means to solve her country’s growing environmental waste problem.
European Drug Report 2025 Warns of the Rising Use of Synthetic Cannabis and Negative Effects on Consumer Health
22 June 2025 at 16:30:00
Higher cannabis potency and the rise of semi-synthetic cannabinoids in a frightening array of new products is impacting consumer health. This is the warning from the 2025 European Drug Report which says there are 1 000 new active substances on the European Drug data base and the polyconsumption of drugs is the new normal.
Kobus Schoeman Says Goodbye to Grow One Africa as Organization Streamlines its Club Offering
22 June 2025 at 13:15:00
Kobus Schoeman’s name has been synonymous with Grow One Africa for the past eight years, but the cannabis club service provider founder has decided to leave to focus his energy on the industrial hemp sector. Vanessa de Sousa takes over the reins to steer a streamlined organization forward.
SAPS Busts Indicate Extent of eSwatini Cannabis Smuggling in Southern Africa
20 June 2025 at 07:30:00
Police have stepped up the arrests of illicit cannabis dealers over the past month as eSwatini outdoor floods the local black market. In the latest developments a 43 year old man was arrested in Letsitele, Limpopo for allegedly ferrying eSwatini flower to Zimbabwe, while police are searching for a man in Tonga who abandoned a car full of cannabis after a high speed chase.
DTIC Says New 'Omnibus Bill' Will Cut Red Tape for Cannabis and Other Sectors
18 June 2025 at 16:15:00
The DTIC is working on a ‘Omnibus Bill” aimed at making it easier to do business in South Africa. DG Simphiwe Hamilton (pictured here) says the proposed law will tidy up the red tape across a range of sectors, including cannabis, and one of its aims is to ease regulatory hurdles.
Reform Momentum Builds in Namibia With Jailed Cannabis Leader's Early Release
18 June 2025 at 16:00:00
Leading Nanibian cannabis activist Brian Jaftha, convicted on cannabis possession charges two years ago, has been released on parole just short of serving his full sentence. The Justice Ministry’s decision is another indication of a groundswell change of attitude under way.
Market Forces May be Causing a ‘Bottleneck in Cannabis Genetics’ Endangering the Plant’s Natural Diversity
18 June 2025 at 08:00:00
Widespread legalization of cannabis could be leading to a decline in the biodiversity of the plant and make ‘cannabis in the wild’ a thing of the past. A new study suggests that commercialization may be creating ‘the bottlenecking of cannabis genetics’.
Retired ConCourt Judge Cameron: War on Drugs Was the Biggest Mistake of the Century
18 June 2025 at 05:00:00
Retired Constitutional Court Judge, Edwin Cameron (pictured here) says the criminalization of drugs was one of the biggest public policy mistakes of the past 125 years. He says prohibition has created overcrowding in prisons, has come at a high social cost and provided no sustainable solutions.
Trade Minister’s Questionable Grip on Cannabis Reality Exposed in Parliament
17 June 2025 at 09:30:00
DTIC Minister Parks Tau (pictured here) seems to think there’s a moratorium on cannabis arrests and is out of touch with the reality of the fast-evolving cannabis economy. He doesn’t see the basic contradictions within the Master Plan, and everybody except Government is paying the price.
Justice Minister Failing in Her Legal Cannabis Obligations as ‘Crisis of Illegality’ Grows
17 June 2025 at 08:45:00
The Justice Department’s inability to fulfil its constitutional obligations is leading to increased lawlessness in the cannabis sector. It is 12 months behind publishing the regulations governing the Cannabis Act, has not yet removed cannabis from the Drugs Act and has failed to provide SAPS with clear guidelines on how to deal with cannabis offences. What’s going on with Minister Kubayi (pictured here)?
Tau’s Time-Frame: New Cannabis Law Must Be Passed by end February 2026
16 June 2025 at 08:30:00
Trade Minister Parks Tau (pictured here) says the Agriculture Department is working on a cannabis zoning plan to support legacy farmers and safeguard local cannabis landraces. He says at the same time the DTIC is working on an overall cannabis commercialization policy which it wants to be in law in nine months time.
DTIC Minister Tau: ‘Justice Dept Must Scrap Drugs Act Before Commercialization is Put on the Table’
15 June 2025 at 11:00:00
The DTIC is waiting for the Department of Justice to scrap the Drugs Act before it can implement a commercial framework for cannabis. DTIC Minister Parks Tau has told Parliament that a draft cannabis commercialization policy is under internal discussion and will be released for comment once it is ‘finalized’.
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Kobus Schoeman Says Goodbye to Grow One Africa as Organization Streamlines its Club Offering
Kobus Schoeman’s name has been synonymous with Grow One Africa for the past eight years, but the cannabis club service provider founder has decided to leave to focus his energy on the industrial hemp sector. Vanessa de Sousa takes over the reins to steer a streamlined organization forward.