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Statement from the Presidency: Cannabis Act Now Signed Into Law
With just hours to go before the deadline to sign outstanding legislation into law before the general election, President Ramaphosa has put his pen to paper and enacted the controversial Cannabis for Private Purposes Act. This is the brief statement from the Presidency released late on Tuesday 28 May 2024.
The Presidency
29 May 2024 at 05:00:00
PRESIDENT ASSENTS TO THE CANNABIS PRIVATE PURPOSES BILL
Tuesday, 28 May 2024
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Cannabis for Private Purposes Act (“CfPPA”). The CfPPA regulates the cultivation, possession, and use of cannabis by adults in a private setting.
The consequent regulatory reform enabled by the CfPPA will, amongst others, entirely remove cannabis from the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act. This will further enable amendment of the Schedules to the Medicines and Related Substances Act and provide for targeted regulatory reform of the Plant Breeders Rights Act and the Plant Improvement Act, as well as other pieces of legislation that require amendment to allow for the industrialisation of the cannabis sector.
The Bill further guides the medically prescribed administration of cannabis to a child while also protecting children from undue exposure to cannabis. It provides for an alternative manner by which to address the issue of the prohibited use, possession of, or dealing in, cannabis by children, with due regard to the best interest of the child. It also prohibit the dealing in cannabis.
Media enquiries: Vincent Magwenya, Spokesperson to the President, on media@enquiries.gov.za
Issued by: The Presidency
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