Cannabis Shops Still Illegal Despite New The Cannabis for Private Purposes Act
By Anthony Rees – National Chairman (TNHA) Many South Africans celebrated when the Constitutional Court ruled in favor of applicants Gareth Prince and two cannabis activists, Jeremy Acton and Jonathan Rubento, to decriminalize the private use of cannabis (commonly known as dagga) on September 18, 2018. The court ruled that banning cannabis for personal use by adults was unconstitutional and violated people’s right to privacy. A 2016 study by the UN Office on Drugs and... Read More