Dagga

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Court sets aside conviction in dagga case

The magistrate had relied on a section of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act that was declared unconstitutional almost 30 years ago

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Law | 19 September 2024

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Mpondoland dagga growers left out to dry

Six years after the Constitutional Court judgment, small-scale dagga growers are sliding deeper into poverty while businesses profit in South Africa’s “cowboy” cannabis industry

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Feature | 29 July 2024

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Rastas march against new cannabis bill

“It is unfair, inhumane and unconstitutional for the authorities to suggest jail for any citizen for the possession of cannabis”

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Brief | 27 November 2020

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Dagga prohibition needs to end

We need a rational approach, grounded in evidence, to growing, selling and consuming cannabis products

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GroundView | 15 October 2019

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“People feel betrayed”: small-scale dagga growers fear exclusion from legal trade

Part two in a series on the Pondoland dagga growers

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Feature | 14 October 2019

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Legalisation is killing our market, say small-scale dagga growers

Part one in a two-part series on the Pondoland dagga growers

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Feature | 4 October 2019

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Dagga business in the open in Eastern Cape

For members of the Rastafarian community it’s an economic opportunity, but some want it shut down

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News | 31 July 2019

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“We want the right to carry cannabis in our pockets like a person can carry cigarettes”

Across the world, people march for decriminalisation of weed

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Photo Essay | 6 May 2017

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Understanding Judge Davis’s dope judgment

While a step towards decriminalisation, there’s a way to go before you can light up a joint without fear of arrest

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News | 2 April 2017

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Dagga spraying: police ‘expert’ accused of bad science

Activists and doctors question ties to agrochemical firms

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Feature | 5 May 2016

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Battle to stop dagga spraying

Activists take steps to prevent Saps helicopters destroying marijuana crops

Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Masixole Feni.

Feature | 20 April 2016

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Cash crops poisoned in Pondoland

Police helicopters spray marijuana plantations every year

Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Masixole Feni.

Feature | 7 April 2016