The magistrate had relied on a section of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act that was declared unconstitutional almost 30 years ago
Law | 19 September 2024
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
Feature | 29 July 2024
“It is unfair, inhumane and unconstitutional for the authorities to suggest jail for any citizen for the possession of cannabis”
Brief | 27 November 2020
We need a rational approach, grounded in evidence, to growing, selling and consuming cannabis products
GroundView | 15 October 2019
Part two in a series on the Pondoland dagga growers
Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Feature | 14 October 2019
Part one in a two-part series on the Pondoland dagga growers
Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Feature | 4 October 2019
For members of the Rastafarian community it’s an economic opportunity, but some want it shut down
News | 31 July 2019
Across the world, people march for decriminalisation of weed
Photo Essay | 6 May 2017
While a step towards decriminalisation, there’s a way to go before you can light up a joint without fear of arrest
News | 2 April 2017