Red tape costing jobs and economic opportunities, say producers Activists have called on the government to move swiftly on legislation that will allow cannabis producers to conduct business. The activists protested at the Union Buildings…
South Africa could be sitting on a tax revenue gold mine if it started taxing the sale of recreational cannabis, says Ettiene Retief, chairman of the National Tax Committee at the South African Institute of Professional Accountants…
Agriculture, land reform and rural development minister Thoko Didiza says her department will start issuing permits for production of hemp in October this year. Didiza was addressing a mini-plenary session of the National Assembly about…
The Eastern Cape has a long history of (illicit) Cannabis cultivation with established knowledgeable farmers and land race genetics that are naturalized, drought tolerant and well placed to form the backbone of a new industrial and…
Port Elizabeth’s first cannabis festival is finally here after a six-month delay due to the Covid-19 lockdown. Chelsea Cannabis Collective 420 Festival organiser Carol Fensham said the focus of the festival was the medicinal aspect of…
‘Die Joint’ is a 420-friendly coffee shop and nursery in Hartebeespoort in the North West. The shop sells various seeds, oils and creams, while a separate restaurant area serves pizza. But one of their big draw cards is leasing a piece of…
In this week’s Talk of the Town we will be looking at the cannabis plant and asking the question, has it any place in the agricultural sector and could it become a major industry in South Africa with the potential to assist emerging…
Reader Ernie Edwards suggested a story for us to pursue after reading the Port Alfred Community Policing Forum’s concerns about drug abuse and related crimes in last week’s edition. Last year the Constitutional Court of South Africa ruled…
SA’s medicine regulator is working closely with the police to clamp down on illegal sales of unregistered cannabis-containing products claiming medical benefits‚ but has yet to successfully prosecute any companies or individuals breaking…
“Africa’s first medicinal cannabis dispensary” is expecting to see more patients following the Constitutional Court’s ruling on dagga. Holistic Relief Wellness and Pain Management Centre founder Krithi Thaver told TimesLIVE that…
