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Cannabis tax could help put South Africa in the green

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…

Sought 43-year-old female arrested with nearly R30,000 worth of compressed dagga

BIG HIGH: An East London woman was arrested in Port Alfred on Monday with almost 9kg of compressed marijuanaZIZOJIKA IZINTO A 43-year-old female who failed to meet her sentence obligations in East London was arrested by Port Alfred K9…

HIGH TIMES: The ruling on the use of cannabis has left people unsure as to whether using pot is now legal

Navigating legal use of dagga

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…

Bonsai time

Lots to see and do at the Bathurst Show – so get there

Now in its 11th year, the oldest running and biggest agricultural show in the province, the Bathurst Agricultural Show is now on at the Bathurst Showgrounds. A few more photographs of the show. Pictures: JESSIE BOHNEN

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It’s legal to smoke dagga at home

The Constitutional Court has found that the ban on the private use and cultivation of dagga is unconstitutional. The unanimous judgment decriminalises adults smoking dagga at home and growing enough marijuana for personal consumption. But…