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The South African cannabis community has been anxiously awaiting signs of progression, that would hopefully have stemmed from President Cyril Ramaphosa's speech at the most recent state of the nation address. While many of the industry and public stakeholders feel SAHPRA has purposefully ...

We’ve spoken at length about Market Readiness within the cannabis industry. From seed to CBD oil, stocked and ready to sell and all the politics in between, but have we done all we can as an Industry to ensure our own protection and sustainability? No!

We stole a few moments of time from Myrtle Clarke, in between the Cannabis Expo's in Cape Town and Durban to get her take on what’s happening in the country right now and what it could mean for Cannabis South Africa moving ahead.

SilverLeaf Investments brings much needed resources to help cultivate a burgeoning industry that certainly could use a helping hand. The entire cannabis culture has grown around the values of “One Love” or “where we grow One, we grow All”, and so this is our approach to funding the Cannabis Industry.

Walking into this year’s Cannabis Expo at the Grand West Casino I felt blown away. It was not due the infamous Cape Town wind but the sheer experience from point of entry being a well thought out tunnel of green leaves and welcoming ushers. On entrance the palette of quilted green sent you straight into the vibe of JuicyFields and the ...

The inclusion of a clause to authorise and regulate a commercial industry focused on recreational Cannabis use came as a surprise. The addition was suggested at the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services’ Meeting on 8 March 2022.

SAHPRA has been taken to task again for their wishy-washy attempts to (mis)manage and (over)regulate our access to Natural Health in South Africa. One reliable source speculates about a new turn-style being installed with their logo on it! All jokes aside, seeing the “South African Health Products Regulatory ...

Neked Productions is proud to present The Clarens Cannabis Experience. Calling all budding enthusiasts aboard the pineapple express to get transported on a journey “From Seed to Finish” with South Africa’s leading industry experts.

Throughout the course of the past eighteen months, the CRI has gruellingly been working to bring cannabis analytical capabilities up to Department of Health and the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) regulations ...

It's not every day that a product manages to grasp the attention of a global consumer market within such a short space of time. However, Cannabidiol – or "CBD" as most people call it is one of the few products that has managed to grasp the attention of the global consumer market and ...

The thread to creating market readiness in the last 3 articles has been about increasing public access to quality cannabis medicine. Two of the most important factors to increase access are price and availability. It is well known that cannabis products are overpriced globally, but in South Africa they are ridiculously overpriced.

The history of cannabis in South Africa dates back to the 17th century, when the Dutch traded with local tribes who already used the plant in rituals, recipes and celebrations. By 1680 the first prohibitionist laws began to be passed with the aim of controlling and monopolising the cultivation of cannabis.