Before last week’s elections, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa gave final approval to a bill to decriminalize cannabis, making the nation the first in Africa to legalize cannabis for personal use. President Ramaphosa signed the Cannabis for Private Purposes Act on May 28, which removed cannabis from the nation’s Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act. In […]
Cannabis use is legal in South Africa when consumed in a private dwelling. Purchasing or selling any form of the plant remains illegal. Read on for more cannabis news and policy from South Africa:
