The Real Value of a South African Cannabis Industry From Seed to Shelf: Building a R150–R300 Billion National Asset South Africa has spent years debating the constitutional right to private cannabis use. That debate is now largely settled. What remains is the far more practical challenge: turning la...

Edibles and Dosing: Where Enforcement Meets Risk Parliament’s recent hearings on the National Cannabis Master Plan put a sharp spotlight on edibles. Unlike raw cannabis flower, edibles are processed products. They look like ordinary sweets, drinks or baked goods. They are easy to distribute, easy to...

Parliament’s latest hearings on the National Cannabis Master Plan put public health at the centre of the debate. Harm reduction, protecting youth, pregnant women and the elderly, these are now key talking points. That’s the right approach. But there’s a problem: South Africa still has very little lo...

Within South Africa’s cannabis landscape, much of the attention remains fixed on policy, legislation, and the pace of reform. There is ongoing debate about commercialisation, licensing, and market structure. Away from these discussions, one part of the system has been steadily moving: The Department...