Maverick News

SA Human Rights Commission warns police against wrongful cannabis arrests

by: Kristin Engel

South Africa, Maverick News

Judge sets aside dagga conviction owing to law declared unconstitutional 30 years ago

by: Tania Broughton for GroundUp

South Africa, Maverick News

Cape Town lawyer charged with trying to smuggle cannabis and Mandrax into court for clients

by: Vincent Cruywagen

Business Maverick, Op-eds

Loaded For Bear: Cannabis prohibition was Calvinistic, classist and racist, so good riddance

by: Ed Stoddard

Africa, Business Maverick, South Africa, Maverick Citizen, Maverick News

Eastern Cape premier announces plans to expunge criminal records of dagga farmers, plus R50m in debt relief

by: Estelle Ellis

Business Maverick, South Africa

Interpreting smoke signals — while it may be legal to use cannabis, you could still be fired for testing positive at work

by: Siphamandla Dube and Siphile Hlwatika

South Africa, DM168

Now we’re toking: It’s an uphill battle, but South Africa’s cannabis reformation is coming, say producers

by: Giuseppe Rajkumar Guerandi

Business Maverick, Maverick Citizen, Maverick News

Cannabis industry has huge economic value for South Africa, but government dragging its feet

by: Nicholas Heinamann

South Africa, DM168

Rise in drug use at schools sparks call for united effort to end the scourge

by: Michelle Banda

South Africa, DM168

Rigid attitude of schools puts pupils on the path to prison – but it’s against the law

by: Nurina Ally, Robyn Beere and Kelley Moult

South Africa

Ministers, law centre ask ConCourt to confirm ruling to decriminalise marijuana use by children

by: Vincent Cruywagen

South Africa

Daily roll call of arrests, NPA prosecutions and convictions — 1 March 2022

by: Daily Maverick Staff Reporter