18 September 2018 will now be a landmark date for South African dagga users.
Following in the footsteps of a large proportion of the international community, the Constitutional Court has ruled less than an hour ago that the private and the medicinal use of marijuana/ cannabis are now legal in the country. This follows a ruling by the Western Cape High Court in 2017 that dagga could be legally used in the privacy of your own home.
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It will take 24 months for the law to be passed by Parliament.
Meanwhile the Record is in the process of establishing the following:
• Will users have to wait until the law is amended before they can start puffing away legally?
• Will you be allowed to grow your own?
• What does this law say about distributing and/ or selling the plant?
• Is there an age limit for users?
• Who will regulate its use?
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