We’ve reached the end of another crazy, busy year for the Cannabis Community. So much new information, so much misinformation, so many new ‘legal’ industry players and yet, still ... so many arrests taking place every. single. day! We’d like to take a minute to thank you, our loyal supporters, members of The Green
Judge Hayley Slingers has given The Haze Club Director Neill Liddell leave to appeal against the dismissal of his application in the Western Cape High Court to recognize the legality of private Cannabis clubs. Earlier this year Judge Slingers dismissed the case. The matter will now go to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA).
In 2019 four children from Krugersdorp were brought to court over a Cannabis charge following a school search. They were ordered to do compulsory diversion, however the Centre for Child Law brought the matter to the NPA (and others), and it was found that children and Cannabis is not a criminal justice issue. It
In 2017, three plaintiffs (Julian Stobbs, Myrtle Clarke, and Clifford Thorp) met seven government departments (“the state parties”) and the intervening Doctors for Life (“DFL”) in the Pretoria High Court for the commencement of the Trial of the Plant (the “TOTP”). After days of evidence, the TOTP was rendered part-heard because of the state parties
Fields of Green for ALL, industry and community leaders, FGA Affiliates and members of The Green Network invite you to join our Mass Action in Cape Town, Pretoria and all over the country on Saturday 17 September at 10am. You can download the PDF of the Memorandum which will be delivered to the government
The Cannabis community is shaken by the dismissal of the Haze Club case. We have been inundated with calls and emails from clubs asking us if they will be bust next. Our advice remains the same. Clubs have never been declared legal in South Africa. The Privacy Judgment alone does not protect your club.
The following is a bullet point summary of the do’s and don’ts in case of cops and what to know in advance if you have a relationship with Cannabis. Please share this far and wide. If you or somebody you know have had an arrest situation with the police, no matter when it occurred,
On 1 June 2022 the Labour court ruled that the dismissal of an employee for testing positive for Cannabis present in her body was lawful. Fields of Green for ALL has been following the case and Barloworld (the employer), argued that Bernadette Enever, the employee, can be fairly dismissed due to testing positive for
Fields Of Green For All would like to give thanks for our membership and ECOSOC status to the NY and NGO committees as well as our affiliation with the IDPC. We always get invited to observe their events and reports, and so we tuned in on 28 June 2022 to see the release of
This week started with a Sunday surprise in the form of an email notice for oral presentations on Tuesday morning, to the Parliament committee again, on the already much discussed topic of the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill. We feel that by now there are only so many ways we can say the
