"There is a lovely road that runs from Lusikisiki into the hills. These hills are Cannabis-covered, and they are lovely beyond any singing of it." Not quite what Alan Paton wrote in "Cry, the Beloved Country" published in 1948, the year of the birth of apartheid, but we can cry for our beloved plant and
Before we knew that our tour would be interrupted by a momentous Constitutional Court judgement, we set off to KwaZulu Natal province to start spreading the word about what our Cannabis Community wants the Legal Regulation of our favourite plant to look like. First stop was Richards Bay, where we were hosted by The Bobby
The Department of Trade and Industry is the first South African government department to embark on a programme of research into the economic viability of Cannabis, as reported in Business Day. This may lead to some government officials actually learning something about Cannabis and its significant part in our economy. This is as opposed to
Through the generosity of our International Affiliates, VOC Nederland , we traveled to Europe in June to attend the 10th Cannabis Liberation Day in Amsterdam's legendary Flevo Park. Throughout our 8 years of activism and hosting events we have dreamed of just rocking up at a weed party and being handed the microphone! This is what happened
South Africa is waiting patiently for an answer from the Constitutional Court as to whether our government must change our outdated, racist Cannabis laws. In the meantime... Fields of Green for ALL, on behalf of our JoinTheQ Dagga Arrest Helpline, has written to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA, Advocate Shaun Abrams) and the Directorate of
You don't get what you want unless you know what you want. A long time coming, our "Discussion Document" around what will happen after the eagerly awaited court decisions is now public. Fields of Green for ALL is looking forward to your comments, opinions, questions and answers. We are very grateful to the members of The
During our visit to Cape Town for the Global Cannabis March, we took the opportunity to introduce Fields of Green for ALL to Cape Town supporters. The event also brought some of the area's main players in the cause for re-legalisation together for the first time. Myrtle spoke about how we need to
Traditionally the first week of May sees Myrtle and I at the Afrika Burn Festival in the Tankwa Karoo, close to the middle of nowhere. This year we changed our plans. We've watched the Cape Town GCM go from strength to strength and we thought it a good idea to visit the Mother City to support
In solidarity with over 160 cities worldwide, the Dagga Couple hosted Jo’burg’s second 4.20 (20th April 2014 street party) in the Maboneng Precinct. We printed 3000 arm bands thinking we’d be able to use them next year if we didn’t put a date on them.. Well, by 2pm, the armbands were finished and we were
After months of planning, we dived into the deep end and held an official launch function at The Living Room, Maboneng Precinct. It was great to see so many stalwarts of the cause in one place and everyone in the audience had one thing in common, they all want to be involved on the road
