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They Said Muffin About Food Poisoning

By |2023-09-21T20:35:22+02:00September 21st, 2023|

We started our day on 21 September with news of roughly 90 students (Grade R-7) from Pulamadibogo Primary School in Soshanguve, Gauteng being hospitalised. The reason: becoming ill after eating R2 muffins allegedly laced with Cannabis. Reading like an unfortunate cross between a political smear campaign and bad satire, the various articles published over the

The Directive Unboxed

By |2023-09-08T20:56:34+02:00September 6th, 2023|

By now, you have most likely seen the Police Directive on Arrests by the South African Police Service for Cannabis-Related Matters circulating on your preferred social media platform. Dated 23 August 2023 and signed by some of the top brass, it did not take long finding its way into the Cannabis Community. It will

MISCOMMUNIQUETED – That thing you saw is a big fat naw!

By |2023-08-22T08:38:22+02:00August 22nd, 2023|

Last week we were alerted across social media channels about a rather odd Legal Services Communique circulating the South African Police Service in Gauteng regarding “Possession of Dagga”. While it is not verified, one of our experts did mention the poor use of language means it is likely legitimate.            

Blurry Reflections and Mirrored Reflexivity

By |2023-07-16T11:12:12+02:00July 16th, 2023|

Submitted by CannaBil More than two weeks have passed since the decided date for a directive to the SAPS from the Presidency (30 June). This was announced in the letter from the Presidency on the final day of the Cannabis Phakisa Action Lab, convened by the Presidency and the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and

Curious Cats & Spurious Rats

By |2023-06-29T12:03:21+02:00June 29th, 2023|

With change always comes a few curious cats who want to see how far they push their luck. They are generally followed close behind by a few spurious rats willing to undo good work for their own gain. This trend has affected the Cannabis Community since long before the Cannabis Phakisa, with some acting carelessly

Our FULL Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on the Bill

By |2023-05-24T15:49:38+02:00May 24th, 2023|

Few things are as frustrating as needing to repeat oneself on matters that could be easily resolved, should the necessary attention be paid. It would also help if we are heard in full and not sidelined for the misinformed ramblings of prohibitionists! Yet, here we are. Below is our full presentation to the Portfolio

Fare thee well, Schindlers, old pal

By |2023-05-11T11:51:40+02:00May 11th, 2023|

Take a walk with us . . . Back to the very beginning . . . The year is 2013 and it is time to register South Africa’s first Cannabis Legalisation Non-Profit Company.  We are still buried deep in the prohibition of our favourite Plant, seeing up to 1,000 arrests A DAY!  The task

H is for Hemp – by Maren Krings

By |2023-03-15T10:31:37+02:00March 15th, 2023|

Maren Krings’ debut book, H is for Hemp is a firsthand account of the world’s applications of the plant. The German environmental photographer was living out of her car in the late 2010s, trying to reduce her ecological footprint, when she began a four-year mission toward canna-consciousness. Taking advantage of her time on the road, Krings

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