While courtrooms, national dialogues and community festivals continue to shape the formal side of South Africa’s cannabis story, another thread runs quietly through the culture itself: the work of documenting it. Rolling Stoner Magazine has become one of the clearest voices doing exactly that. Based in South Africa and built around the principles of authenticity, […]
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Around the world, 2026 has become a year of incomplete transitions. Nowhere is that clearer than in the United States, where the long-promised federal rescheduling of cannabis is grinding forward in fits and starts. In recent weeks the Drug Enforcement Administration released the full transcript of its administrative hearing on the Trump administration’s proposal to […]
This week offered a clear snapshot of where South Africa’s cannabis conversation currently stands — not in one place, but across courtrooms, community platforms, activist networks and national dialogues. It began with the quiet but meaningful development around Gareth Prince’s ongoing legal efforts. On 31 July the parties in the Ganja case agreed to use […]
In the long, winding story of cannabis reform in South Africa, some names become landmarks. Gareth Prince is one of them. His years of persistence helped deliver the 2018 Constitutional Court judgment that finally recognised the right of adults to cultivate and use cannabis in private. That victory changed the legal landscape forever. Yet the […]
Tomorrow evening, 26 August 2026, a focused conversation will take place that many in South Africa’s cannabis community should not miss. Discussions with Dacha-San is hosting a special session with members of the Marijuana Board of South Africa (MBOSA). The timing is deliberate. There are only two days left before the National Consensus on SMME, […]
On 25 October 2026, Soweto will once again open its doors to something bigger than a festival. The third Soweto Cannabis Festival is coming back to Uncle Toms Hall, right next to the iconic Hector Pieterson Memorial, and the organisers are clear about what this day represents. This is not just another date on the […]
There’s something quietly powerful about a courtroom moment that doesn’t end in a dramatic ruling or a press scrum. On Friday 31 July, the parties in the ongoing Ganja case — applicant Gareth Prince and the respondents — simply agreed to use the next 30 court days to work towards a way forward together. For […]
South Africa has decriminalized private cannabis use, but sales are still illegal. Skyff420spaza breaks down the latest News24 report and what it means for responsible adult users. In a country with thousands of visible “weed stores” popping up across major cities, a recent News24 debunking article clarifies a crucial point: recreational cannabis sales are still […]
Germany Just Imported Over 218 Tons of Legal Cannabis in One Year – Europe’s Cannabis Boom is Real! Germany is flexing hard as Europe’s undisputed cannabis king. According to data from the country’s Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM), Germany imported more than 218 tonnes of medical cannabis over the last 12 months […]
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