Primary reference point: Cannabiz Africa industry reporting (2026) https://www.cannabiz-africa.com/blog/6aab0d1806128bc82ed9c2b6? Supporting sources: Department of Trade, Industry and Competition progress updates; SAHPRA licensing data; Karoo Bioscience coverage; Mayet & Associates compliance analysis; BusinessTech / draft private-use regulations reporting; Daily Maverick hemp sector features; earlier Prince litigation context. South Africa’s cannabis sector in 2026 presents two parallel realities. […]
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Flash update source: Ganja Prince / applicants’ communication, 15 September 2026 The court case of Prince and Others v Minister of Police and Others will not proceed today in the Western Cape High Court. According to a statement from the applicants’ side, the court-driven mediation process is still under way. The parties have agreed that […]
In early September 2026 a BusinessTech headline captured public attention: draft regulations under the Cannabis for Private Purposes Act could allow adults to possess up to 750 grams of cannabis — roughly 1,500 standard joints. The number is memorable. It is also only one piece of a much larger, still-unfinished picture. Eight years after the […]
In 2018 the Constitutional Court handed down a unanimous judgment that changed the legal status of cannabis in South Africa. Adults could cultivate and use the plant in private without fear of criminal sanction. The name attached to that victory was Gareth Prince — the Rastafari lawyer and activist who had spent decades challenging the […]
In 2010, Myrtle Clarke and Julian “Jules” Stobbs were raided at their home on the outskirts of Johannesburg and arrested for possession and dealing in dagga. They could have paid a fine, pleaded, or gone quiet. Instead they did something rarer. They turned the case around and sued the state. What followed became known as […]
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 […]