On 2 October 2026 the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition convened the second-quarter meeting of the Hemp and Cannabis Steering Committee. The gathering brought together government, labour and private-sector partners to assess progress on commercialising the sector, expand inclusive participation, and strengthen implementation of the Hemp and Cannabis Master Plan. The timing is deliberate. […]
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https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-09-25-government-seeks-to-bring-rural-cannabis-growers-into-formal-economy South Africa’s illicit cannabis market is estimated at roughly R36 billion a year. That figure, repeated in recent government and industry discussions, is not just a statistic. It represents thousands of rural and traditional growers, many of them custodians of landrace genetics and intergenerational knowledge, who remain locked out of any formal, legal pathway […]