Today, 2 October 2026, is the closing date for a Request for Quotation issued by the Department of Small Business Development. The RFQ seeks a legal expert or institution to develop a framework of legal options for the recognition, protection and regulated participation of indigenous cannabis growers in South Africa’s formal cannabis and hemp value […]
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On 21 September 2026 the Department of Small Business Development issued a Request for Quotation calling on legal experts to help design a framework for the recognition, protection and regulated participation of indigenous cannabis growers in South Africa. The move, reported by Adams & Adams on 29 September, is the most concrete recent signal that […]
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 […]