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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A Facebook post currently circulating (https://www.facebook.com/share/1BWUntXqMG/?mibextid=wwXIfr) adds another voice to the ongoing discussion about South Africa’s emerging cannabis and hemp sector. In a landscape still shaped by constitutional rights recognised in 2018, incomplete commercial frameworks, national dialogues on SMMEs and red tape, persistent enforcement actions, and the practical work of pioneers trying to build actual […]
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, […]
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 […]