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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]