Local cannabis activist reacts to the Constitutional Court's ruling
Krithi Thaver, Chairman of Canna Culture SA and the founder of Holistic Relief, Health and Wellness, chats the Con Court ruling of the decriminalisation of dagga.
Take a listen to our interview with Thaver below or read the details under the podcast.
As long as it is in your private space, then it is legal
According to Newswatch, the ruling states laws prohibiting the use of dagga and the possession of it in private homes and for personal consumption are inconsistent with the Constitution - which therefore makes it invalid.
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The declaration of invalidity has been suspended for two years, to allow Parliament the opportunity to correct the Constitutional defects in the Drug Trafficking Act, and the Medicines Control Act.
In the interim, it will not be a criminal offence for an adult to cultivate or use dagga in private.
We asked Twitter if they thought marijuana was a gateway drug and this is what the tweeps had to say:
Is marijuana a gateway drug? RT for No & Like for Yes pic.twitter.com/8cM4SPXOzj
— East Coast Breakfast with Darren Maule (@ECRBreakfast) September 19, 2018
There should be some rules on it, due to public safety.
— GEBZIN MAGEBA @NND (@gebzin_mageba) September 19, 2018
No people must know their bodies things don't react the same for everyone it's like alcohol if you try it and can't handle it then it's not for you drinking it will make you an alcoholic, if you are prone to losing control then don't smoke weed you'll truly lose control
— Karen Van Wyk (@KarenVanWyk7) September 19, 2018
Yes, it will be. We have not learned to be disciplined as first world countries are.
— Natal Towing Association (@nataltowing_nta) September 19, 2018
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