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South African National Assembly Approves Bill Legalizing Cannabis for Personal Use

Following a major 2018 judgment, which decriminalized the private use of cannabis, it appears that South Africa could finally be…

1 year ago

South African Police Won’t Arrest You for Growing Weed in Your House (Or Your Car)

The South African Police Service has confirmed that they will no longer be bothering to arrest anybody for personal-use cultivation…

1 year ago

Cannabinoids Found in Non-Cannabis Plant Woolly Umbrella

Helichrysum umbraculigerum, or the woolly umbrella plant, is a velvety yellow perennial herb native to South Africa, and Israeli researchers…

2 years ago

Another Medical Cannabis Clinical Trial Launches in South Africa

A clinical trial was recently launched by the Cannabis Research Institute of South Africa (CRI), in partnership with Releaf Cannabis…

2 years ago

South Africa’s Soweto Holds First Cannabis Festival

In a first of its kind event, a three day cannabis festival has just concluded in the mostly Black suburb…

2 years ago

Cannabis ‘Very Promising’ as Opioid Replacement, Early Study Results Show

South Africa’s first ethically-approved cannabis clinical trials have begun in Johannesburg with the goal to determine if cannabis can replace…

2 years ago

Clinical Trial in South Africa to Study Efficacy of Psilocybin on Women with HIV and Depression

No matter how effective HIV and AIDS treatment have become in the so-called “first world,” the disease is still devastating…

2 years ago