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Cannabis in South Africa is an indigenous plant with a rich historical, social, and cultural significance for various communities. South Africa’s cannabis policy evolution has been marked by significant shifts, particularly following decriminalisation by the Constitutional Court in 2018, and the passing of the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill in May 2024.
The history of cannabis and its usage by humans dates back to at least the third millennium BC in written history, and possibly as far back as the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (8800–6500 BCE) based on archaeological evidence. For millennia, the plant has been valued for its use for fiber and rope, as food and medicine, and for its psychoactive ...
Dagga (Afrikaans pronunciation:) is a word used in certain areas of Southern Africa to describe cannabis.The term, dating to the 1660s, derives from the word daxa in the Khoekhoe language used to describe the plant as well as various species of Leonotis.
South Africa in 2018 legalised marijuana for personal use and in 2019 legalised the sale of cannabidiol, a non-psychoactive compound derived from the cannabis plant. Cilo Cybin said the global ...
1914: British East Africa Protectorate banned cannabis. [16] 1920: Sierra Leone banned cannabis. [17] 1920: Mexico banned the cultivation, sale, and recreational use of cannabis. [18] 1922: South Africa banned cannabis nationally, under the Customs and Excises Duty Act. [19] [20] 1923: Canada banned cannabis. [21]
Dagga Party, formally known as Iqela Lentsango: The Dagga Party of South Africa, is a South African political party founded in 2009 by Jeremy Acton, who remains the party's leader. "Dagga" is a South African colloquial term for cannabis , the legalisation of which forms the core of the party's platform. [ 1 ]
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Cannabis in Spain; Cannabis in South Africa; ... Marijuana's history in American culture began during the Colonial Era. During this time, hemp was a critical crop, ...