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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 ]
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 Dagga Couple's 420 DDAY event in 2013. Cannabis is illegal for recreational and medical use in South Africa though some advocates have been pressurising the government to modify its laws, which first restricted cannabis in 1922, to allow exemptions for medical use, religious practices, and other purposes.
The Legal Marijuana Now Party is credited with motivating the Democratic Party of Minnesota to prioritize the passage of a cannabis legalization law in the state, in 2023. [ 4 ] In Minnesota, Democrats have stated that cannabis political party candidates are detrimental to Democratic candidates, in tight races. [ 7 ]
New Hampshire's new year laws bolster gun rights The only gun-related bills signed into law in 2024 in New Hampshire expanded gun rights . Going into effect on Jan, 1.
In Canada, the Marijuana Party of Canada was launched by Marc-Boris St-Maurice in February 2000. Even after the legalisation of cannabis in Canada in 2018, the Marijuana Party is still politically active due to criticisms it has with some of Canada's cannabis laws and subsequently fights for legal reforms and the rights of cannabis users.
A new feasibility study was approved in 2019, analyzing the pros and cons of medical cannabis legalization. [ 6 ] Finally, as part of the growing trend of cannabis reform in the United States , in May 2021, the EBCI's Tribal Council voted to decriminalize small amounts of cannabis on tribal land for individuals over 21 years of age. [ 7 ]
(The Center Square) – Several new laws go into effect Jan. 1 that affect Illinois drivers. Among the nearly 300 new laws going into effect are updates to drivers’ education, including ...