Webber Wentzel outlines the current challenges faced by the cannabis industry.
There needs to be urgent action to develop the cannabis industry in South Africa to boost business opportunities and take advantage of an internationally growing sector, says Daveraj Sauls, a legal expert from Webber Wentzel.
Progress has, however, been slow, and it has been two and a half years since the 24-month period for Parliament to address constitutional defects in legislation has expired. Failure of government departments to cooperate and work together to jointly realise the hemp and cannabis sector; “For example, no stores that sell cannabis products should be permitted within a particular distance from schools, a requirement to show a form of identification to prove that the buyer is over 18 , and providing traffic officers or law enforcement officials with an instrument to measure THC levels.”
CBD is the non-psychoactive compound found in cannabis but is used for pain relief, anxiety, depression relief and sleep.
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