The National Department of Health has officially banned the import, manufacture, and sale of any foods containing cannabis.

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi will withdraw the law banning the sale of cannabis and hemp products in the country to ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s intervention to stop proposed regulations banning the manufacture and sale of food ...

Industry groups and experts are demanding the department of health withdraw its prohibition on foodstuffs containing cannabis ...

The South African government has withdrawn its ban on cannabis and hemp-derived foodstuffs, following confusion over the initial prohibition. Entrepreneurs and businesses can now breathe a sigh of ...

South Africa has rubber stamped a ban on cannabis and hemp products in foodstuffs. The import, manufacture and sale of any ...

Cannabis experts have called the South African government’s blanket ban on cannabis and hemp products in foodstuffs heavy-handed, misdirected and misinformed. The National Department of Health ...

The second on the list of BRICS+ countries to legalise cannabis was South Africa in 2018 permitted personal usage for adults and home cultivation with no possession limit. In India cannabis usage ...

The DA opposes the ban on cannabis-based foodstuffs, citing economic harm to South Africa's hemp industry. The ban threatens over 1 400 licensed businesses and 400 SMMEs, impacting job creation ...

The notice comes as many small cannabis businesses took advantage of the fairly recent changes to South Africa’s cannabis laws. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Cannabis for Private Purposes ...