Dagga camp is gearing up for a legal fight

Growers and activists are gearing up for a court battle to compel the government to reverse its decision to ban the use of cannabis and hemp in foodstuff and cosmetic products.

- Masoka Dube

This follows Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi's announcement in a recent Government Gazette criminalising the use of the substance.

The promulgated law stated no-one may sell, manufacture or import processed or unprocessed, foodstuff containing any part of the plant or component derived from the genus Cannabis sativa, or hemp seed oil or powder derived from the genus Cannabis sativa and various species or its subspecies.