Parliament’s Justice Committee has started three days of hearings into South Africa’s new cannabis bill, which was drafted after private use of the plant was decriminalized in 2018. The new draft bill outlines possession rules for users and people who wish to cultivate it – however, points of contention remain. One of the key hangups is that the buying and selling of cannabis seeds, oils, and the plant itself remain illegal, arguably making the private use freedoms questionable. - What are some uses of cannabis that people use?

BILL PROVIDING FOR PRIVATE USE, CULTIVATION OF CANNABIS UNDER FIRE IN PARLY