“There are now 33 countries around the world that have decriminalised and legalised the use of cannabis.”On 18 September 2018, the Constitutional Court ordered that the private consumption and cultivation ofDeputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo handed the judgement, which confirmed that sections 4 and 5 of the Drugs and Drugs Trafficking read in part with section 22 of the Medicines and Related Substances Control Act were constitutionally invalid.
Allow discretion of the police officer to determine if an individual carrying cannabis outside of home is using it for personal and private consumption or for dealing. If person is suspected of dealing, the police officer may arrest the person but ultimately, it will be up to the court to decide whether the person in possession of cannabis had the intent to deal it or use it for personal consumption.
Is there a future of a cannabis industry in South Africa, particularly for medicinal purposes? i.e. selling cannabis same way as alcohol, cannabis bought without prescription at pharmacies.