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The History of Cannabis in South Africa

April 1, 2026
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I’ve often wondered why laws against cannabis were introduced in South Africa, where Cannabis sativa L. is an indigenous plant. It never made much sense. A graph produced by The Outlier for GroundUp, tracing figures back to 2009/2010, makes it clear just how much time and money has been spent prosecuting “offenders” and incarcerating them […]