Nearly five years after the ConCourt decision in 2018, the National Assembly will debate the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill today, Tuesday, 14 November, 2023.
In 2018, the South African Constitutional Court issued the Prince judgement, which declared that private use or possession of cannabis was legal.
There have been a number of factors for lawmakers to consider since then, one of which, according to Mothapo, was how the new bill would affect children. The new bill’s potential impact on children was the reason for the delays in its passage.
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