Even more concerning, section 2.1(b) of the bill still incorrectly prohibits the sale of cannabis for private use. In an explanatory note following public comments on the bill at the National Council of Provinces, the Department of Justice made it clearly known that “cannabis cannot be bought or sold” and that cannabis can only “be acquired from someone else – but not by paying them for it”. Essentially then, the department foresees a context in which individuals who cultivate cannabis within the parameters of the law will freely give the produce to those who seek cannabis for private use – a kind of “cannabis-sharing community”.
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https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/prohibition-on-sale-of-cannabis-for-private-use-unfair/ar-BB1hOg1F
