Tag archives: Cannabis

Cannabis grow clubs held not legal by court

By Keaoleboga Molefe on September 30, 2022 Posted in General

The applicant failed to persuade the Western Cape High Court to extend the right to privately cultivate cannabis established in the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others v Prince [2018] ZACC 30 to grow clubs. In the Prince case, the court held that the prohibition of cannabis use is unconstitutional in as far … Continue reading

Insurer not required to pay for medical marijuana (US)

By Patrick Bracher (ZA) on March 3, 2021 Posted in Insurance

The Massachusetts Appeals Court refused to order an insurance company to pay for the medical marijuana expenses to treat the claimant’s pain stemming from a work-related injury he sustained in 2014. The US situation is curious in that medical marijuana is allowed in some states but is still unlawful under federal law. The Massachusetts law … Continue reading

High time for legislative change

By Candice Grieve and Andrew Keightley-Smith on August 25, 2020 Posted in General

Almost two years after the landmark Constitutional Court judgment legalising the private use of cannabis, the Bill regulating Cannabis for Private Purposes has been introduced. The Bill arrives just in time to meet the deadline set by the Constitutional Court in September 2018 and follows the trail blazed by other countries in legalising cannabis for … Continue reading

The effect of legalisation of cannabis on the insurance industry

By Natasha Naidoo on January 21, 2019 Posted in Insurance

The legalization of private cultivation, possession and the use of cannabis in South Africa has had the effect of changing the law which will undoubtedly require transformation in the insurance industry. The Constitutional Court in Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others v Prince (and others) has given Parliament 24 months to amend current … Continue reading