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Dagga

Ukraine to legalise dagga: 'We understand the effect of war on mental health'

By Kabous le Roux

The war-torn country's Health Minister on Tuesday said his government is backing a bill that would legalise dagga for medicinal use.

  • Times they are a-changin' in Thailand. © promesaartstudio/123rf.com

    Thailand gives away a million dagga trees to promote it as 'household crop'

    The catch is that growers who receive free plants must produce medical-grade dagga for medicinal purposes.

    87 days ago
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    Man accused of running dagga lab back in court soon

    The case against a man accused of operating a dagga lab has been postponed until later this month.

    114 days ago
  • R500,000 worth of hydroponic dagga has been confiscated in Durban. Picture: South African Police Service/Twitter

    KZN SAPS seize hydroponic dagga worth R500k in 2 separate busts in DBN

    In the first arrest a task team from phoenix received a tip-off about a shop in the area where hydroponic dagga was being sold.

    133 days ago
  • Gauteng police have arrested a 38-year-old man for possession of dagga worth over R1 million.

    Police arrest 38-year-old man found in possession of dagga worth R1 million

    The police's Mavela Masondo said officers found several bags of dagga wrapped in brown tape and stashed in a bakkie at the back of the house.

    155 days ago
  • FILE: Mandrax tablets. Picture: SAPS/Twitter

    6 Gauteng SAPS officers arrested for dealing in dagga, drugs

    The law enforcement officials were arrested in Vereeniging during an operation to eradicate crime in the Sedibeng District.

    176 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa holding his fingers to his lips, mimicking smoking, while speaking about cannabis during the 2022 State of the Nation Address. Picture: Screengrab/@MbalulaFikile

    Taking SA higher: Ramaphosa's plans for the cannabis industry

    This State of the Nation Address had a special note about the viability of the cannabis and hemp industries in South Africa.

    178 days ago
  • Some of the drugs confiscated by Worcester police during vehicle searches on the N1 on 14 November 2021. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    WC police deal illicit drug trade big blow with major weekend seizures

    In the biggest single bust of the weekend, police officers conducting an operation along the N1 highway pulled over a truck in Worcester. Upon searching the cargo section, officers discovered a sizeable consignment of tik worth more than R4 million.

    265 days ago
  • Worcester cops recovered drugs with an estimated street value of R4.5 million during a stop and search on 14 November 2021 on the N1 highway. Two suspects, aged 25 and 54, were arrested for dealing in drugs. Picture: SA Police Service/Twitter

    WC cops make several drug busts over the weekend

    Members of the police's K9 Unit conducted a routine inspection along the N1 Highway on Sunday when they pulled over a bus en route from Joburg to Cape Town.

    265 days ago
  • Authorities pulled over a truck and found 26 boxes containing the drug khat and two boxes carrying 15,000 mandrax tablets. Picture: SA Police Service/Twitter

    WC police confiscate drugs worth R2m in Beaufort West, Laingsburg

    On Tuesday, a man was apprehended during an operation by police and traffic officials near Beaufort West.

    305 days ago
  • Police seized dagga during operations on the N1 near Laingsburg on 8 August 2021. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    WC police arrest 4 people, seize drugs worth R1.1m in Laingsburg

    On Sunday, police arrested two occupants in a truck after seizing 159 kilograms of dagga.

    363 days ago
  • A 44-year-old male was arrested in Kagisho, Galeshewe, on 3 August 2021 for dealing in dagga. Picture: SAPS.

    Kimberley man arrested for being in possession of dagga worth R700k

    The operation was conducted in the Kagisho area on Monday night.

    369 days ago
  • George police confiscated dagga to the value of R570,000 during an operation on 24 December 2020. Picture: SAPS

    George police arrest suspected drug dealer with dagga worth more than R500,000

    The 48-year-old man was apprehended at a house in Zone 5 in Thembalethu on Thursday.

    590 days ago
  • Medical marijuana plants under lighting in a grow house. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    Rwanda to grow medical cannabis, strictly for export

    Guidelines for the production and export of medical cannabis were approved by the cabinet on Monday, and a government statement said Wednesday that it would not change strict local laws around marijuana consumption.

    662 days ago
  • FILE: Knysna police confiscated 100 mandrax tablets and arrested a man was arrested for drug dealing on 16 July 2019. Picture: SAPS

    3 suspects arrested in Paarl for illegal possession of drugs

    During a police operation in Mbekweni, a 33-year-old suspected drug dealer was caught with dagga, tik and mandrax on Saturday night.

    693 days ago
  • FILE: Mandrax tablets. Picture: SAPoliceService/Facebook

    Drug busts, illegal firearms found, WC SAPS makes several arrests over weekend

    Officers say six illegal firearms and ammunition were confiscated in the Nyanga cluster alone.

    699 days ago
  • Marijuana, also known as dagga. Picture: EWN

    Bales of dagga found abandoned on N2 Highway in PE

    Police officers noticed the huge bales while on patrol Monday morning.

    727 days ago
  • Marijuana, also known as dagga. Picture: EWN

    Dagga worth R350k seized in Cape Town

    Police found 180 kilogrammes of marijuana at a business in 7th Avenue last night.

    763 days ago
  • FILE: Bags of dagga confiscated by police. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    Police seize dagga worth R2m in Eastern Cape

    Police intercepted three vehicles as they were travelling from Bizana to Durban on Wednesday.

    801 days ago
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