‘The people of SA need dagga‚’ say activists as legalisation case postponed

31 August 2016 - 15:13
By Philani Nombembe And Taigh Connelly

South Africa’s democracy is incomplete if dagga users still have to look over their shoulders when puffing on their favourite substance 22 years after the country attained its freedom. Citizens would be healthier and the economy would boom if the government legalised the plant.These were sentiments shared by dagga activists outside the Cape Town High Court on Wednesday after their high hopes of convincing judges that sections of Drugs and Drugs Trafficking Act are unconstitutional were crushed ...

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