Cannabis bill will delay growth of industry, warn critics
Parliamentary committee urged to include commercialisation of the weed in legislation
24 May 2022 - 14:12
An amended bill does not legalise commercial production of cannabis and can delay President Cyril Ramaphosa’s vision for this industry to create more than 130,000 new jobs, parliament’s justice and correctional services committee heard on Tuesday.
The committee has been told that the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill in its current form does not provide for the commercialisation of cannabis...
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