The agitation by Cannabis users in South Africa seems to have paid off…to a large extent as the country’s highest court has legalised the use of cannabis by adults in private places.

Pro-marijuana activists cheered in the public gallery and chanted “Weed are free now” when the Constitutional Court gave its landmark ruling.

In a unanimous ruling, judges also legalised the growing of marijuana for private consumption.



South Africa’s government’s had opposed its legalisation, arguing the drug was “harmful” to people’s health. Continue reading on Naij.com