Durban entrepreneur blazes through legal uncertainty in South Africa’s cannabis industry

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Cannabis entrepreneur Kenneth King has found himself at the intersection of ambition and legal ambiguity as he navigates the burgeoning cannabis industry in Sou

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“The police are still of the mentality that cannabis is a drug — dagga. And, unfortunately, we can’t stop that,” he told the Mail & Guardian. His other stores are in Pinetown and the Durban suburbs of Montclair, Glenwood and Hillary. Other illegal substances and alcohol are banned in all the shops. Although King is reticent about sharing his monthly turnover, it exceeds the R90 000 personal loan he used to start the business.

Like thousands of cannabis entrepreneurs countrywide, King uses an assumed “grey area” in legislation that enables him to source supply from across South Africa and sell a variety of cannabis-infused products to anyone over the age of 18 for personal use, be it recreational or medicinal. “You’re allowed to do this, but you are not allowed to do that. If they legalise this, they must go all the way, not have one foot in and one foot out of the door,” he said.

 

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