The Constitutional Court’s September 18 ruling around cannabis growth and consumption has been widely celebrated, but it has opened a Pandora’s box due to widespread confusion about what is permissible. Many people are getting in on the business. Mainstream retailers, spas and corner shops are selling cannabidiol products - and you’d be hard-pressed to find a market in most parts of the country where cannabis “edibles”, lotions and oils aren’t being offered for sale.
On May 27, the SA Health Products Regulatory Authority , the old Medicines Control Council, issued an exclusion notice, stating that the health minister had moved CBD from Schedule 7 classification to Schedule 4 . This is only for a 12-month period, though, to allow the Health Department and Sahpra time to consult with stakeholders and decide on scheduling.
Sahpra said it would “closely monitor the compliance with requirements relating to labelling, advertising, manufacture, dosing, purported benefits and sale of CBD-containing products. Based on this monitoring, it would consider any need to call up any CBD products as medicines for registration in terms of section 14 of the Medicines Act as may be required.
“We really do want to inform and educate consumers on the new regulation, and we are very happy that regulation has been passed. Sadly and paradoxically, a regulation that was passed to make CBD more mainstream and available has resulted in a reduction of availability.”Ignorance of the law is not an excuse, said lawyer Janusz Luterek. He knew of a well-intentioned couple who thought they might want to get into business by selling unprocessed cannabis and were arrested.
So u allowed to grow at home but u need to take out the thc not possible... This is the industry that needs to be focused on there's only benefits with this magical plant