Marijuana buds are being grown indoors in this image, which shows the warm lights needed to cultivate cannabis. Picture: 123RF/ ERIC LIMON
Products containing cannabidiol oil are particularly popular, which its advocates claim has an array of benefits, ranging from pain relief to staving off heart disease. The SA Health Products Regulatory Authority and the SA Police Service issued a joint statement on Monday warning that using cannabis in public remains illegal, and that dealing in cannabis remains a serious offence in terms of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act.
The Medicines Act requires any product that makes a medicinal claim to be registered with Sahpra before it can be marketed or sold in SA. Sahpra’s head of names and scheduling, Momeena Omarjee, warned consumers that purchasing unregistered medicines carries risks, as there is no official guarantee of their safety or even their efficacy.She said only one cannabis medicine — containing dronabinol — has been registered with Sahpra, and it is not currently marketed in SA. There are no pending applications for cannabis-containing medicines, Omarjee said.
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