South Africa Legalizes Weed - What do people think?

Cannabis in South Africa has been decriminalised by the country's Constitutional Court for personal consumption by adults in private.
The Constitutional Court ruled on 18 September 2018 that the personal use of cannabis is not a criminal offence in South Africa
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Before prohibition against the plant was lifted in 2018 advocates pressured the government to modify its laws, which first restricted cannabis in 1922, to allow exemptions for medical use, religious practices, and other purposes. The regional term dagga (Afrikaans pronunciation: [/ˈdaχa/]) is commonly used for cannabis; it derives from the Khoikhoi word dacha, which was used by the early European colonial settlers in the Western Cape.[2]
Provincial laws
The Constitutional Court ruled on 18 September 2018 that the personal use of cannabis is not a criminal offence in South Africa [1].
Beginning in 1860, the Natal Colony began to import Indian workers (called "coolies" at the time) to supplement their labour force. These Indians brought with them the habit of consuming cannabis and hashish, which blended with local, extant African traditions. The European authorities were concerned by this practice, believing it sapped the vitality of their workers;[10] consequently, in 1870, Natal's Coolie Law Consolidation prohibited "the smoking, use, or possession by and the sale, barter, or gift to, any Coolies whatsoever, of any portion of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)..."[6]
Both the Cape and Transvaal colonies restricted the growth of the plant, which they considered a "noxious weed";[11] in 1891, the Cape Colony prohibited cannabis under Act 34, and the Free State outlawed dealing in cannabis in 1903.[12] In 1908, Natal began to regulate the sale of cannabis.[9]
In the Transvaal, dagga was sold "openly and normally" by storekeepers to miners.[11]
Although white farmers did cultivate cannabis in the 18th century and early 19th century, consumption by the farmers themselves was rare. However, even cultivation fell out of favour later in the 19th century.[9] In 1921, "serious signs of a moral panic focusing around dagga" appeared, centred on the Western Cape. A concern developed about the "'camaraderie' which led some to lay aside race and other prejudices with regard to fellow" drug users.[3]
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[@kondhaarful]

Stay in the framework of the law and plant a zol tree at home. Simple. I love my country.

[@KOSMIKFEADRECORDS]

this brings tears to my eyes.. i too love this country inspite of its pains.

[@imtrxshy6977]

@Rico Pretorius no its not. all the poaching going on and rarity of resources are killing animals each day

[@jaeeluv]

💯

[@gahatcherys1065]

i dont smoke ot myself, but i am happy for those who do smoke it, to be honest alcohol causes more harm in society than dagga, and if alcohol is legal then its just fair for weed to be legal too

[@salmonstone2358]

Have you based this statement on opinion or fact? Have you any idea what drugs are doing to society especially unborn children and young children? Did you consider the fact that marijuana abuse leads to other substance abuse? I support medicinal use fully but not smoking it as that is harmful. THC is not healthy and has many side effects.

[@gahatcherys1065]

@@salmonstone2358 you obvously dont know anything about addictions, a drug addicts choice of drug is drugs, not alcohol or weed, as is a alcoholic, his choice is booze and drugs or weed dont do it for him, go look at statssa, lot of alcohol related deaths daily on roads. i was a alcoholic years ago, went to aa meetings, spoke to the other alcoholics familys, and yeah that alcohol sure fucked their familys up big time. im talking from experience fool, not thumbsucking

[@zulufighter]

@@gahatcherys1065 i just visited rehab 2 days ago, 90% of people started casually smoking weed then got used to it and moved up.

[@gahatcherys1065]

@@zulufighter i was in rehab 3 times, and all of the drug addicts i knew in there started with drugs, not weed

[@ebenezarrabatseta9721]

with what the country has been through with jacob zuma we need the weed more than ever loool

[@babalwafikeni4580]

Loooll :)

[@alfreshluque3297]

You don't listen

[@JOBEEHUSTLER]

It's so weird to hear other people's perception on cannabis... Cannabis culture is different in different cities.. Johannesburg, cannabis has a culture of it's own.

[@SCP--os5sc]

0:58 So because she had a shitty experience she thinks it's stupid for anyone else to smoke it?

[@RichStays]

This is very interesting. Thanks for making me part of it :)

[@CapeTownIsAwesome]

thank you for the help and yes it is very interesting indeed.

[@bazcat8184]

Good video idea, recommend a uni-directional mic tho, esp in CT

[@bigmack8780]

It's time for weed shops to be opened so we can smoke the good shit that they smoke in LA

[@aquaz5722]

Big Mack you have the sun in South Africa it makes the best weed

[@mikhailalexandrovichrimsky5501]

Nyet! I hear they say "Malawi" is best. I wonder if Moscow will ever make this legal?

[@aquaz5722]

Saint Mikha'el Явенович Римский-Корсаков haha i think in 10 years or more i live in Germany and people drink alcohol and smoke a lot of cigarettes,but weed is for a lot of people „bad“. But i think in the next 3 years it will get legal, i hope it

[@m2ranojaholo79]

You mean that synthetic nonsense. It grows naturally in Pondoland and Durban, here in SA.

[@capzallison3922]

@@mikhailalexandrovichrimsky5501 no the durban poison strain is

[@jay-ceelandman96]

It is good for lots of reasons I smoke it for my epilepsy

[@maadtee6281]

And I smoke it just to finish my projects quickly

[@ROLF_RSA]

It's depression for me

[@Robskydaddle]

Guy at the end harping on about the "framework" of the law should smoke a pipe!

[@futurequagmire6199]

No wonder the "Zulu's" used to fight like crazy they were turning there weed into angel dust by boiling it over 100's of years before we did lol

[@reecelucas9214]

Soon enough we'll be able to purchase it at our stores, coffee shops etc.. Unfortunately this country cannot make decisions on its own, it relies on the ideology of other countries before agreeing on something like this hence why the situation on weed has only been evaluated and been decriminalized now...

[@Sunlove_honeybee]

When he said "we smoke it" like that's not how you're supposed to do it making it seem bad.. sir -💀

[@danniragu7194]

The world needs to follow its good for everthing

[@mikestott8444]

Great video !

[@shaunjomojohannes1859]

Way the fuck did they take so long it's about time

[@christelleoliver1934]

Do people even think? They are all puppets ..

[@poolnoodle8782]

Great and all but where can I buy some?

[@garvlousvinyo7763]

U wanna Buh in bulk

[@RizzardJHB]

Anybody know where to get the seeds for cheap in jozi?

[@mikhailalexandrovichrimsky5501]

I think you can just buy a bag of this herb. Seeds come with it...free! ;-)

[@Purrytat49]

Beer & prostitutes are our main liners for exporting, happiness been a Gupta in the anc inner circle ⭕️ means you now make a zuma dagga zol 🇿🇦 and forget about the forty additional taxes they’ve included into your daily living. So becoming a slave then two both should help.

[@agustinh5831]

Can anyone tell me what's a fair price for weed here at SA, I don't wanna get scammed!

[@louisferreira1596]

agustinh anywhere from R50 to R120 for a bankie

[@thandomokoena1389]

You can get some for R30

[@desciplesofthomassankara3021]

Awe boss!

[@jimmytj1907]

Smoking dagga is worse than driving and driving

[@deriuserasmus]

Cool clip but get a dead cat for you microphone.

[@CapeTownIsAwesome]

Thanks for the feedback, unfortunately, we did not have all our gear with us, but will make a concerted effort for the next video

[@warrenmarnce1833]

Smoke weed every day

[@ardentmomo890]

go ask Indian parents this

[@daggamagazine]

Viva AmaDaggaDagga

[@russellclarke5846]

Self Emancipation, you obviously have heard the saying, ignorance is bliss, you must be the most blissful person I've seen. its hard not to know anything you speaking about and make comments like yours. Thank goodness, its now a cure for cancer. Go dagga go

[@zommellemmoz3999]

Is faain - but certainly not as good gesture to the people - how else can they motivate allowing "medicine use" crops and export. government and big business does not like competition so dear people expect regulations and taxes on your zol soon. 😎

[@djwes714]

Kenya's next