It also establishes a process so that those with criminal records for certain marijuana-related offenses can have their convictions expunged.
The law does not establish rules for the commercial production or retail sales of cannabis products. Such activities remain prohibited.
Passage of the law comes years after the nation’s highest court determined that the private use of cannabis by adults is constitutionally protected behavior.
South African lawmakers initially criminalized the use of cannabis in 1908. (NORML)
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