What South Africa Can Learn from Canada and the United States on Cannabis Vape Regulation. By Charl Botha | H3 Legal Solutions South Africa’s cannabis vape market is growing rapidly in the grey space between legal reform and practical regulation. While adult private use enjoys constitutional protect...

On 11 April 2022, the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein handed down a significant judgment in the matter of Minister of Health and Another v Alliance of Natural Health Products South Africa. The ruling has become one of the key modern authorities on the limits of SAHPRA’s regulatory power over...

The Real Value of a South African Cannabis Industry From Seed to Shelf: Building a R150–R300 Billion National Asset South Africa has spent years debating the constitutional right to private cannabis use. That debate is now largely settled. What remains is the far more practical challenge: turning la...

  In the 6 March 2026 briefing to the Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition, one quiet but critical issue cut through the presentations more sharply than any policy disagreement: there is still no single, agreed picture of the size of South Africa’s cannabis market. Different figure...

Presentation to Parliament – Why It Matters More Than It Looks In South Africa’s evolving cannabis policy landscape, a 30-minute briefing to a parliamentary committee can appear routine. Yet on 6 March 2026, when H3 Legal Solutions delivered its formal input to the Portfolio Committee on Trade, Indu...

Edibles and Dosing: Where Enforcement Meets Risk Parliament’s recent hearings on the National Cannabis Master Plan put a sharp spotlight on edibles. Unlike raw cannabis flower, edibles are processed products. They look like ordinary sweets, drinks or baked goods. They are easy to distribute, easy to...