The application process for Hemp permits is underway

03 Nov 2021

In a statement, the agriculture, land reform and rural development department announced that the opening of the application process follows the declaration of Hemp as an agricultural crop under the Plant Improvement Act of 1976.

The act provides for “import and export control of certain plants and propagating material, maintaining the quality of such plants and propagating material, and ensuring the usefulness of the products thereof for agricultural and industrial purposes”.

The department confirmed that the declaration of Hemp as an agricultural crop now allows importation, exportation, cultivation, sale and research of hemp in South Africa.

The department added that the declaration on hemp is a “step towards the development of the Cannabis Master Plan which aims to provide a broad framework for the development and growth of the South African Cannabis industry in order to contribute to economic development, job creation, inclusive participation, rural development and poverty alleviation”.

See also:

• Keep track on the future of the country’s cannabis industry
• The ongoing development of South African law related to cannabis
• The path to the legalisation of marijuana in South Africa
• Decriminalisation of cannabis – Residential Housing Estates and Sectional Title Schemes

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