Advertise Newsletter Sign-up Contact

Home » Latest » Medicines and Related Substances Control Act

Tag: Medicines and Related Substances Control Act

Legal entanglements: Navigating the web of law in business

Leon Trotsky is supposed to have said “you may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you.”. This may or may not be true in war, but it is certainly true in law. When a person goes into business, they immediately find themselves entangled in law. This is most …

Provided By Adams & Adams

by Thomas Schmidt

Medicines and Related Substances Act Schedules on cannabis under the spotlight

Work on finalising amendments to Medicines and Related Substances Act Schedules on cannabis will be undertaken once all submissions are received. The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) confirmed this in a briefing to the portfolio committee…

Provided By Sabinet

President to puff, puff, pass Cannabis Bill into law

In September 2018, the Constitutional Court of South Africa unanimously ruled that the personal and private use of Cannabis, by adults, would be decriminalised. This...

by Ramon Pereira

Unique South African issues – Handled with distinctive South African flair

South Africa is a complex country. She is breathtakingly beautiful with a kaleidoscope of people – something we lovingly call our Rainbow Nation. She is also home...

Supreme court declares regulations on complementary medicines invalid

In August 2017, the Minister of Health issued updated General Regulations (“the Regulations”) in terms of the Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965...

by Kareema Shaik and Jenny Pienaar

Legally speaking – Where can we grow cannabis? An update for Agripreneurs

In 2020 cabinet approved the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill and referred it to parliament. On the back of this, the Department of Agriculture, Land...

by Raeesa Ebrahim Atkinson

Price of medicines for 2022 under the spotlight

Comment is sought on proposed adjustments to the price of medicines and substances for 2022. The health department published the call for comment in Government Gazette...

Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill tabled

The Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill has been tabled in parliament. Cabinet approved the bill in August 2020 for tabling in parliament. According to the cabinet statement,...

Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill drawn up

The Draft Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill is heading for parliament. At a virtual meeting this week, cabinet approved the draft bill for tabling in parliament. According...