Webber Wentzel's Mining Sector Round Up 2024

Cannabis for Private Purposes Act

ESG

What informed the legislative change?

Key provisions of the Cannabis Act

Updating substance use policies

Zero-tolerance under scrutiny

2018: the private use of cannabis by adults was decriminalised in the Prince judgment

Private use and possession, public restrictions, dealing in cannabis, exceeding legal limits, transporting cannabis, expungement of criminal records

Treat cannabis more like alcohol and less like illicit substances

Determine what compound is being tested to defend zero tolerance in a high-risk environment

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