Government stands its ground on dagga - Crime & Courts | IOL News
INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERSMyrtle Clark and Julian Stubbs are challenging legislation which criminalises the use and possession of dagga. Photo: Jennifer Bruce
Legislation prohibiting the use and possession of dagga should not go up in smoke, as these laws protect people against the use of this addictive drug.
This is the argument by the government in opposing an application by a dagga-smoking couple.
The pair are challenging legislation which criminalises the use and possession of dagga.
Freelance art directors Julian Stobbs, 52, and his partner Myrtle Clarke, 45, are of the opinion that the laws regulating the use of this plant are outdated.
They will ask the Pretoria High Court to remove cannabis from the list of banned substances in terms of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act.
The government should also legalise the use of this plant among consenting adults, they argue....
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