A faith-based organisation has condemned Friday’s Western Cape High Court ruling that it would be an infringement to ban the use of dagga by adults in private homes.
The ruling allows for the possession, cultivation and use dagga at home, for private use.
The court also ruled that Parliament has two years to change sections of the Drug Trafficking Act, as well as the Medicines Control Act in this regard.
The court challenge to decriminalise dagga came from Dagga Party leader Jeremy Acton and Rastafarian Garreth Prince who began their legal battle last year.
Reacting to Friday’s ruling the Christian View Network condemned the “this morning's decision by the Western Cape High Court to decriminalise private growing of dagga as socially destructive judicial abuse of power. “
It said “dagga is scientifically proven to be addictive, drastically reduce intelligence and increase road accidents. Sociologically, it is a gateway to other drugs, increases violence, dropping out of school and harms work productivity,” it added.
