No more edibles: Health minister bans cannabis, hemp food products

No more edibles: Health minister bans cannabis, hemp food products

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi quietly gazetted regulations prohibiting the sale, importation, and manufacture of food products containing cannabis.

Department of Health bans the making and selling of cannabis edibles in South Africa

Discussion | Surprise move threatens multi-billion rand industry

Discussion | Surprise move threatens multi-billion rand industry Minenhle.Thusi Fri, 03/14/2025 - 13:00 CAPE TOWN - The future of the multi-billion-rand cannabis industry may just go up in smoke. Health Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, is banning, the import, manufacture and sale of any cannabis-containing foods. WATCH | First cannabis company approved for JSE listingThis means no one is permitted to sell, grow, manufacture or import Cannabis produc…

Total Hemp Food Ban In South Africa?

South Africa’s Government recently quietly ushered in new regulations prohibiting the sale, importation, and manufacture of foodstuffs containing any cannabis whatsoever – including hemp foods. ​ On March 7, 2025, South Africa’s Minister of Health, Dr. Pakishe Aaron Motsoaledi, issued the new regulations under the country’s Foodstuffs, Cosmetics, and Disinfectants Act (1972). It encompasses all […] The post Total Hemp Food Ban In South Africa? a…

Cannabis Industry fuming over sudden ban on edibles

Cannabis industry leaders are fuming after the sudden and unexpected ban on cannabis and hemp-derived edibles. This comes after the Department of Health backpedaled on its decision to allow the cannabis food industry to grow and boost the economy.   Friday 7 March 2025, the department quietly gazetted a ban on the manufacture, importation and sale of all cannabis-infused food products, hemp seed oil, and hemp seed flour. The widely criticised u-…

Government bans weed brownies and other edibles in South Africa