Research:2019-01-01/Journal article/decriminalisation-of-cannabis-for-personal-use-in-south-africa

Research record1 January 2019Journal article

Decriminalisation of cannabis for personal use in South Africa

Emma Charlene Lubaale, Simangele Daisy Mavundla

African Human Rights Law Journal · 2019

Analyses the decriminalisation of cannabis for personal use in South Africa, tracing the doctrinal shift from the 2002 religious-freedom claim to the 2018 privacy judgment.

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Published1 Jan 2019

TypeJournal article

VenueAfrican Human Rights Law Journal

Year2019

DOI10.17159/1996-2096/2019/v19n2a13

CountrySouth Africa

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2019-01-01 2026-07-03 Decriminalisation of cannabis for personal use in South Africa Journal article Policy and law Emma Charlene Lubaale, Simangele Daisy Mavundla African Human Rights Law Journal 2019 10.17159/1996-2096/2019/v19n2a13 https://doi.org/10.17159/1996-2096/2019/v19n2a13 Analyses the decriminalisation of cannabis for personal use in South Africa, tracing the doctrinal shift from the 2002 religious-freedom claim to the 2018 privacy judgment. South Africa