Dagga - Wikipedia
WEBDagga (Afrikaans pronunciation:) is a word used in certain areas of Southern Africa to describe cannabis. The term, dating to the 1660s, derives from the word dacha in the Khoekhoe language used to describe the plant as well as various species of Leonotis.
The real dangers of smoking dagga | Life - News24
WEBJun 24, 2015 · The possession and use of cannabis (dagga) is illegal in South Africa, but despite this the country is ranked as one of the top cannabis producers globally and it is the commonest illicit drug abused in South Africa. Its use can lead to multiple health and psychiatric complications.
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WEBSep 19, 2018 · Dagga has been legalised for private use in South Africa. The Constitutional Court has officially ruled that the personal use of dagga is not a criminal offence and Deputy Chief Justice Zondo said that the right to privacy is not confined to a home or private dwelling.
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WEBSep 7, 2010 · Hashish-oil, an oily plant extract, can be dropped onto the tips of cigarettes or dripped into pipes and smoked. This is fairly uncommon in South Africa. Some drug counsellors see dagga as a portal drug, in other words, a drug which introduces a potential drug addict to mind-altering substances.
10 Interesting Facts About Dagga Use, Abuse and Addiction
WEBCannabis use disorder is a medically-accepted term used to classify people with an addiction to dagga which includes “adverse consequences, loss of control over use, and symptoms”. Cannabis use disorder can range from mild to severe, according to the World Health Organization.
South African court frees cannabis from colonial and apartheid past
WEBSep 23, 2018 · A ruling by the South African Constitutional Court opens the way for decriminalising private use of cannabis, locally known as “dagga”. It marks a definitive shift in a century of notoriously...
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WEBJun 5, 2024 · With the rise of the National Party, and its interdepartmental government research into ‘dagga abuse’ (1949–52) and the 1971 anti-drug law that attached extraordinary punishments to even minor dagga offences, …
Dagga - DrugFacts
WEBDagga is primarily cultivated in Kwazulu Natal, the Eastern Cape (especially the former Transkei), Swaziland and Lesotho. This Dagga has for years been exported to America and Europe and is then exchanged for more serious drugs such as LSD and Ecstasy. In 1928 the cultivating and use of Dagga was prohibited (banned) in South Africa .
Dagga and Data: Cannabis, Race, and Policing in Midcentury …
WEBAbstract. The prohibition of dagga (cannabis) in South Africa, according to the Customs and Excise Duties Amendment Act No. 35 of 1922, affected Africans who had long-standing histories of dagga consumption as a part of everyday practice of their culture.
Claim that 1 in 3 South Africans are drug users based on flawed survey ...
WEBMar 28, 2013 · If the reports are true, the situation is catastrophic: A third of South African adults are drug users. Dagga use has risen by 11% in the past year and the use of methamphetamines by a staggering 88%. “SA has lost the war on drugs”, read a headline in The Times this week.