The Dagga Couple

Anotherlover · Jan 23, 2013

Sure some of you have heard off them.

They are currently running a petition (national and international) to try and get it completely legalized in South Africa.

Thought I would share (as the site was recently revamped and many may find the history of marijuana becoming illegal interesting) It started in SA and I think it would be a good place to end it.

THE REASONS WE WANT THIS MATTER TO BE HEARD IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

The South African legal system is sufficiently corrupt that we had the option to pay a large sum of money for our case to “disappear”. After our experience at the hands of the police we are not prepared to just pay our way out of this. Corrupt behaviour will ensure that the police will be breaking down our gate sometime in the future.

We wish to demonstrate the ignorance at all levels of law enforcement when it comes to the prohibition of Dagga.

We will provide evidence that the laws prohibiting the use of Dagga in South Africa have their origins in the racist colonial laws of the early 20th century. These laws are also dictated by international statutes based on propaganda in the United States and have no bearing on our local culture.

The enforcement of the prohibition of Dagga costs the South African taxpayer millions every year. These resources could be utilised in a more efficient manner & the re-legalisation of Dagga would pave the way for the development of an extensive industrial cannabis sector. There is no better climate than South Africa’s to grow HEMP, the non psychotropic cousin Dagga which would create jobs in the agriculture, bio fuel, textile, building & medical industries. Hemp has a staggering amount of potential here in South Africa and we MUST utilise it on a grand scale to bolster our economy to enviable levels throughout southern Africa. Although still illegal to grow, industrial cannabis has started in South Africa. Government sanctioned pilot programmes exist and their passionate pioneers are growing right now.

Our Human Rights have been violated by a law that is unjust & irrational, not supported by any empirical evidence & outdated. The punishment far outweighs the “crime”. Smoking Dagga is a “victimless crime” and should not be seen as a crime at all.

We reserve the right to smoke Dagga/Cannabis in the privacy of our own property, with whom we wish. We are not harming anybody & no government has the right to treat us, and millions of other cannabis using South Africans, like criminals.

The prohibition of Dagga leads to organised crime. This is fact and is supported by extensive research, both locally & internationally. Because the makers of the South African Dagga laws were misinformed by outdated European and American propaganda, the Dagga plant remains a schedule one ‘drug’ alongside heroin and ‘tik’, The unregulated black market surrounding the growing & marketing of Dagga is a major industry in South Africa, and tapped into, regulated and taxed, could only lead to high revenues being generated. There needs to be a distinction drawn between ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ drugs, as is the case in many countries worldwide.

We reserve the right to self medicate. We are both very healthy individuals and we believe that our daily use of Dagga contributes to our healthy immune systems. Dagga has been used as a medication for thousands of years.

We both contribute in significant ways to the society around us and, far from impairing our abilities, we believe that our use of Dagga contributes to this being so.

We propose that the law prohibiting the use of Dagga in South Africa is based on propaganda and hearsay, based on protecting the industries that benefit from its prohibition and not based on protecting its citizens.

In short, the prohibition of Dagga is unscientific, based on outdated colonial racism, not in sync with the times and challenges we face, irrational & wrong.
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https://www.daggacouple.co.za/

aPersonUponaHill · Jan 23, 2013

Goodluck, it seems like a platform has been set out for changing people's minds, but what about actually sitting down and writing a draft of how you want to laws to read in the ideal scenario.

Anotherlover · Jan 24, 2013

EasternSmoker said:

Goodluck, it seems like a platform has been set out for changing people's minds, but what about actually sitting down and writing a draft of how you want to laws to read in the ideal scenario.
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They are doing so (updates more on facebook).
Currently a court case going and there is a political party being formed called The dagga party (IQELA LENTSANGO) Welcome to the Dagga Party Official Website.

The illegality of MJ in South Africa is in direct conflict with our constitution.

4207365 · Aug 6, 2015

Keep posted for the court date march 2016..

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