National Cannabis Dialogue – Project Indlela

Restoring the Roots: Unlocking the Cannabis Economy for Legacy Communities

Webinar Date: 2 December 2025

Time: 12:00 – 14:30

Platform: Google Meet

The South African Cannabis Clubs Alliance (SACCA) invites all stakeholders, partners, community leaders, and government representatives to join the next session of the National Cannabis Dialogue – Project Indlela, titled “Restoring the Roots: Unlocking the Cannabis Economy for Legacy Communities.”

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This dialogue forms part of an ongoing national effort to ensure that legacy growers, indigenous communities, rural traditional leaders, traditional healers, and individuals disproportionately affected by the prohibition of Cannabis are not left behind as South Africa moves towards a regulated and inclusive Cannabis economy.

Purpose of This Dialogue

For generations, marginalised communities have carried the cultural, agricultural, and medicinal knowledge of the Cannabis plant. Yet these same communities have faced the harshest consequences of criminalisation.

As Cannabis reform accelerates, there is an urgent responsibility to ensure that restorative justice, economic inclusion, and cultural recognition remain central to all policymaking and industry development.

This webinar will bring together voices from government, civil society, traditional leadership, human rights institutions, and the broader Cannabis sector to co-create practical pathways for inclusion.

Invited Stakeholders

To ensure a comprehensive and balanced dialogue, SACCA has extended invitations to representatives from:

Government & Public Institutions

• Department of Justice

• South African Police Service (SAPS)

• Relevant national departments involved in Cannabis reform

• The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC)

Traditional & Indigenous Communities

• Traditional leaders

• Traditional healers

• Representatives of legacy and rural growing communities

• Custodians of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS)

Cannabis Sector & Civil Society

• Cannabis Social Clubs

• Sector associations

• Advocacy organisations

• Community-based groups

• Private sector stakeholders aligned with inclusive development

Discussion Themes

The webinar will focus on the following urgent areas:

• Restorative justice for communities harmed by prohibition

• Police reform and protection mechanisms for indigenous communities

• Policy alignment toward Responsible Adult Use

• Removing Cannabis from prohibitive laws

• Introducing a Cannabis Regulation & Economic Inclusion Act

• Pathways for legacy growers and distributors to enter the formal value chain

• The role of Cannabis Social Clubs in empowerment

• The Regional Hub & IKS Sandbox pilot model

• Building a national framework that allows marginalised growers to supply legally and sustainably

Why Your Participation Matters

This is a pivotal moment in South Africa's Cannabis reform journey. The voices, experiences, and expertise of our communities and stakeholders will directly shape the recommendations and outcomes of Project Indlela.

We encourage all members, partners, and affected communities to take part in this essential national dialogue and contribute to building a Cannabis industry that is just, inclusive, and grounded in the lived experiences of the people who nurtured this plant long before prohibition.