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[La Dolce Vita]

First of all, the Dagga couple are not fighting for medical marijuana, but for recreational marijuana legislation. Surely some folks like the 'Dagga couple' want complete legislation, but that is not for them to decide.

Now regarding the Medical Innovation Bill, it is not "dead in the water", not in the slightest. In fact, the Portfolio Committee on Health met on September 13th concerning the Medical Innovation Bill, according to the government docket (see page 5)

Portfolio Committee on Health, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Health on
the Medical Innovation Bill (Cannabis guidelines); Follow-up briefing by the National Health and
Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) on the National Health Laboratory Service Amendment Bill
[B15-2017]], Committee Room V119, First Floor, Old Assembly Building, 10:00-18:00

https://www.parliament.gov.za/storage/app/media/Docs/zlist/e6f61c95-bfa8-460c-b1e2-1f1847f0310c.pdf

At the September 13th meeting, it was stated that the committee would reconvene on October 13th to finalize the guidelines. The date for the next meeting was not fabricated by the company, and you can hear that the 13th of October was supposed to be the date for the next meeting in this audio recording from the September 13th committee meeting (listen from the 39th minute).

Chairman Singh states, before the 13th of October, we are going to make arrangements to engage in formerly, so we can come and consider the desirability of the bill, and take it from there. That is the understanding that we have.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4WJojoiFSszTVE5UERWdFAxWmc/view

What is important to understand, is that the MCC is anticipating that the guidelines will be ready by the end of the year.

In a statement, the MCC says it expects to release regulations for the cultivation of medical marijuana for public comment by the end of the year. These criteria are expected to cover aspects of growing such as soil and seed quality as well as preferred varieties and geographical areas for growth.

Cape Town-based company Verve Dynamics, which specialises in “vegan-friendly” botanical extracts, is ready to begin growing medicinal weed in Lesotho after its government granted the firm a licence two weeks ago.

Once the MCC’s regulation is adopted, South Africans will be able to apply for permits to grow the plant, following in the footsteps of the mountain kingdom.

https://merryjane.com/news/cannabis-legalization-efforts-are-gaining-ground-in-africa