THOUSANDS joined the call to legalise and regulate marijuana in a march through the city centre at the weekend.
At the annual Cannabis March on Saturday, people walked from the corner of Tennant and Keizersgracht streets, through the heart of Cape Town up Long Street and down the Company’s Garden.
Johannes Berkhout of Bongalong, the company which organised the march, said there was growing interest in the legalisation of cannabis, citing its benefits.
“People that were present at the event range from doctors to technicians. These are not people who get high when they go to work, but they support the legalisation and regulation of it,” said Berkhout.
Berkhout added that with public events like the march, the stigma around cannabis use was lessened. “We want government to give us feedback on this. They say people don’t want dagga legalised, but the march showed the opposite.”
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