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[TOP STORY] SA’s cannabis industry blindsided by sudden ban

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‘You're looking at a staggering amount of people who will lose their jobs because of all this, if this stays in the current course where it is,’ says Tebogo Tlhopane, chairperson of the Cannabis Trade Association Africa.

24 Mar 2025 9AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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