Sunday Times

Dagga could be our pot of gold

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Various sources have claimed that Australia wishes to become the world’s leading supplier of medicinal marijuana.

Why are our politician­s sitting on their hands? Legalising the growing and export of dagga would create jobs and bring in foreign exchange and investment. We have the talent to grow it, especially in rural Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Instead of burning the fields, export their produce. Cecily Jacobson, Sasolburg

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