Reviewed Sep 2026Decriminalized

Cannabis in Gauteng

Cannabis in Gauteng: many SAHPRA-licensed cultivators and manufacturers, grow shops in Johannesburg, and illegal THC retail to avoid.

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Sellers listed: 3
Cities: 2
Minimum age: 18+

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The rules

Key rules in South Africa

Plain-language summary. The regulator is SAHPRA.

Possession
Adults may possess cannabis in private for personal use (Prince, 2018). The 2024 Act is not yet in force; February 2026 draft regulations proposed 750 g in a private place.
Home grow
Private cultivation for personal use is protected; draft regulations (Feb 2026) proposed up to five plants.
Public use
Not protected; smoking or selling cannabis in public remains an offence.
Sales
Any sale of cannabis outside SAHPRA-licensed medical channels is a criminal offence; private clubs are in a grey zone.
CBD
Schedule 4, except complementary medicines with ≤600 mg per pack and ≤20 mg daily dose making low-risk claims (Schedule 0).
Driving
Driving under the influence of a drug with narcotic effect is prohibited (National Road Traffic Act s65); the 2024 Act adds THC explicitly once in force.

Summary, not legal advice — rules change; check local law. Last reviewed Sep 2026.

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How it works

How cannabis is sold in Gauteng

Gauteng hosts more SAHPRA cannabis licence holders than most provinces, including SafriCanna and Cilo Cybin, a JSE-listed manufacturer in Centurion that holds licence number 0000000001MC. These companies supply export markets and pharmaceutical partners; they do not sell to walk-in customers.

Johannesburg and Pretoria also have a visible retail scene of cannabis shops, lounges and same-day delivery services. Because the sale of cannabis is still a criminal offence and the 2024 Act has not commenced, those businesses are not legal outlets, and Verdex does not list them. Legal options in the province are grow shops such as Grow Guru, pharmacies selling low-dose CBD, and doctors who prescribe cannabis through SAHPRA's Section 21 route.

Private adult cultivation and use remain protected by the 2018 Prince judgment. Police can still act against public use, dealing and impaired driving. Anyone checking a producer's claims can look up its licence number, province, issue date and expiry date in SAHPRA's online register of cannabis cultivation licensees.

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Cities in Gauteng