Dagga announcement sets Twitter ablaze

The constitutional court’s ruling to decriminalise the private use of dagga sent Twitter into euphoric celebration.

The Concourt has decriminalised the private use of dagga in South Africa with parliament allowing 24 months to change sections of both the drug trafficking act and the medicine controls act after these sections were found constitutionally invalid.

The constitutional court’s judgment on marijuana states that consumers may be in possession and consume Marijuana at home.

Black First Land First was quick to call the criminalising of marijuana colonial stupidity on social media following the ConCourts ruling.

https://twitter.com/BLF_SouthAfrica/status/1041971867156922368

Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo did stress that selling the substance and use by minors was still illegal.

“If the police are of the view that the person is in the possession to resell, he can be arrested but a court will determine the outcome,” said Zondo.

“It would not be a criminal offence for an adult person to use or be in possession of cannabis in private and to cultivate it in a private space.”

This launched a social media cloud of responses as users welcomed the courts ruling.

They want you to smoke dagga and get high so you can forget about the land. #Dagga pic.twitter.com/WtjSEK9lTC

— Chanel No. Tee🍫 (@Thethellwa) September 18, 2018

https://twitter.com/AdvBarryRoux/status/1041973728194822145

BREAKING: ConCourt rules that private use of dagga is not a criminal offence.
We have exactly the cookbook for you, South Africa! @News24 #dagga https://t.co/3rHenMHHHI pic.twitter.com/yz5dGxiMbM

— food24.com (@food24) September 18, 2018

https://twitter.com/AdvBarryRoux/status/1041965756450258944

#Dagga#DaggaDecision

Breaking News:

Constitutional Court rules that persons can smoke in the privacy of their homes.

Legislation should be amended accordingly as the Drugs Act is unconstitutional pic.twitter.com/tmbQn6iPTb

— Tumi Sole (@tumisole) September 18, 2018

https://twitter.com/AdvBarryRoux/status/1041972015970897920

https://twitter.com/k_tasso/status/1041996073982676992

#Dagga
Now we can smoke weed without the paranoia of the police coming to arrest us pic.twitter.com/sPh0G5Qwmt

— Marcus. (@Unkle_Skroef) September 18, 2018

How @gwalax how is Daga more damagerous than alcohol or cigarettes?

Alcohol causes Cardiomyopathy, stroke, liver damage & ultimately cancer.

Cigarettes smoking causes Chronic Bronchitis, heart disease & ultimately cancer.

Daga makes you Happy, Sleepy and Hungry#Dagga pic.twitter.com/cruxYpKsHI

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— King Sbu (@SbuIsKing) September 18, 2018

BEST DAY EVER IN SOUTH AFRICA SINCE THE 1994 ELECTIONS #Dagga pic.twitter.com/s6vTnlRKZt

— Rego Molapo (@akvilla_conf) September 18, 2018

https://twitter.com/ImSandy_Martin/status/1041995705093693440

https://twitter.com/ma_nhlanhla/status/1041995531332079622

#Dagga #ConCourt We need land so that we can Grow Dagga peacefully pic.twitter.com/MhqBjxYslN

— Jolinkomo (@ThamiMilis) September 18, 2018

#KOT leaving for #SouthAfrica after the court ruling #dagga for personal use legal. pic.twitter.com/zMAjRs086c

— Davido🇰🇪🇳🇱 (@DahVinchy) September 18, 2018

https://twitter.com/Hapi_Mas/status/1041995173159489541

Getting from the Dealers house to your place is still gonna be a risky business #Dagga pic.twitter.com/wuY9tWXGMv

— Fusi®| Hector Barbossa (@fusicologist) September 18, 2018

#Dagga ALCOHOL VS DAGGA😅

DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE…SMOKE AND FLY😋 pic.twitter.com/nIhSiY063p

— 🇧🇷 B 🇷🇺 R 🇮🇳 I 🇨🇳 C 🇿🇦 S + (@UnfazedWarReady) September 18, 2018