The Constitutional Court of South Africa has made it official.
Private dagga use has been decriminalised in Mzansi!
The breaking announcement was made after judgment was passed down by the Constitutional Court on Tuesday.
This means that South Africans can now smoke and grow dagga in their homes.
The judgment decriminalises the use of dagga at home.
The Dagga Party has for many years been fighting for the decriminalisation of marijuana.
The Western Cape High Court passed a judgment last year allowing for the private use and cultivation of weed.
News24 reports that the State appealed that judgment in the Constitutional Court, arguing that the decision was not in line with the values of South Africans.
Key laws debated in the Western Cape High Court in 2017 were the Drugs Act sections 4 (b) and 5 (b) as well as section 22A of the Medicines Act.
The court ultimately found: "This Court must invoke its powers under s 172 (1) (b) of the Constitution to order a suspension of the declaration of invalidity for a realistic period to ensure Parliament may correct the defect. In my view, a period of 24 months from the date of this judgment would be appropriate.
"The order also makes clear that the relevant provisions are only unconstitutional to the extent that they trench upon the private use and consumption of a quantity of cannabis for personal purposes, which the legislative considers does not constitute undue harm."
The Western Cape High Court also ordered that in the interim period, prosecutions for personal dagga possession as described in its judgment should be stayed.
