It s all rather hazy - what does the law say about Dagga Private Clubs?
18 February 2021 4:16 PM
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The directors of The Haze Club, arrested last year, are seeking clarification of the laws as they relate to Dagga Private Clubs
Lawyers for the directors of a so-called dagga growing club in Cape Town are awaiting clarity on the legality of such services.
The Haze Club (THC) founders Neil Liddell and Ben van Houten were arrested on drug trafficking charges in October last year during a raid at a business park in Ottery.
The South African Police Service claimed it had confiscated hundreds of dagga plants, with an estimated six-figure value.
In October last year police raided premises at a business park in the Cape Town suburb of Ottery.
The premises were used by The Haze Club (THC), known as a cannabis grow club a business that leases to clients what it deems to be private space, in an appropriate facility, where it cultivates clients’ cannabis on their behalf.
THC effectively ceased operating as a result of the police clampdown and has now approached the Western Cape high court to try and have the business model it’s based on deemed lawful.
On Tuesday, the same day it filed a notice of motion in this matter, another cannabis clampdown was carried out in the Cape Town southern suburb of Noordhoek.