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There are mixed feelings in the South African cannabis industry after the World Health Organisation (WHO) made a series of recommendations, including rescheduling it for medicinal use. On 2 December, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) took a number of decisions on the international control of cannabis and cannabis-related substances after the WHO recommendation to delete cannabis and cannabis resin from Schedule IV of the 1961 convention. Rastafarian lawyer and activist Gareth Prince said the finding was not significant for South Africa, as the country’s approach was more advanced. “Rescheduling has already taken place in SA. We have rescheduled it.