The South African government’s optimism regarding cannabis as a potential source of job creation and revenue generation may be misguided, and poses a public health risk.
It is important to establish the adverse health effects of THC (△-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, before discussing hemp. Claiming that a substance is harmless simply because it is plantderived is inaccurate, as there are numerous examples of plants that are harmful
