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| Rastafari DJ Bongoshine and Hail Negus at the private Purple Haze Lounge in Durban North. |
This after the minister had over the weekend tweeted his support to legalise -- and tax -- a cannabis industry in South Africa, instead of continuing to ban the possession of even a single seed of the Sativa plant in public.
Hail Negus, who is also a member of the Cannabis Development Council of South Africa, said minister Mboweni can rest assured the council and officials at both the department of agriculture and the South African Health Products Authority (SAHPRA) have been working hard to announce for public comment a plan to legalise SA's cannabis industry in the next few months.
Most important in this plan is the official separation of hemp, which contains less than 0,3% tetra-hydrocannibinol, from cannabis, which contain higher levels of this time-dilating cannabinoid. Chair of the council, Dr Jay Jamalodeen, said this separation will allow South Africans to grow hemp for its many industrial uses, instead of importing hemp from China.
Negus said the festival will bring another benefit to South Africa -- one of tolerance and hope. He said the annual One Love festivals were launched by Bob Marley's widow, Rita Marley, to promote one love among all races and people and end the seperations between us.
DJ Bongoshine will be the DJ on Saturday playing good reggae vibes from old school to new school. "Cool Fire" Hadebe will present over a dozen reggae artists including Black Dillinger, whose ''Mavara is King'' won the SA Music Award for the Best Reggae Album last year; Ras Jabulani from Zimbabwe, Nkulee Dube, The Meditators, Sizwe Zakwe and Sons of Selassie.
Word of sound and power will also be rendered by Meskel, Ras Zero and the Muthi Band.
Tickets are on sale at Computicket outlets, starting at R100 and going up to R350.
