South Africa made history when the country became the first in Africa to legalize the use of cannabis for recreational purposes – a move that went largely unnoticed.Just one day before the historic ballot, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Cannabis for Private Purposes Act, making South Africa the first African nation to legalise the use of marijuana.The Cannabis for Private Purposes Act (CfPPA) regulates the cultivation, possession and use of cannabis by adults in a private setting. South Africa first legalised the private use of marijuana in September 2018 and the Constitutional Court ordered Parliament to draft new laws to reflect this ruling.Myrtle Clarke, co-founder of Fields of Green for ALL (an NGO which campaigns for cannabis reform) weighs in now