Is cannabis legal in Cape Town?
South Africa decriminalised private adult cannabis use in 2018 and wrote it into law with the Cannabis for Private Purposes Act in 2024. Visitors have exactly the same rights as residents: you may possess and use cannabis in private, and you may join a private collective like Dixie Jane to access it. This page explains the rules in plain English.
What the law actually says
In September 2018 the Constitutional Court ruled that adults may possess, use and grow cannabis in private. The Cannabis for Private Purposes Act, signed in May 2024, put that into statute. Neither created a retail market: cannabis still cannot be sold to the public, and that is why Cape Town has no walk-in shops in the American or Canadian sense. Instead, adults form private collectives that grow together and share the crop among members. Dixie Jane is one of these. You join, free, and what you pay covers cultivation, production and delivery of your share.
For a visitor the practical rules are short. You must be 18 or older. You may consume only in private: your hotel room (check the smoking policy), your apartment or Airbnb, a private home or garden. Beaches, the promenade, parks, restaurants, bars, Table Mountain and the street are public, and the police do enforce this in tourist areas. You may not drive under the influence, you may not take cannabis across a border or onto a cruise ship, and you may not give it to anyone under 18. Read our full legal explainer for the detail.
How it works for visitors
See the menu- 01
Pick your products
Browse the menu and add what you’d like to your cart. Membership of the collective is created during checkout with your name, surname and email; you’ll add your passport or ID number afterwards. Free, for life, and visitors qualify.
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Check out
Indoor flower from 1g, precisely dosed gummies from 5mg, pre-rolled joints and 96% THC vapes, priced in rand with the live delivery rate for your address shown before you pay.
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Delivered by Uber
Dispatched from De Waterkant the moment your order is confirmed. Within 90 minutes, typically under 45, in plain, discreet packaging, to your hotel, guesthouse or rental anywhere in the inner city.
What visitors usually start with
If you have never used cannabis in South Africa, start low. A 5mg gummy or half of a 10mg is the gentlest introduction; a 1g pre-roll shared between two is a light smoke; a 96% THC vape is the discreet option for a hotel balcony where smoking is not allowed.
The two rules that matter
Since the 2018 Constitutional Court ruling and the Cannabis for Private Purposes Act of 2024, adults in South Africa may possess and use cannabis in private. Dixie Jane is a non-profit private cannabis collective: members collectively own the crop, and what you pay covers cultivation, production and delivery.
Read the visitor guide to the lawWhy Dixie Jane
Indoor hydroponic flower
Grown by our own collective, hand-trimmed, and never trim in the pre-rolls.
Precisely dosed edibles
5mg, 10mg, 20mg and 50mg THC gummies in child-resistant packs, so a first-timer can start at 5mg.
Discreet delivery
Plain packaging, tracked, by Uber Direct in the city, Breaze same day across Greater Cape Town and The Courier Guy nationwide.
A real place to ask
Our café at 40 Chiappini Street, De Waterkant, is open seven days a week.
Yes. The 2018 Constitutional Court ruling and the 2024 Cannabis for Private Purposes Act apply to every adult in the country, not only citizens. Visitors may possess and use cannabis in private and may join a private collective to access it. A passport is accepted as ID.
Because the law permits private use but not sale to the public. Collectives like Dixie Jane work around this legally: members jointly own the crop and contribute to the cost of growing and delivering it. Joining is free and takes about a minute at checkout.
Only in private: your hotel room if the hotel allows smoking, your apartment or Airbnb, or a private home. Public consumption is an offence and is enforced on beaches, the Sea Point promenade, in the CBD and on Table Mountain. Edibles and vapes are the discreet choice where smoking is not allowed.
No. Crossing any border or boarding a ship with cannabis is illegal regardless of the law at your destination. Order only what you will use in private during your stay.
The Act sets private-possession limits for adults, and Dixie Jane’s order sizes sit well within them. Keep your cannabis at your accommodation rather than carrying large amounts around the city.
No. Driving under the influence of cannabis is illegal in South Africa, and roadside enforcement is common on the Atlantic Seaboard and Winelands routes. Use Uber, or wait.
No. Visitors join with a passport number. It takes about a minute during checkout, online or at the counter in De Waterkant.
Orders arrive in plain packaging with no product names visible. Hand-over is to you personally; a guesthouse or hotel reception can receive it if you prefer and they allow it.
A 5mg Grapefruit Glow gummy (5mg THC with 5mg CBD) or half of a 10mg Blueberry Buzz gummy is the gentlest start. Wait at least 90 minutes before taking more. If you prefer to smoke, a 1g sativa pre-roll shared between two people is a light introduction.
Where we deliver
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Dixie Jane De Waterkant
- Address
- 40 Chiappini Street, De Waterkant, Cape Town 8001
- Hours
- Mon to Sat 08:00 to 22:00
Sun 08:00 to 16:00 - Happy hour
- Every day, 15:00 to 18:00
- Call
- 021 013 7801
- +27 71 106 8267