A former employee of the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA), who has continued to issue medical cannabis licences despite being fired for this in 2021, is under investigation, said the organisation.
Pam Mohlabe “was, in fact, dismissed from SAHPRA in 2021 for fraud for the very same transgressions. She is purporting representing SAHPRA in an official capacity and also issuing cannabis licences… an illegal practice we will pursue through legal channels”, said the organisation.
Medicinal cannabis is a highly regulated area, reports IOL. A licence to cultivate, manufacture, or import it for medicinal purposes can be granted under the terms of the Medicines and Related Substances Act, and is valid for a period of five years, unless SAHPRA revokes it.
IOL article – Ex-SAHPRA employee in hot water over medical cannabis licence scam (Open access)
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