01 / Legal · South Africa
Dagga
South African slang for cannabis, used across everyday and legal conversation.
02 / Definition
What is Dagga?
Dagga is the long-standing South African term for cannabis, drawn from Khoekhoe and Afrikaans usage. It is used interchangeably with “cannabis”, “weed” and “marijuana” in everyday speech and even in some legal and news discussion. Following the 2018 Prince judgment, private adult use of dagga is decriminalised in South Africa, subject to important limits.
