01 / Legal · South Africa
SAHPRA
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority.
02 / Definition
What is SAHPRA?
SAHPRA is the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority, the national body that regulates medicines and health products. It registers medicines, sets scheduling, and administers access pathways such as Section 21 authorisations for unregistered products. In the cannabis context, SAHPRA governs the medical and regulated side rather than private adult use.
03 / Related terms
See also
Section 21
SAHPRA’s authorisation pathway to access unregistered medicines.
Schedule 6
The high-control medicines schedule that covers most THC-containing cannabis.
Schedule 0
The lowest medicines schedule, covering certain low-dose CBD products.
Medical cannabis
Cannabis accessed through a regulated, prescription-based clinical pathway.