An attorney on call, before you need one.
Canna Law routes your matter to an independent South African attorney — for arrests and inspections, routine consultations, contract reviews and ongoing case management. One predictable monthly fee, and your documents already on file.
- Attorney panel
- 6 approved attorneys
- Province coverage
- 8 of 9 provinces
- Intake hours
- Weekdays 07:00–19:00; after-hours reports are queued for the on-call attorney
Example plan
Professional
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Plan shown for comparison
Monthly, incl. VAT
R599
Urgent matters are escalated to an attorney on call — callback target two working hours, subject to attorney availability.
Legal infrastructure, not a hotline you hope never rings.
Four services that cover the moments cannabis businesses actually face — from a 6am knock at the gate to a supplier agreement that needs reading before Friday.
Emergency legal assistance
Arrests, police visits, searches, seizures and inspections — reported in minutes and escalated to an attorney on call.
DetailRoutine consultations
Scheduled time with an independent attorney on licensing, employment, supplier and operational questions.
DetailCompliance and contracts
Assessments, checklists, document templates and contract reviews aligned to South African regulation.
DetailCase management
Every matter tracked with a reference number, assigned attorney, status updates and a full document trail.
DetailThree steps from joining to protected.
Most members are fully onboarded within a working day. Urgent matters are never queued behind onboarding.
Join and register your business
Complete a guided onboarding with your CIPC details, licences and authorised representative. Upload documents once — securely.
Get matched with an attorney
We route your matter to an independent attorney with the right specialities and province. Routine matters are booked; urgent ones are escalated immediately.
Track everything in one place
Cases, consultations, compliance tasks, invoices and documents live in your dashboard, with a reference number for every matter.
Three plans. One standard of care.
Month-to-month membership in South African rand, VAT inclusive where applicable. Upgrade, downgrade or cancel with notice.
Essential
For owner-managed operations that need a legal line to call.
- Emergency legal telephone intake and attorney callback
- 2 routine consultations monthly
- Compliance checklist
- Legal document templates
- Monthly legal updates
Professional
The plan most licensed cultivators and dispensaries choose.
- Everything in Essential
- 4 routine consultations monthly
- Annual compliance assessment
- 2 contract reviews annually
- Priority urgent assistance
- 1 urgent incident consultation quarterly
Premium
Full-scale cover for multi-site and capital-intensive operations.
- Everything in Professional
- 8 routine consultations monthly
- Quarterly compliance review
- 4 contract reviews annually
- Up to 2 hours annual urgent incident legal work
- Priority case management
- Annual staff training
Prices shown in ZAR and inclusive of VAT where applicable. Benefits are subject to approved terms and actual attorney availability.
If the SAPS are at your premises, start here.
Log the incident, upload any notices or photographs and we will route it to an attorney on call. Never argue a search on the floor of your facility — document it and let counsel guide you.
Request urgent legal assistanceCovered incidents
Stay ahead of the regulator, not behind it.
Compliance is the cheapest legal strategy available. The centre gives members the checklists, templates and updates they need between consultations.
Compliance assessments
A structured review of licensing, record-keeping, labelling and staff procedures, with a prioritised remediation list.
Document library
Templates for supplier agreements, client terms, employment contracts, POPIA notices and incident registers.
Monthly legal updates
Plain-language notes on regulatory change, case law and enforcement trends affecting cannabis operators.
Independent attorneys, vetted for this industry.
Canna Law does not practise law. Every matter is handled by an independent attorney who is admitted in South Africa, carries professional indemnity cover and has been reviewed for cannabis-sector experience before joining the panel.
Naledi Mokoena
Director, Mokoena Regulatory Law
“Most cannabis operators do not need a courtroom. They need someone who reads the licence conditions properly and tells them what the inspector will ask for next. That is the work.”
What membership does — and does not — do.
We would rather be plain about this than oversell it. Read the limits before you join.
- 01Canna Law is a legal assistance membership platform, not a law firm. Legal work is performed by independent, practising attorneys.
- 02Membership does not legalise cannabis sales, cultivation or possession. Operating without the required licences remains unlawful.
- 03Membership does not guarantee immunity from law enforcement action, prosecution or regulatory sanction.
- 04Membership does not automatically pay legal expenses, court costs, fines or counsel fees beyond the scope stated in your plan.
- 05All benefits are subject to approved terms, fair-use limits and the actual availability of an attorney in your province.
Join the panel
Protect the business you are building.
Onboarding takes a few minutes. Upload your CIPC and licence documents once and your file is ready before you ever need it.