The State has requested a further postponement in the matter in which cannabis activist Jaftha Brian is seeking a court order to legalise the use of dagga in Namibia.

Government lawyers have filed documents indicating that the matter be postponed to September 12 for a case management conference, citing the complexity and constitutional questions raised in the matter.

In March of this year, government lawyer Jabulani Ncube informed the court that the matter had been postponed to enable the defendants to await recommendations from the Law Reform and Development Commission.

Jaftha has approached the Windhoek High Court, asking it to declare that the legislative prohibition against the possession and use of cannabis (dagga) by adults is inconsistent with the Constitution. He also wants cannabis removed from the list of substances in Schedule 8 of the Medicines and Related Substances Act.

The Prosecutor General, the Inspector General of the Namibian Police, the Justice Minister, and the Namibian Government are the defendants in the matter, and they have not yet filed their responses.