Pizza chain Col'Cacchio is introducing the first ever cannabis pizzas in South Africa.

Starting June 25, customers at the chain's locations in Cape Town can order their cannabis pizzas with an extra smattering of Cannabidiol or CBD.

Customers can choose between the meat-free Green Goddess Pizza or the Mary Jane Pizza for their cannabis pizzas. They can also order and add CBD oil to any pasta or salad for an additional fee.

Kinga Baranowska, co-founder of Col'Cacchio said, "The pizzas will be drizzled with AfricanPure Cannabidiol which contains no THC or synthetic chemicals, making it absolutely safe to enjoy. Customers will also be able to add CBD oil to any other dish on the menu at an additional cost of R25."

Cannabidiol or CBD is a naturally-occurring cannabinoid constituent of cannabis. It is a chemical in the marijuana plant often used for medicinal purposes and does not have the intoxicating effects like those caused by tetrahydrocannabinol or THC.

In 2018, South Africa's highest court legalized the private use of cannabis by adults.

AfricanPure is one among the several African CBD brands to have come on to the market in South Africa after the country's National Department of Health announced in May this year that CBD has been removed from South Africa's list of highly-controlled drugs.

The Health Ministry also said that low-dose CBD products are entirely outside drug regulations for the next twelve months, enabling Col'Cacchio to introduce cannabis pizzas in the country.

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