About
Bud's Buds is a directory of KZN cannabis shops and private growers. It answers one question: who sells what, where, and at what price per gram?
How listings work
- Shops: where a shop has a website, prices are taken from the shop's own site on a daily schedule. The shop's site is the source of truth — we are a mirror, not the original.
- Growers (coming soon): grower listings are seller-reported and confirmed with the grower before going live.
- Submissions: anyone can submit a shop or grower. A human reviews every new listing before it appears — usually within a few days.
- Staleness: listings whose source goes quiet get flagged and hidden from the default view rather than silently rotting.
Listed, not verified
Unless a listing is explicitly marked otherwise, Bud's Buds has not tested the product, weighed the pack, or checked the strain label. That is a deliberate legal and honest position: we are the index, not the quality guarantee. Reviews from buyers will add the trust layer over time.
The legal position (as of Nov 2026)
South African cannabis is decriminalised, not legalised. The 2018 Constitutional Court ruling covers private use and growing in private space. The Cannabis for Private Purposes Act 7 of 2024 is signed but not yet in force, and as drafted it does not yet cover buying and selling (“dealing”). Most shops and clubs operate in that grey zone — that risk sits with the seller, on their property, under their model. This directory holds no product and (for now) no money, which keeps it closest to a classifieds position.
Not legal advice. Re-check before making business decisions — the rules are moving (eThekwini has a 3-year regulatory sandbox pilot with Royal Queen Seeds running from 2026).
Contact
Built and maintained by the Bud's Buds team in Durban. Use the submit form for listings and corrections.