Well yes, it does, largely because it's legal and is promoted as a tourist attraction. Wealthy people think nothing of visiting prestigious wine farms and spending thousands on wines that you or I could only dream of affording. Craft beers and fruit ales are becoming big business throughout the land. Whiskey festivals, brandy pairings, gourmet restaurants serving boozy foods, all contribute to the popularity of alcohol in South Africa, regardless of the destruction it causes among the poorer communities. And incidentally, cannabis doesn't cause mental illness, but it will enhance a pre-existing condition, such as depression and schizophrenia. Moving away from dagga smokers for a moment, were you aware that it is also illegal to grow hemp without a permit, and that it is hellish difficult to get a permit? A friend of my husband's tried for years to get one, and died without it ever having been approved. Hemp is a versatile, eco-friendly wonder crop, but you can't plant it.