The Social Club Model developed by KingsLeaf Social Club Systems is adapted from the ENCOD Model developed in Europe in a way that suits the needs of Social Clubs in the South African context. KingsLeaf Social Club Systems believes that Social Clubs should be enabled to develop their own culture and practices around providing private spaces for Adult Use cannabis. KingsLeaf Social Club Systems therefore developed this clear Social Club Model that applies current policy and legal frameworks, namely relevant sections in the 2018 Constitutional Court Ruling, and the 2023 Police Directive on Cannabis-related Matters, as well the Constitutional Right of every South African to privacy, including the right to have and use cannabis in private.
KingsLeaf Social Club Systems provides a Software as a Service to Social Clubs and the Warehouses they are affiliated to that is based in this Social Club Model.
Social Clubs are private Members Only spaces fully run by Members for Members. A Warehouse is a private, collective storage and administrative space shared by affiliated Social Clubs, and is likewise run by Members for Members. Warehouses are the main connection point between Members who have the private space, skills, time, and means to cultivate, process, and/or manufacture cannabis and cannabis products with Social Clubs and their Members who lack the private space, skills, time, and means to cultivate, possess, and consume cannabis.
The Social Club Model will be adjusted once regulations for the Cannabis for Private Purposes Act (7 of 2024) are signed into law, insofar as the Constitutional Rights of Cannabis users are respected.
SOCIAL CLUBS
Social Clubs using KingsLeaf Social Club Systems are private Members Only spaces fully run by Members for Members. All cannabis is collectively owned by Members, and all cannabis and cannabis products are fully Tracked and Traced from Seed / Clone to Sharing.
Only Members work at Social Clubs as Crew Members. Only Members cultivate, process, and/or manufacture cannabis and cannabis products on behalf of Members who lack the private space, time, and skills to do so for themselves. These Members in turn collectively compensate Members who cultivate, process, and/or manufacture cannabis and cannabis products for their services.
Social Clubs operate in a closed-loop and therefore do not participate in any diversion into or from illicit or medicinal markets. Social Clubs completely Track and Trace collectively owned cannabis from Seed / Clone to Sharing, as supervised by their overseeing Warehouse. Seeds or Clones can be distributed between Cultivating Members by the Warehouse, or Cultivating Members can donate Seeds and/or Clones. All plants are tagged, according to Track and Trace requirements, helping to ensure that no cannabis or cannabis products from non-Member or unknown sources are Shared with Members.
Social Clubs are recreational spaces where people from all walks of life can gather to enjoy shared interests in a shared private space, with no obligation to consume cannabis. Social Clubs offer a variety of activities and events to their Members, and Members are invited to contribute to these, too.
Social Clubs using KingsLeaf Social Club Systems do not make medical claims, and do not misuse nor claim to use any medical pathways for Members to have and use cannabis. Social Clubs are not responsible for providing medical advice to Members, but will make efforts to direct anyone looking to use cannabis as medicine to an appropriate healthcare provider where possible. Social Clubs may have a wellness aspect, but are not healthcare providers.
Social Clubs promote and practice Harm Reduction by actively reducing the legal, health, and social harms associated with cannabis use. By providing private spaces where only fully Tracked and Traced collectively owned cannabis and cannabis products from trusted Members is shared between Members, Social Clubs simultaneously reduce legal, health, and social harms. Legal Harms are further reduced by the support Members can receive from their Social Clubs in navigating any legal issues related to their interactions with cannabis. Health Harms are also reduced by fully tracking and tracing cannabis and cannabis products, ensuring that any issues are easily identified and remedied. Social Clubs and Members using KingsLeaf Social Club Systems benefit from accessible education on cannabis use, the legal and policy landscape, as well as other fun and interesting information about the plant.
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
Since the Constitutional Court Ruling of 2018 (Prince 3), adults (18+) in South Africa have been lawfully allowed to have and use cannabis in private spaces. However, not all people have a private space to enjoy this right. Many more lack the private space, time, required skills, and/or means to grow, have, and/or consume cannabis in private.
There is no clear reason why the Constitutional Right to have and use cannabis in private is limited to only those who have the private space, time, and skills to do so. Social Clubs make it possible for Members to fully enjoy their Constitutional Right to have and use cannabis in private. Collectively owned cannabis is stored at the Social Club, where it can also be enjoyed in private in the way the Member chooses.
The Constitutional Rights of cannabis users, and by extension Social Clubs, are supported by the 2023 Police Directive on Cannabis-related Matters, which outlines Cannabis can be collectively owned, and that any space to which the public does not have access by way of right is private.
MEMBERS ONLY
Only Members can enter the private space of a Social Club using KingsLeaf Social Club Systems. No person may simply enter a Social Club by way of right, including law enforcement.
Any adult (18+) of sound mind can become a Member at a Social Club by signing up online, agreeing to the Social Club Rules and Social Club Member Agreement as well as paying a small monthly Membership Fee on a pay-as-you-go basis. A Member must Verify their Identity by means of providing their valid South African ID or Driver’s License, or their Passport if not South African. Membership Fees must be paid at the Social Club where new Members choose to sign up before they may be signed into the private Members Only areas and Share within the Social Club.
Sister Social Clubs are affiliated to a single Warehouse. A Member is able to access any Sister Social Clubs once their Membership process is complete at the Social Club they have chosen to sign up with. Their Membership Fees must be up-to-date in order to access the Members Only areas and Share within any sister Social Club.
Any person delivering a service to the Social Club that requires them to enter any private Members Only areas and/or restricted areas of the Social Club must sign-in, agree to the Social Club Rules, and agree to not Share cannabis or cannabis products within the Social Club.
BY MEMBERS FOR MEMBERS
Social Clubs using KingsLeaf Social Club Systems are fully run by Members for Members. Members who have the private space, time, and skills to cultivate Cannabis, process Cannabis, and/or manufacture cannabis and cannabis products – including but not limited to bud (flower), extracts (dab), tinctures, and infused edibles and drinks – do so on behalf of all other Members who lack the private space, time, skills, and to do so for themselves.
No Cannabis is bought or sold at Social Clubs. All cannabis is collectively owned by all Members. Members who cannot cultivate, process, and/or manufacture cannabis in their own private spaces collectively compensate Members who are able to do so on their behalf for their services, time, effort, skills, and use of their private space.
Crew Members at Social Clubs are likewise collectively compensated by Members for their services. Members collectively contribute to the overall services and amenities provided within the Social Club and by the Warehouse, as well as the overall running and maintenance of the premises.
Members collectively contribute to what is available at their Social Clubs. Collective contributions from Members that exceed the services provided by Members for Members are placed toward any maintenance and upgrades of the Social Club.
COLLECTIVELY OWNED CANNABIS
As supported by the 2023 Police Directive on Cannabis-related Matters, all cannabis is collectively owned by all Members. By signing up at a Social Club using KingsLeaf Social Club Systems and completing the steps to become a Member, one automatically becomes a collective owner of the cannabis and cannabis products Shared between Members.
This does not mean that Members have automatic access to cannabis and cannabis products. Sharing takes place within the Social Club, and serves to ensure Members who cultivate, process, and/or manufacture cannabis and cannabis products are collectively compensated for their services. Sharing further ensures Members collectively contribute to the overall running, services, amenities, and maintenance of the Social Club and Warehouse.
SHARING
All collectively owned cannabis and cannabis products are Shared between Members.
Sharing happens within the Social Club, usually at the BudBar. Sharing may also happen at the Kiosk in the case of infused edibles and drinks, and/or tinctures being available. Members can select how much of what kind of cannabis and/or cannabis product they would like to Share. When Sharing, Members contribute as part of the collective whole of the Social Club to the services provided by the Members who cultivated, processed, and/or manufactured their cannabis and/or cannabis product on their behalf for their services. Sharing is also how Members collectively contribute to the overall running of the Social Club.
Social Clubs may choose to allow Members to bring their own to enjoy at the Social Club. Please note that NO Member is permitted to buy or sell cannabis and/or cannabis products on Social Club premises.
TRACK & TRACE
All cannabis and cannabis products are fully Tracked and Traced from Seed / Clone to Sharing, with oversight from the Warehouse. Every part of a plant’s grow cycle, growing method, harvesting, and curing is fully Tracked (recorded), as is any processing and/or manufacturing of cannabis into products like pre-rolls, extracts, tinctures, and infused edibles and drinks. Storage, distribution to affiliated Social Clubs, and Sharing within Social Clubs are also Tracked and Traced through KingsLeaf Social Club Systems.
Fully Tracking and Tracing cannabis and cannabis products ensures that only the highest quality is Shared between Members, and that issues are easily and quickly isolated when needed. Tracking and Tracing cannabis and cannabis products also ensures that there is no diversion to or from illicit and/or medicinal markets, and that no cannabis or cannabis products from non-Member sources are Shared within Social Clubs.
Tracking and Tracing cannabis and cannabis products further ensures that Social Clubs are fully run by Members for Members, and ensures that Members who cultivate, process, and/or manufacture cannabis and cannabis products on behalf of Members who cannot are collectively compensated for their services, time, effort, skills, and use of their private space.
WAREHOUSE STRUCTURE
A Warehouse is a private collective storage and administrative space shared by affiliated Social Clubs. One or more Social Clubs can be affiliated to a Warehouse. Warehouses are the main connection point between Members who cultivate, process, and/or manufacture cannabis and cannabis products on behalf of Members with Social Clubs. Any Social Club using KingsLeaf Social Club Systems can choose to establish a Warehouse, under which other Social Clubs can be affiliated. Social Clubs affiliated under a Warehouse are also referred to as sister Social Clubs.
Warehouses enable sister Social Clubs to share Members as well as cannabis and cannabis products. This makes it easier for new Social Clubs to be established, and to ensure sustainable development of safe, private spaces where adults may have and use cannabis in private as a Constitutional Right. Social Clubs can choose to have specific or Warehouse curated cannabis and cannabis products for Members to Share.
Warehouses are the administrative branch of all affiliated Social Clubs. This means that if a Member signs up at one Social Club, they will be able to access any sister Social Clubs affiliated to a Warehouse. This also means that Members can Share in the collectively owned cannabis of the Sister Social Clubs affiliated to the same Warehouse as their Social Club.
Warehouses are made up of Internal Crew Members and External Crew Members.
Internal Crew Members are responsible for the administrative and management duties of the Warehouse, including but not limited to overseeing affiliated Social Clubs and their Members as well as overseeing External Crew Members, Track and Trace of collectively owned cannabis and cannabis products from Seed / Clone to Sharing, and reporting and compensation for services rendered by Members for Members.
External Crew Members are those who cultivate, process, and/manufacture cannabis and cannabis products on behalf of Members who lack the private space, time, and skills to do so for themselves. Internal Crew Members in the Warehouse are the bridge between External Crew Members and Crew Members at affiliated Social Clubs.
Warehouses support External Crew Members in the rendering of their services in cultivating, processing, and/or manufacturing cannabis and cannabis products, ensuring plants are tagged and monitoring plants throughout their growcycle into harvesting, processing, and/or manufacturing before distribution and storage at Social Clubs for accurate Track and Trace. Warehouses further oversee Sharing at Social Clubs to ensure accurate, timely collective compensation of External Crew Members for their services in cultivating, processing, and/or manufacturing of collectively owned cannabis and cannabis products.
IN SUMMARY
Together, Social Clubs and Warehouses using KingsLeaf Social Club Systems provide private spaces run by Members for Members where Members can have and use their collectively owned cannabis and cannabis products that are fully Tracked and Traced from Seed / Clone to Sharing. Members who provide services are collectively compensated and all Members collectively contribute to the overall running, services, amenities, and maintenance of their Social Clubs and Warehouses.
The Social Club Model developed by KingsLeaf Social Club Systems aims to enable adults in South Africa to enjoy their Constitutional Right to have and use cannabis in private through supporting Social Clubs to provide the private spaces necessary to do so and Warehouses to provide the means.
