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Cannabis. A medical cannabis crop in Australia. Cannabis is a plant used in Australia for recreational, medicinal and industrial purposes. In 2022–23, 41% of Australians over the age of fourteen years had used cannabis in their lifetime and 11.5% had used cannabis in the last 12 months.
The Legalising Cannabis Bill 2023 is a bill introduced to the Australian Senate on 10 August 2023, by Senator David Shoebridge, [1] a Senator for the Australian Greens from New South Wales (NSW). The bill is similar to state legislation introduced in the past as it aims to legalise the sale, production and use of recreational cannabis, however ...
In September 2019, the Australian Capital Territory became the first state or territory of Australia to legalize recreational use of cannabis. Since 31 January 2020 residents have been allowed to grow two plants and possess 50 g (1 + 3 ⁄ 4 oz), though sales or other transfer is prohibited, including cannabis seeds.
Since 2020, residents of the Australian Capital Territory over the age of 18 have legally been able to possess up to 50 grams of 'dried' cannabis, and 150 grams of 'wet' or freshly harvested cannabis. [7] Alongside this, Territorians can grow up to two plants per person and four per household if there is more than two adults in the home.
Legalise Cannabis Australia (LCA), also known as the Legalise Cannabis Party (LCP) and formerly the Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party, is a registered single-issue Australian political party. [2] It has a number of policies that centre around the re-legalisation and regulation of cannabis for personal, medicinal and industrial uses in ...
The National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre (NCPIC) was established in 2008 in response to data published in the Pfizer Australia Health Report. NDARC and NCPIC have collaborated with Pfizer Australia to assist with educating the public about cannabis. [1] Many in the Australian community are concerned that this collaboration and ...
Illicit drug use in Australia is the recreational use of prohibited drugs in Australia.Illicit drugs include illegal drugs (such as cannabis, opiates, and certain types of stimulants), pharmaceutical drugs (such as pain-killers and tranquillisers) when used for non-medical purposes, and other substances used inappropriately (such as inhalants). [1]
Cannabis plants in a commercial grow facility. The Australian National Task Force on Cannabis (NTFC) was a specialised unit formed in April 1992 under the aegis of the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy (MCDS) who are responsible for implementing national consistency in policy principles related to Australia's National Drug Strategy. [ 1]