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Cannabis Legislation
To access cannabis-related legislation and other relevant information across all Australian states and territories, please click on the links below. This information was kindly compiled by Associate Professor Simon Lenton from the National Drug Research Institute.
New South Wales
- Cannabis Cautioning Scheme
- New South Wales Police publication ‘Cannabis and the Law’ (PDF)
- Druginfo website - New South Wales Legislation
Victoria
Queensland
- Drugs Misuse Act (PDF)
- Drugs Misuse Act
- Police Powers and Responsibility Act
- Queensland Government laws – General
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Western Australia
- Drug Aware: Cannabis Laws
- Drug Aware publication: ‘There are New Laws on Cannabis in Western Australia’ (PDF)
- Government of Western Australia: ‘You and the Law’
South Australia
- Controlled Substances Act
- Section 33L of the Controlled Substances Act
- Summary Offences Act
- South Australian Regulations
- South Australian Government laws – General
Australian Capital Territory
- Drugs of Dependence Act
- Criminal Code Regulation
- Australian Capital Territory Government laws – General
Tasmania
Northern Territory