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RSSBulletin 12: Self-managed change from problematic cannabis use
Cannabis is the world’s most widely used illicit drug. In Australia, one in three have tried it, and almost one in ten have used it in the past…
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RSSCape York Cannabis Project artwork posters
The posters featured below were produced as part of the Cape York Cannabis Project and focus on the impact of cannabis use on Indigenous culture. This project is part of the Weed it Out initiative run…
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
- Cannabis Law Reform Act 2010
- Cannabis Control Act
- Cannabis Control Regulations
- Explanatory Memorandum
- Drug Aware: Cannabis Laws
- Drug and Alcohol Office - Government of Western Australia: New Cannabis Laws in WA
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