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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 and updated by NCPIC in February 2013.
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
- Drugs Misuse Act (PDF) (1986)
- Drugs Misuse Act (1986)
- Police Powers and Responsibility Act (2000)
- Queensland Government laws – General
Related Information
- Queensland Police: Alcohol Drugs and the Law for Young People
- Queensland Police: Alcohol Drugs and the Law for Parents
Western Australia
- Drug Aware: Cannabis Laws
- Drug and Alcohol Office - Government of Western Australia: Cannabis Laws in WA (July 2011)
South Australia
- Controlled Substances Act (1984)
- Section 33L of the Controlled Substances Act (1984)
- Summary Offences Act (1953)
- South Australian Government laws – General
Australian Capital Territory
- Drugs of Dependence Act (1989)
- Criminal Code Regulation (2005)
- Australian Capital Territory Government laws – General
Tasmania
Northern Territory