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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09...on-to-legalise-personal-cannabis-use/11530104
The ACT has become the first Australian jurisdiction to legalise the possession, use and cultivation of small amounts of cannabis.
Key points:
The laws passed the ACT Legislative Assembly on Wednesday afternoon, allowing possession of up to 50 grams per person and a maximum of four plants per household.
They will come into effect from January 31, 2020.
The legislation conflicts with Commonwealth laws prohibiting the possession of cannabis.
And cannabis users have been warned there are still serious legal risks, including potential jail time, when growing or smoking cannabis in the ACT.
Cannabis remains a prohibited substance under Commonwealth law, and police officers in the ACT will retain the power to arrest and charge anyone with cannabis under those laws.
It will also be possible for the Commonwealth to overrule the ACT, and seek to have the laws struck out as inconsistent with its own legislation.
So what is allowed, and what isn't?
Any adult in the ACT will be able to grow two cannabis plants per person, with a maximum of four per household.
They will also be allowed to be in possession of up to 50 grams of dry cannabis, or 150 grams of wet cannabis.
Cultivating cannabis through a Canberra winter will not be easy though, as any Canberra gardener can attest.
Amendments suggested by the Greens to allow the cultivation of hydroponic cannabis were voted down, along with amendments providing greater allowances to those growing cannabis for medicinal purposes.
There also remain plenty of rules around when and where cannabis can be consumed.
It cannot be consumed in public, or anywhere near children, and will also have to be stored somewhere inaccessible to children.
Cannabis plants will have to be grown somewhere not accessible to the public.
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Not a big step to be honest. Still a step in the right direction.
The ACT has become the first Australian jurisdiction to legalise the possession, use and cultivation of small amounts of cannabis.
Key points:
- Under laws passed on Wednesday, adults in the ACT will be able to grow two cannabis plants each
- The laws say the plants cannot be grown in public or be accessible to children
- They conflict with Commonwealth law, which does not allow personal cannabis use
The laws passed the ACT Legislative Assembly on Wednesday afternoon, allowing possession of up to 50 grams per person and a maximum of four plants per household.
They will come into effect from January 31, 2020.
The legislation conflicts with Commonwealth laws prohibiting the possession of cannabis.
And cannabis users have been warned there are still serious legal risks, including potential jail time, when growing or smoking cannabis in the ACT.
Cannabis remains a prohibited substance under Commonwealth law, and police officers in the ACT will retain the power to arrest and charge anyone with cannabis under those laws.
It will also be possible for the Commonwealth to overrule the ACT, and seek to have the laws struck out as inconsistent with its own legislation.
So what is allowed, and what isn't?
Any adult in the ACT will be able to grow two cannabis plants per person, with a maximum of four per household.
They will also be allowed to be in possession of up to 50 grams of dry cannabis, or 150 grams of wet cannabis.
Cultivating cannabis through a Canberra winter will not be easy though, as any Canberra gardener can attest.
Amendments suggested by the Greens to allow the cultivation of hydroponic cannabis were voted down, along with amendments providing greater allowances to those growing cannabis for medicinal purposes.
There also remain plenty of rules around when and where cannabis can be consumed.
It cannot be consumed in public, or anywhere near children, and will also have to be stored somewhere inaccessible to children.
Cannabis plants will have to be grown somewhere not accessible to the public.
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Not a big step to be honest. Still a step in the right direction.
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