Exemptions from Cannabis Offences for Personal Use and Cultivation
Misuse of Drugs Amendment (Lawful Personal Use of Cannabis) Bill 2026
Private Member's BillLegislative Council
Legislative Assembly
Assent
Introduced by: Dr Brian Walker MLC (LCWA)
Links to official parliament websites
Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
Adults can possess, prepare and use up to 50 grams of cannabis; this must happen outside of public places.
Adults can grow up to 6 cannabis plants at their main home; this includes using hydroponics.
Adults can give cannabis plants to other adults as gifts; they cannot take payment or trade for them.
People are not committing a crime if they have more than 50 grams of cannabis at home; they must prove it came from plants they grew legally.
Courts no longer have to declare someone a drug trafficker if doing so would be clearly unjust.
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Dr Brian Walker LCWA
“I move: That the bill be now read a second time. Much can be said about the need for parliamentarians to serve and protect the people we represent. One example might be the need to address potential harms caused by substances that ought to be properly regulated. We have legislation in this respect regarding medicines, restricted medicines, poisons, harmful agents and illicit drugs.”