Possession and Cultivation Limits for Adults Using Cannabis

Drug Misuse and Trafficking Amendment (Regulation of Personal Adult Use of Cannabis) Bill 2023

Private Member's Bill

1st House

2nd House

Law

Introduced by: Jeremy Buckingham (LCP)

Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

Adults can possess and use cannabis; they cannot use it in smoke-free areas
Adults can grow up to 6 cannabis plants at their home; this is a total limit for all adults living at that residence
Adults can carry up to 50g of cannabis leaf outside their home
Adults can give up to 50g of cannabis as a gift to another adult; they cannot sell it
Adults are not committing a crime if they manufacture drugs from plants grown under these rules
Police cannot seize cannabis plants or leaves that are lawfully possessed under these rules

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