NSW 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

14 Oct 2026: MPs in the first house are debating whether this bill is a good idea in principle.

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent

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Topics

cannabis cannabis cultivation controlled substances drug laws drug possession

Introduced by: Jeremy Buckingham MLC (LCP)

Links to official parliament websites

Official page: progress through parliament

Official page: bill text and explanatory notes

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

News articles and press releases

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

The Hon. JEREMY BUCKINGHAM — 2023-11-29

It is standing up for the rights of millions of Australians to reasonably and responsibly grow and use cannabis for their own enjoyment and for medicinal purposes. The purpose of the bill is to allow the cultivation, possession, use and gifting of cannabis by adults at private residences and for other purposes. The changes laid out in the bill are both modest and unthreatening. In essence, the bill enables an adult to cultivate not more than six cannabis plants for personal use and to allow them to share the harvest with friends. Payment for cannabis would remain illegal.