This work significantly developed understanding of the national markets for methylamphetamine, drug analogues and novel psychoactive substances, performance and image enhancing drugs, illicit pharmaceuticals and cannabis.

FRANKS: I wanted to move to medicinal cannabis and I get that there is an overlap here with the TGA and the Office of Drug Control, but my questions on notice—because I am not expecting you to have them in your notes, although I will be thrilled if you do—just how many medical practitioners have been able to prescribe, whether they are authorised prescribers, or been able to prescribe medicinal cannabis products; what the categories of health conditions have been for that; how many patients in South Australia have been able to access medicinal cannabis; and if there is any breakdown available into things like whether they have been able to access that because of palliative care versus other conditions, if that could be provided?

Moving to medicinal cannabis, how many patients have been able to legally access medicinal cannabis since the scheme began?

There are some vexatious issues about whether or not cannabis use increases crash risk. … So far as the commercial transport industry is concerned, there is clear evidence of the use of stimulants and amphetamines. … the use of those sorts of drugs in the commercial transport industry is still at a worryingly high level.’

OPERATION NAGANO Operation Nagano, began as a unique operation in Port Pine, North East LSA, to reduce backyard cannabis cultivation.

I have recently begun to trial medical cannabis - primary CBD oil, with a low percentage of THC included as this helps the CBD to work.

At the moment, we have expiation notices obviously for cannabis, for shop theft and for traffic.

In 2023, the ACIC conservatively estimated that there were approximately 200,000 illicit firearms, comprising 190,000 long arms and 10,000 handguns, in the domestic illicit market. 16 Board of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission | Chair Annual Report 2023–24 Table 3.1: Key substances in the Australian illicit drug market 2023–24 Substance Market characteristics Cannabis Serious and organised crime (SOC) groups are well established in the Australian cannabis market, although they do not dominate it.

As a result of the 426 detections, there were 594 arrest/reports, drug diversion and/or cannabis expiation notices initiated.

These Panels aim to treat people experiencing problems connected with the misuse of drugs of dependence, or prohibited substances, (not being cannabis or cannabis resin) without the necessity of a court appearance.