ffDisrupting illicit shipments to seize large quantities of drugs including cocaine, heroin, methylamphetamines, ecstasy, cannabis, pseudoephedrine and other precursors. 23 BOARD OF THE AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION CHAIR ANNUAL REPORT 2010–11 ffContributing to 435 charges against 132 people.

Discover and understand In 2015–16, through the High Risk and Emerging Drugs No. 2 Special Operation, the ACC conducted 24 coercive examinations to fill intelligence gaps, identify insights and enhance understanding of serious and organised crime and high risk and emerging drugs, covering issues such as: �� diversion of chemicals to manufacture 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) �� manufacture of synthetic cannabis and importation of precursors and other substances for this purpose �� techniques used by organised crime groups in an attempt to defeat Australian border controls �� identification of methylamphetamine trafficking syndicates with links to a number of states.

Although the random roadside testing program tests for the presence of three drugs (cannabis or THC; “speed” or methylamphetamine; “ecstasy” or MDMA), drivers detected committing driving offences are able to be tested for a much wider range of drugs.

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The damage to stores that happens with no consequences— 1338 Mr HUGHES: When you say drugs are rife, every now and then the issue of ice comes up and we're told that it hasn't penetrated the communities, certainly not to any degree, so are we referring to cannabis, or what drugs are we referring to?

They also turn to alcohol and also cannabis, and this is both medicinal cannabis but also illicit cannabis as well, which is quite rife in this population.

Section 3 Australia’s criminal environment AUSTRALIA'S CRIM INAL ENVIRONM ENT 17 S3 Table 3.1: Key substances in the Australian illicit drug market 2020–21 Substance Market characteristics Cannabis Serious and organised crime (SOC) groups are well established in the Australian cannabis market, although they do not dominate it.

There are some vexatious issues about whether or not cannabis use increases crash risk. ...

The Australian Illicit Drug Report 2001 – 2002 indicates that the potency of Australia’s cannabis (derived from marijuana), and amphetamine–type stimulants has increased in recent years.7 The Committee was told that in people with a pre-existing vulnerability, amphetamine use and long-term heavy marijuana use may both trigger drug induced psychosis, involving symptoms similar to those seen in paranoid schizophrenia.

From these 2,956 indications there were 496 detections comprising 102 Arrest/Reports, 113 Drug Diversions and 281 Cannabis Expiation Notices.