In regard to the ability of the Minister for Health to grant licences, authorities or permits with respect to somebody manufacturing, cultivating, supplying, administering or possessing cannabis or cannabis derivatives, is there a place in the department where that request will go to, or does it go direct to the Minister for Health?

In regard to the ability of the Minister for Health to grant licences, authorities or permits with respect to somebody manufacturing, cultivating, supplying, administering or possessing cannabis or cannabis derivatives, is there a place in the department where that request will go to, or does it go direct to the Minister for Health?

FRANKS: The first topic is on the Office of Industrial Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis.

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, without notice, moved - That the Standing Orders be so far suspended as to enable him to move that the Order made on Thursday, 28 November 2002 for the second reading of the Controlled Substances (Cannabis) Amendment Bill to be an Order of the Day for Wednesday, 4 November 2002, be rescinded and for the Bill to be taken into consideration forthwith. ????????????????

The University of Melbourne Centre for Adolescent Health has followed nearly 2000 teenage high school students since 1992 and found that 80% of those surveyed reported using alcohol or cannabis by the age of 17.

In 2019-20 SAPOL issued 6 740 cannabis expiation notices, seized around 14 kilograms of methamphetamine, 12 553 cannabis plants, 597 grams of heroin and 216 377 litres of fantasy; as well as located/dismantled 64 clandestine laboratories.

OFFICIAL OFFICIAL 2022-23 ANNUAL REPORT for SOUTH AUSTRALIA POLICE 24 | P a g e Total General Expiations, Cannabis Expiations and Drug Diversions Note: To align with SAPOL’s regular monthly crime data reporting the previously published 2021-22 data has been refreshed.

Part 1, headings to table—delete the headings and substitute: Large commercial (pure) Large commercial (mixed) Commercial (pure) Commercial (mixed) Trafficable (mixed) kg kg/DDUs kg kg/DDUs g/DDUs (2) Schedule 1 Part 1—after row related to Alpha-methylthiofentanyl insert: Alpha-methyltrypt lkg or 100 0.2kg or 20 amine (a-MT) DDUs DDUs 2g or 10 DDIJs (3) Schedule 1 Part 1—after row related to Benzoylecgonine 'nsert: Benzylpiper azines (not otherwise listed in this Schedule) 1 0.25 3 (4) Schedule 1 Part 1—after row related to 4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine insert: 1-(8-Bromobenzo[1,2-b: 4,5-ffidifuran-4-y1)-2-am 100 inopropane DDUs 20 DDUs 10 DDUs (Bromo-Dragonfly) 5 (5) Schedule 1 Part 1, row related to Bufotenine, column 6—delete "50" and substitute: 2 (6) Schedule 1 Part 1, row related to Cannabinoid, column 1—delete "Cannabinoid - dried" and substitute: Cannabis

This Bond related to Mr Jones being sentenced for two years and three months with a non-parole period of one year in 2011, for the offences of Traffic Type Unknown in a Controlled Drug, Possess Controlled Drug (not cannabis) Possess Prescription Drug (not being drug of dependence) x 3, Unlawful Possession and Aggravated Possess Firearm Without Licence.

FRANKS: What is the status of the Office of Industrial Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis?