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.

LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE FOURTEENTH REPORT SECOND SESSION FIFTIETH PARLIAMENT FOURTEENTH REPORT SECOND SESSION FIFTIETH PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF ASSkiVIBLY TA in nr.r ApiE 2 0 NOV 2002 The Committee has resolved to take no action in regard to the following Papers: 32 Controlled Substances Act 1984— Regulations — Simple Cannabis Offences - And that notices of motion given in respect of each of those papers be withdrawn.

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.

There is cannabis.

Intelligence also indicated that some aggravated SCTs were being committed by offenders targeting cannabis grown in domestic premises.

The whistleblower became suspicious, as a TV is not an item usually seized as an exhibit from a cannabis grow house.

The functions of the Therapeutic Goods Section will be to control the distribution, availability, use and standards of purity, safety and efficacy of drugs of dependence, prohibited, medicinal and non medicinal poisons, therapeutic substances and devices.

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

Armed incidents targeting hydroponically grown cannabis also continue to be of concern.