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Legislation increasing the
maximum fine for cannabis
possession passed
Parliament:
Statutes Amendment
(Drug Offences) Act 2018
Laws increasing the maximum
fine for cannabis possession
from $500 to $2,000 came into
effect on 1 April 2019.
Presented by
Hon Vickie Chapman
on
15/10/2019
Document
Annual Report
54th Parliament
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Farley’s statistics on prostitution are complied below:
• the average entry age into prostitution is 13;
• 65% to 95% of prostituted women have been sexually assaulted or raped before they entered prostitution;
• nearly half of prostitutes were victims of incest;
• 83% of prostituted women are addicted to substances such as heroin, cocaine, cannabis and alcohol;
• 54% of prostitutes suffer from very severe depression;
• 42% of prostitutes had at least committed one suicide attempt, many suffering from psychological
disorders;
• 75% of women in prostitution are or have been homeless at some point in their lives;
• 70% to 95% of women in prostitution working in the street have been physically assaulted during the
exercise of prostitution;
• 41% of women were attacked in brothels;
• 60% to 75% of people were raped while in prostitution; and
• 85% and 95% want to leave prostitution, but have no other means of survival.
Select Committees
53rd Parliament
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We have had some minor cannabis expiation notices, but the bulk of it is what we
call 'residual admits', so people have taken drugs within the last 24 hours or so, so that odour is still
on them, but they don't have anything on them at the time.
Select Committees
54th Parliament
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There was also some cannabis seized from that job.
Select Committees
54th Parliament
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Apprehension about such misuse was highlighted in 2019 when a former public officer
centrally involved in the former Office of Industrial Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis was
appointed to a senior position at a medicinal cannabis company.
Presented by
Hon D R Cregan
on
28/11/2023
Document
Report
55th Parliament (Current)
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Examples of such emerging
pharmacy services are complex
compounding of medicines and medicinal
cannabis
Investment in critical areas of infrastructure
with attention paid to the upskilling and
training of staff
Agency programs and initiatives and their effectiveness and efficiency
Program name Indicators of
performance/effectiveness/efficiency
Outcome for South
Australia
Pharmacy premises
inspection program
Pharmacy premises inspected: 80
Pharmacy premises totally compliant at
initial inspection: 52
Pharmacy premises totally compliant at
final inspection: 80
Provided a level of
confidence as to the
maintenance of
appropriate
professional standards
for the provision of
pharmacy services
from within pharmacy
premises.
Presented by
Hon Dan van Holst Pellekaan
on
15/11/2018
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Annual Report
54th Parliament
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Other O O
Subtotal 6 32
TA General Orders 4 13
TB Keeping of records O O
TZ Other 8 13
Subtotal 12 26
UA Failure to forward complaint 1 2
UB Failure to investigate complaint 1 7
UC Failure to receive complaint 7 23
UZ Other O 2
Subtotal 9 34
54
VA Harassment 55 114
VB Improper direction 4 7
VC Expired restraint order O O
VD Cease loiter direction 2 8
VE Intervention in civil disputes 13 15
VF Discriminatory treatment 9 46
VG Telecommunications 2 2
VZ Other 5 11
Subtotal 90 203
WA Discharge of firearms 2 3
WB Display of firearms 11 15
WC Seizure of firearms 3 9
WZ Other 12 16
Subtotal 28 43
XA Disclosure of confidential information 26 46
XB Giving incorrect information 10 26
XC Refusal to divulge information 2 8
XD Failure to respond to enquiries 10 17
XE Privacy Information Principles 0 0
XF Freedom of Information 0 1
XZ Other 1 3
Subtotal 49 101
YA Control of drugs and narcotics 1 3
YB Sale or supply of drugs 3 7
YC Personal use of drugs O 1
YD Cannabis
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The concept can be used broadly, for
example substance misuse and depression, or it can be restricted to specify
severe mental illness such as:
• psychosis,
• schizophrenia;
• a substance misuse issue such as cannabis or methamphetamine use;
• a person who has a milder mental illness such as panic disorder, anxiety
disorder; or
• intellectual disability such as ASD or FASD.
Presented by
Ms Dana Wortley
on
08/09/2015
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Cannabis sativa
Alternanthera pungens
Prosopis juliflora
Xanthium pungens
Parthenum hysterophorus
Cirsium arvense
Senecio jacobaea
Salvinia spp.
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for medical purposes to
include the trialing of cannabis to eligible patients:
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