Notes the February 2016 passage of the federal Narcotic Drugs Amendment Bill 2016 enabling a national licensing scheme for the controlled cultivation across Australia of cannabis for medicinal and scientific purposes; II.

The most common illicit drug used was cannabis, followed by ecstasy and pain killers/analgesics (for non-medical purposes).

This includes attending 172 illegal cannabis growers’ premises where dangerous wiring, including meter bypasses, were suspected.

p45 376 Williams, oral evidence, Hansard, p286. 377 Anglicare, written submission, ph I 378 Drug and Alcohol Services Council, Illicit Drug Use in South Australia 2002, A Statistical Overview, 2nd edition, South Australia, May 2002. ph The Social Development Committee of the South Australian Parliament 122 Cannabis remains the most commonly used illicit drug in South Australia.

The Commissioner indicated that SAPOL had maintained a permanent presence on the APY Lands since the appointment of the first community constables in 1986 but that this presence had varied over time.134 128 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q660, Q663. 129 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q664-5. 130 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q660. 131 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q662. 132 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q714. 133 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q715. 134 Evidence M Hyde, 1 December 2004, Q735. 61 Commissioner Hyde noted that SAPOL had observed “over the years … a growing trend to substance abuse, particularly alcohol and petrol sniffing, but more recently there has been an emerging list of drug uses, particularly cannabis.”

According to the 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey, 0.7% (95% CI, 0.6%–0.9%) of the population aged 14 years or older had used SLT at least once in the previous year, a marginal increase from the 0.5% (95% CI, 0.4%– 0.6%) in the 2007 survey.2,3 This is much lower than the levels of use of illicit drugs, such as ecstasy (3.0%), cocaine (2.1%), methamphetamine (2.5%) and cannabis (10.3%).4 Unpublished data from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Study indicate that use of ENDS in Australia is very low.

Clients accessing services at the facility typically have a history of cannabis use, petrol sniffing and other complex health and social issues.

Notes the February 2016 passage of the federal Narcotic Drugs Amendment Bill 2016 enabling a national licensing scheme for the controlled cultivation across Australia of cannabis for medicinal and scienti fic purposes; II.

New legislative measures to reduce the incidence of drug driving on South Australian roads came into force on 1 July 2006 giving South Australia Police the right to conduct random roadside testing for cannabis, amphetamines and ecstasy.

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