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Cultivating prohibited plants is also known as ‘drug cultivation’ and is unlawful under sections 23 and 23A of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW). These sections contain the following offences: Cultivating a prohibited plant, Cultivating a prohibited plant...

The campaign to legalise cannabis for medical purposes has taken an unexpected leap forward with support from the prime minister, and a clinical trial to go ahead in NSW. Prime Minister Tony Abbott wrote a letter to well known talkback...

Cannabis is currently a prohibited drug in all Australian jurisdictions, which has implications for people wanting to use the drug for medical reasons. Although the decriminalisation of cannabis for medical use has been debated on and off over the years,...

The law relating to cultivating, supplying or possessing prohibited plants such as cannabis in New South Wales is set out in the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (the Act). Cultivation means growing, tending, planting or harvesting of prohibited plants....

If you have been charged with a drugs offence, the severity of the penalty you face will depend largely on the type and quantity of drug that you were allegedly found in possession of. Possessing cannabis may be treated less...

In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Proposed Victim Experience Sexual Assault Prosecution Reforms Explained The reforms would place more restraints on the defence and make it easier to prosecute sexual...

Following two recent spates of New South Wales police drug dog raids on Gadigal land that targeted gay bars along Sydney’s Oxford Street, NSW Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann has stepped forward to point out that cops aren’t running dogs through...

In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: A Sentence May Be Excessive Despite Initial Court Considering Multiple Mitigating Factors The appeal court found the defendant’s sentence to be manifestly excessive despite the...

Australian federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett has suggested that the Australia public ought to have a discussion about drug use and organised crime, as she considers that people who use drugs are complicit in the spike in gang-related violence in...

New South Wales police has again raided LGBTIQA+ venues on Gadigal land around Sydney’s Oxford Street, with sniffer dogs in tow. This is the second set of raids on the fabled queer district, with the first taking place in June’s...