The Need for a Medicinal Cannabis Driving Defence: An Interview With Former Magistrate David Heilpern
The NSW government introduced the state’s much maligned drug driving laws in 2007. The regime criminalises any trace of the psychoactive component of cannabis, THC, in the system whilst driving. The federal government, however, legalised the use of medicinal cannabis...
Cultivating Prohibited Plants other than Cannabis by Enhanced Indoor Means for a Commercial Purpose
Cultivating prohibited plants other than cannabis by enhanced indoor means for a commercial purpose is an offence under section 23(1A)(b) of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985, which carries a maximum penalty of: 15 years in prison for less...
Cultivating Cannabis Plants by Enhanced Indoor Means for a Commercial Purpose in the Presence of Children
Cultivating cannabis plants by enhanced indoor means for a commercial purpose in the presence of children is an offence under section 23A(3) of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act, which carries a maximum penalty of: 18 years in prison for...
Supplying or Knowingly Taking Part in the Supply of Cannabis Plants
Supplying or knowingly taking part in the supply of cannabis plants is an offence under section 23(1)(b) and 23(2)(b) of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985, which carries a maximum penalty of: 10 years in prison for less than...
Possessing Prohibited Plants (other than Cannabis)
Possessing prohibited plants (other than cannabis) is an offence under section 23(1)(c) and 23(2)(c) of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985, which carries a maximum penalty of: 15 years in prison for less than a commercial quantity if the...
Possessing Cannabis Plants
Possessing cannabis plants is an offence under section 23(1)(c) and 23(2)(c) of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985, which carries a maximum penalty of: 10 years in prison for less than 250 plants if the case is finalised in...