During the reporting period Operation Mantle resulted in 438 arrests, 414 reports and seizure of 4053 cannabis plants, 293 kilograms of dried cannabis, 1390 grams of amphetamine, 6001 ecstasy tablets and $719 906 in cash.

Substances (Controlled Drugs, Precursors and Plants) Regulations 2014 The Advisory Council reviewed and advised the Minister about amendments to the regulations, related to: o new psychoactive substances that may cause dependence in humans or are of exceptional danger to humans including designer benzodiazepines, fentanyl derivatives, phenibut, and a synthetic opioid analgesic and declaration of these as controlled drugs; o the potential for synthesis of fentanyl derivatives using precursors of fentanyl and declaration of these as controlled precursors; o the salts of analogues and homologues of substances declared as controlled drugs would also be captured as controlled drugs; o the change to the Food Standards Code on 12 November 2017 that permits use of hemp seed and hemp seed products as food; o the establishment of a licensing scheme for cultivation, processing and supply of low THC hemp under the Industrial Hemp Act 2017; o clarification of prescribed amounts for cannabis

Part 2—Variation of Controlled Substances (General) Regulations 2000 4—Insertion of regulation 8AA After regulation 8 insert: 8AA—Prescribed equipment (section 33LA) (1) For the purposes of section 33LA of the Act— (a) the following equipment (being equipment that is, or may at some stage have been, capable of being used for hydroponic cannabis cultivation) is prescribed: 2 (i) metal halide lights, high pressure sodium lights and mercury vapour lights of 400 watts or greater; (ii) ballast boxes; (iii) devices (including control gear, lamp mounts and reflectors) designed to amplify light or heat; (iv) carbon filters designed to filter air within a room, or from 1 area of a building to another or to outside; (v) cannabis bud or head strippers; (vi) units designed to contain plants and rotate around a light source so that the plants grow hydroponically while being exposed to a consistent degree of light or heat or both; and (b) the following equipment

During 2007 - 08 Operation Mantle has continued to target illicit drug use and trafficking, with over 3000 cannabis plants, 260 007 grams of dried cannabis and around $270 000 cash seized.

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From 30 April 1987, a legislative change allowed the expiation of certain cannabis offences.

SAPOL seized weapons including firearms, knuckle dusters and knives, as well as a variety of illicit drugs including fantasy, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, cannabis and steroids.

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The Advisory Council reviewed and advised the Minister about amendments to the regulations related to:  Cannabis and tetrahydrocannabinols for human therapeutic use  Low THC Cannabis sativa seeds and seed products as food  Uniform Controls over Schedule 5, 6 and 7 poisons  Remaking the Controlled Substances (Pesticides) Regulations 2003.

This work significantly developed understanding of the national markets for methylamphetamine, drug analogues and novel psychoactive substances, performance and image enhancing drugs, illicit pharmaceuticals and cannabis.