It was alleged that he had supplied each boy with cannabis in the context of creating an environment in which they would be susceptible to the sexual acts.

These Panels aim to treat people experiencing problems connected with the misuse of drugs of dependence, or prohibited substances, (not being cannabis or cannabis resin) without the necessity of a court appearance.

Operation Mantle seized 347 247 grams of dried cannabis; 3025 cannabis plants; 51 459.6 grams of amphetamines; 352 grams of heroin; 42.9 grams of cocaine; 19 2209 ecstasy tablets; 126 LDS tabs; and $758 000 in cash.

This included the establishment of two Select Committees (Artificial Intelligence and Endometriosis) and one Joint Committee (Adelaide University) in addition to the Select Committee (Access to Urinary Tract Infection Treatment) and Joint Committee (Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis) that were carrying over their inquiries from the previous reporting period. 2 This increased activity was reflected in a two and four fold increase in the number of meetings and total meeting time respectively and a five fold increase in the number of witnesses appearing before Committees compared to the activity of Select, Joint and Sessional Committees in the previous reporting period.

The main study focused on heroin, amphetamines, cocaine and cannabis markets and has been conducted since 1997 in South Australia.

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.

The Australian Illicit Drug Report 2001 – 2002 indicates that the potency of Australia’s cannabis (derived from marijuana), and amphetamine–type stimulants has increased in recent years.7 The Committee was told that in people with a pre-existing vulnerability, amphetamine use and long-term heavy marijuana use may both trigger drug induced psychosis, involving symptoms similar to those seen in paranoid schizophrenia.

There are some vexatious issues about whether or not cannabis use increases crash risk.

There are some vexatious issues about whether or not cannabis use increases crash risk.

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.