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Illicit drug use has decreased
from 14.2% in 2010 to 10.8% in 20166, with a similar decrease in Cannabis use, from 12% in 2010 to
5.9% in 2016.7
Despite this positive trend, children and young people in contact with me continue to express a
range of concerns regarding the use of drugs and alcohol, as well as the support options that exist
for them, their peers, family and community.
Select Committees
54th Parliament
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We have had some minor cannabis expiation notices, but the bulk of it is what we
call 'residual admits', so people have taken drugs within the last 24 hours or so, so that odour is still
on them, but they don't have anything on them at the time.
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Examples of such emerging
pharmacy services are complex
compounding of medicines and medicinal
cannabis
Investment in critical areas of infrastructure
with attention paid to the upskilling and
training of staff
Agency programs and initiatives and their effectiveness and efficiency
Program name Indicators of
performance/effectiveness/efficiency
Outcome for South
Australia
Pharmacy premises
inspection program
Pharmacy premises inspected: 80
Pharmacy premises totally compliant at
initial inspection: 52
Pharmacy premises totally compliant at
final inspection: 80
Provided a level of
confidence as to the
maintenance of
appropriate
professional standards
for the provision of
pharmacy services
from within pharmacy
premises.
Presented by
Hon Dan van Holst Pellekaan
on
15/11/2018
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Annual Report
54th Parliament
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There was also some cannabis seized from that job.
Select Committees
54th Parliament
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Illicit drug use has decreased
from 14.2% in 2010 to 10.8% in 20166, with a similar decrease in Cannabis use, from 12% in 2010 to
5.9% in 2016.7
Despite this positive trend, children and young people in contact with me continue to express a
range of concerns regarding the use of drugs and alcohol, as well as the support options that exist
for them, their peers, family and community.
Select Committees
55th Parliament (Current)
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Farley’s statistics on prostitution are complied below:
• the average entry age into prostitution is 13;
• 65% to 95% of prostituted women have been sexually assaulted or raped before they entered prostitution;
• nearly half of prostitutes were victims of incest;
• 83% of prostituted women are addicted to substances such as heroin, cocaine, cannabis and alcohol;
• 54% of prostitutes suffer from very severe depression;
• 42% of prostitutes had at least committed one suicide attempt, many suffering from psychological
disorders;
• 75% of women in prostitution are or have been homeless at some point in their lives;
• 70% to 95% of women in prostitution working in the street have been physically assaulted during the
exercise of prostitution;
• 41% of women were attacked in brothels;
• 60% to 75% of people were raped while in prostitution; and
• 85% and 95% want to leave prostitution, but have no other means of survival.
Select Committees
53rd Parliament
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On the Order of the Day being read
for the adjourned debate on the question - That the Controlled Substances
(Cannabis Decriminalisation) Amendment Bill be now read a second time:
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On the Order of the
Day being read for the adjourned debate on the question - That the Controlled
Substances (Controlled Drugs, Precursors and Cannabis) Amendment Bill be now
read a second time:
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for medical purposes to
include the trialing of cannabis to eligible patients:
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The decision-maker
need only state in their reasons for revocation or refusal that it was in the public
interest.18
The concept of criminal intelligence was introduced in the Hydroponics Industry
Control Act 2009 to regulate the sale of hydroponics equipment in order to curtail
the commercial cultivation and production of cannabis, and to reduce the impact of
drugs and drug related crime in the community.
Standing Committees
51st Parliament