Intelligence also indicated that some aggravated SCTs were being committed by offenders targeting cannabis grown in domestic premises.

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.

At the moment, we have expiation notices obviously for cannabis, for shop theft and for traffic.

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

Three illegal firearms, $3 500 cash, eight cannabis plants, 30 grams of methamphetamine and three kilograms of dried cannabis were also seized.

As a result of this operation 14 kg of dry cannabis and 1822 plants were seized, and 218 Cannabis Expiation Notices were issued.

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.

The damage to stores that happens with no consequences— 1338 Mr HUGHES: When you say drugs are rife, every now and then the issue of ice comes up and we're told that it hasn't penetrated the communities, certainly not to any degree, so are we referring to cannabis, or what drugs are we referring to?

They also turn to alcohol and also cannabis, and this is both medicinal cannabis but also illicit cannabis as well, which is quite rife in this population.

It also resulted in the recovery of 5.6 kilograms of cannabis, 5 grams of ecstasy, 93.5 litres of alcohol, 1.5 litres of petrol and 1 vehicle.