We address issues arising from a wide range of drugs including alcohol, tobacco, pharmaceuticals, heroin, amphetamines, cannabis and other illicit drugs.

(2) Subclause (1) applies to the following offences: (a) an indictable offence; (b) common assault or an offence of violence; (c) an offence against the Controlled Substances Act 1984 involving a prohibited substance or a drug of dependence, other than a simple cannabis offence within the meaning of section 45A of that Act; (d) an offence against the Firearms Act 1977, other than an offence against section 15C, 18, 21A, 21AB or 26 of that Act; (e) an offence against section 15 or 15A of the Summary Offences Act 1953; (1) an offence against the Police Act 1998; (g) an offence against the Listening and Surveillance Devices Act 1972; (h) an offence against the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 of the Commonwealth; (i) an offence against the Act or these regulations or the repealed Commercial and Private Agents Act 1986 or regulations made under that Act; (j) an offence substantially similar to any of the above offences against the law of another place

Quantities of illicit commodities including cannabis, laboratory glassware, precursor chemicals, and amphetamines were located in the execution of associated search warrants.

There is cannabis.

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

At least ninety specimens were proclaimed pest plants including three dodders, Cuscuta spp, Indian hemp, Cannabis sativa, and perennial ragweed, Ambresia psilostachya.

There is cannabis.

Regulations referred to: Controlled Substances Act 1984 -Regulations — Simple Cannabis Expiation Fees Environment Protection Act 1993 -Regulations — Fee Unit Public Finance and Audit Act 1987-Regulations —Public Authorities Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Act 1998 — Regulations —M's DNA Development Act 1997 — Regulation - Cover requirement revoked Fisheries Act 1982- Regulations - gill , mesh and bait nets Page 1 Page 2

New Legislation The following new legislation came into operation during the year: Narcotic and Psychotropic Drugs Act, 1974; this Act redefined Indian Hemp as any plant of the genus Cannabis.

I am interested in the new Office of Industrial Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis.