In regard to the ability of the Minister for Health to grant licences, authorities or permits with respect to somebody manufacturing, cultivating, supplying, administering or possessing cannabis or cannabis derivatives, is there a place in the department where that request will go to, or does it go direct to the Minister for Health?

Section 3 Australia’s criminal environment 19 3 Table 5: Key substances in the Australian illicit drug market Substance Market characteristics Cannabis Serious and organised crime groups are well established in the Australian cannabis market, which is robust and profitable.

At the request of the Premier and the Minister of Health, the Office has also commenced to evaluate the impact of the amendment to the controlled Substances Act, 1986 which allows for the expiation by payment of a fine of simple cannabis offences.

In particular, the Board has noted a rapid increase in the prescription of medicinal cannabis and other drugs of addiction to offenders subject to Parole and Extended Supervision Orders and the Board is assessing how the prescription of these types of drugs may be restricted to offenders subject to supervision by the Board.

OFFICIAL OFFICIAL 2023-24 ANNUAL REPORT for SOUTH AUSTRALIA POLICE 24 | P a g e Total General Expiations, Cannabis Expiations and Drug Diversions Note: to align with SAPOL’s regular monthly crime data reporting the previously published 2022-23 data has been refreshed.

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The most common illicit drug used was cannabis, followed by ecstasy and pain killers/ analgesics (for non-medical purposes).

To assist the treatment of epilepsy in children, a pilot will be established to trial the use of medicinal cannabis. 28 Compassionate access to the medicine will be provided for children who are not responding to other treatment options.

It is arguable, that committed, continuous use of cannabis would amount to unprofessional conduct.

For the 2022 general election, there were 14 parties with at least one candidate in the Legislative Council and five groups of independents.305 Of those parties and groups, seven parties were entitled to public funding as a result of getting over 2% of the first preference votes in the Legislative Council: Labor (37%); the Liberal Party (34.4%); the Greens (9.0%); One Nation (4.2%); the Liberal Democrats (3.3%); Family First (3.1%); and Legalise Cannabis SA Party (2.1%).