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

Alcohol, cannabis, sexual relations Figure 5.2b shows the percentage of young people aged 11, 13 and 15 who, answered ̀ two or more tithes' when asked ̀ how often have you had so much alcohol that you were really drunk?'.

Section 3 Australia’s criminal environment 15 S3 AUSTRALIA’S CRIM INAL ENVIRONM ENT Table 3.1: Key substances in the Australian illicit drug market 2022–23 Substance Market characteristics Cannabis Serious and organised crime (SOC) groups are well established in the Australian cannabis market, although they do not dominate it.

As at 30 June Task Force Morpheus had resulted in: � 906 people arrested on 2043 charges � 441 search warrants executed � 207 firearms and 6162 rounds of ammunition seized � 12 motor vehicles and nine Harley Davidson motor cycles seized � more than $1.35 million cash seized � seizures of 43 kilograms and three litres of methylamphetamine, 55.7 kilograms of cannabis and 586 cannabis plants, 2703 steroid pills and other quantities of unlawfully possessed substances including prescription drugs.

Controlled Substances (Controlled Drugs, Precursors and Cannabis) Amendment 128 32 of 2008 ??

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.

As consumer demand for medicinal cannabis increases, PRASA has contributed to ensuring that pharmacy premises comply with the required legislation.

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.

Detection Statistics for CGTF commencing November 2007: o 499 arrests / reports of OMCG members o 1088 arrests/reports of associates and those linked to OMCGs o The seizure of 330 firearms o 728 premises searched of OMCG members (including clubrooms) o 871 premises searched of associates and those linked to OMCGs o Seizure of $2.33 million in cash o Seizure of 1280 cannabis plants o Seizure of 61,000 street deals of loose cannabis o Seizure of 72,000 street deals of methamphetamine o Seizure of 34,500 street deals of ecstasy o Seizure of 10,980 street deals of other drugs o 394 barring orders issued o 39 current OMCG have current firearm prohibition orders.

Controlled Substances (Cannabis Decriminalisation) Amendment - lapsed in Council.