FRANKS: What is the status of the Office of Industrial Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis?

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.

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

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%).

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.

Act or Regulation Requirement Controlled Substances (Poisons) Regulations 2011 13 January 2020 – Amendments support emergency supply by pharmacists in specified emergencies. 1 April 2020 – Amendments place restrictions on the sale of nitrous oxide. 18 June 2020 – Amendments enable electronic prescribing. 2019-20 ANNUAL REPORT for the Controlled Substances Advisory Council 17 | P a g e Act or Regulation Requirement Controlled Substances (Controlled Drugs, Precursors and Plants) Regulations 2014. 1 July 2019 - Schedule 5 cannabis expiation fees increased. 31 October 2019 - 1-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5- yl)- 2-(ethylamino)pentan-1- one (N- Ethylpentylone) declared a controlled drug.

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 2020-21 ANNUAL REPORT for SOUTH AUSTRALIA POLICE 23 | 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 2019-20 data has been refreshed.

FRANKS: What is the status of the Office of Industrial Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis?

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