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On the Order of the
Day being read for the adjourned debate on the question - That the Controlled
Substances (Controlled Drugs, Precursors and Cannabis) Amendment Bill be now
read a second time:
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The concept can be used broadly, for
example substance misuse and depression, or it can be restricted to specify
severe mental illness such as:
• psychosis,
• schizophrenia;
• a substance misuse issue such as cannabis or methamphetamine use;
• a person who has a milder mental illness such as panic disorder, anxiety
disorder; or
• intellectual disability such as ASD or FASD.
Presented by
Ms Dana Wortley
on
08/09/2015
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for medical purposes to
include the trialing of cannabis to eligible patients:
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Farley’s statistics on prostitution are complied below:
• the average entry age into prostitution is 13;
• 65% to 95% of prostituted women have been sexually assaulted or raped before they entered prostitution;
• nearly half of prostitutes were victims of incest;
• 83% of prostituted women are addicted to substances such as heroin, cocaine, cannabis and alcohol;
• 54% of prostitutes suffer from very severe depression;
• 42% of prostitutes had at least committed one suicide attempt, many suffering from psychological
disorders;
• 75% of women in prostitution are or have been homeless at some point in their lives;
• 70% to 95% of women in prostitution working in the street have been physically assaulted during the
exercise of prostitution;
• 41% of women were attacked in brothels;
• 60% to 75% of people were raped while in prostitution; and
• 85% and 95% want to leave prostitution, but have no other means of survival.
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Illicit drug use has decreased
from 14.2% in 2010 to 10.8% in 20166, with a similar decrease in Cannabis use, from 12% in 2010 to
5.9% in 2016.7
Despite this positive trend, children and young people in contact with me continue to express a
range of concerns regarding the use of drugs and alcohol, as well as the support options that exist
for them, their peers, family and community.
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The package proposed to remove some of the more minor cannabis and other drug offences from the District Court into the Magistrates Court.
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The decision-maker
need only state in their reasons for revocation or refusal that it was in the public
interest.18
The concept of criminal intelligence was introduced in the Hydroponics Industry
Control Act 2009 to regulate the sale of hydroponics equipment in order to curtail
the commercial cultivation and production of cannabis, and to reduce the impact of
drugs and drug related crime in the community.
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Pine soils and dusts
FORENSIC SCIENCE DIVISION
Number of Cases
Section 1983/84 1984/85 1985/86
Forensic Toxicology
Blood alcohol
Post mortem cases
Drugs in drivers
10 706
161
167
11 088
207
83
12 051
192
77
General Forensic Science
Illicit drugs 143 210 347
Cannabis cases 615
SAPD Cases 297 311 469
Paternity cases 40 40 27
Miscellaneous 7 23 50
Forensic Pathology
Post mortems
Suicide examination 60 79 135
Vehicle accidents 81 89 168
Homicides 23 18 16
Others 556 617 601
Consult opinion 234 172 186
Note Cannabis examinations not performed in previous years.
1985/86 figures are for 4 months only.
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The decision-maker
need only state in their reasons for revocation or refusal that it was in the public
interest.18
The concept of criminal intelligence was introduced in the Hydroponics Industry
Control Act 2009 to regulate the sale of hydroponics equipment in order to curtail
the commercial cultivation and production of cannabis, and to reduce the impact of
drugs and drug related crime in the community.
Standing Committees
53rd Parliament
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The decision-maker
need only state in their reasons for revocation or refusal that it was in the public
interest.18
The concept of criminal intelligence was introduced in the Hydroponics Industry
Control Act 2009 to regulate the sale of hydroponics equipment in order to curtail
the commercial cultivation and production of cannabis, and to reduce the impact of
drugs and drug related crime in the community.
Standing Committees
51st Parliament