Health and wellbeing & (Medicinal) Cannabis As advocates for Medical Cannabis patients and their families, it would be remiss of us to not briefly highlight the adverse impacts on human rights that the State’s current punitive approach to Cannabis more broadly has.

Health and wellbeing & (Medicinal) Cannabis As advocates for Medical Cannabis patients and their families, it would be remiss of us to not briefly highlight the adverse impacts on human rights that the State’s current punitive approach to Cannabis more broadly has.

RECOMMENDATIONS MAJOR ILLEGAL DRUGS DETECTED IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA Cannabis General Description of Cannabis General Reaction for Users of Cannabis - 1991 Evidence Short and Long Term Effects of Cannabis - 1991 Evidence Short and Long Term Effects of Cannabis 1994 Evidence Cannabis - Schizophrenia Links National Drug Strategy Summary - Short and Long Term Effects of Cannabis 6 Cannabis acute effects 6 Cannabis chronic effects 6 High risk groups 7 Adolescents 7 Women of childbearing age 7 Persons with pre - existing diseases 7 Therapeutic Use of Cannabis 1991 Evidence 8 Therapeutic Benefits of Cannabinoids -1994 Evidence 8 Cannabinoids as anti emetic agents 8 Cannabinoids as anti glaucoma agents 9 Cannabinoids and Neurological Disorders 9 Cannabis and AIDS 9 Other possible therapeutic uses of Cannabinoids 10 Conclusion - Cannabis Therapeutic Benefits 10 Recommendation 1 10 S.A.

South Australia has the most permissive expiation regime for cannabis in Australia, allowing expiation for possession of up to 100 grams of cannabis.

No distinction would be drawn between cannabis and cannabis resin, but cannabis oil would remain subject to a policy of total prohibition (pp.309 -311). 38.

Destruction of a cultivated cannabis crop.

CEN Scheme/number of cannabis plants deemed to be for personal use.

I believe that there is a lot of misinformation in this area, and it comes largely from people who just look at the prevalence of drugs and say, `There is a lot of cannabis in crash drivers, therefore cannabis is a problem.'

The latter would result in criminal prosecution. 2.3 The then Minister for Health highlighted this divide in his second reading speech: The expiation fees will apply to the possession and use of small amounts of cannabis and cannabis resin, the cultivation of cannabis for non-commercial purposes and the possession of implements which are connected with the use of cannabis or cannabis resin.

The Controlled Substances Act uses the nomenclature "cannabis ", "cannabis oil" and "can- nabis resin ", rather than the names "Indian hemp" and "hashish" which were used in the previous Act.