Australia's Capital City Now Allows Residents To Legally Grow, Possess & Smoke Marijuana
Canberrans can now grow weed and keep a small amount of the drug at home and smoke it without fear of committing a crime. January 31st marks the first day of implementation since the laws passed in September 2019.
Residents of Australia's capital city Canberra can now grow weed and keep a small amount of the drug at home and smoke it without fear of committing a crime.
January 31st marks the first day of implementation since the laws passed in the capital in September 2019.
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According to reports, the President of the Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation, Dr. Alex Wodak, confirmed Canberrans can now possess up to 50 grams of cannabis and grow two plants per person.
¡°For now, people can only grow it for their own use,¡± explained Dr Wodak.
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¡°Ultimately, I hope there will be commercial availability that is heavily regulated.
Interestingly, these laws won¡¯t impact criminal offences for the large-scale cultivation of cannabis, or the supply of cannabis and cannabis seeds."
It is illegal to possess more than 50 grams of dried cannabis and more than 150g of cannabis that has been harvested. Canberrans who are 18 or older can grow up to two cannabis plants at their home.
Drug-driving laws will still be in effect and users cannot expose children to the drug, states reports.
