The proposal would upgrade Australia’s screening and detection capabilities to intercept drugs at the border over 3 years. The proposal would be non-ongoing and start from 1 July 2025.

The proposal would upgrade Australia’s screening and detection capabilities to intercept drugs at the border over 3 years. The proposal would be non-ongoing and start from 1 July 2025.

The proposal would establish a drug testing agency that would operate drug testing sites in capital cities and regional hubs and provide free testing services at Australian music festivals. Funding would also be provided to the Department of Health and Aged Care to coordinate data collection, analysis and communication of results of the drug tests.

The proposal would be ongoing and start on 1 July 2026.

The proposal would legalise all marijuana/cannabis/hemp use by adults, as well as possession, cultivation, processing, transport, trade, import and export. No excise would be imposed on marijuana.

This proposal would also reduce the budgets of relevant federal agencies including the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Australian Crime Commission (ACC), and the Australian Border Force (ABF) by the level of funding directly associated with marijuana law enforcement.

An estimate of the effect of this proposal on total marijuana usage was also requested.

The proposal would legalise all marijuana/cannabis/hemp use by adults, as well as possession, cultivation, processing, transport, trade, import and export. No excise would be imposed on marijuana.

This proposal would also reduce the budgets of relevant federal agencies including the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Australian Crime Commission (ACC), and the Australian Border Force (ABF) by the level of funding directly associated with marijuana law enforcement.

An estimate of the effect of this proposal on total marijuana usage was also requested.

The proposal would legalise all marijuana/cannabis/hemp use by adults, as well as possession, cultivation, processing, transport, trade, import and export. No excise would be imposed on marijuana.

This proposal would also reduce the budgets of relevant federal agencies including the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC), and the Australian Border Force (ABF) by the level of funding directly associated with marijuana law enforcement.

An estimate of the effect of this proposal on total marijuana usage was also requested.

The proposal would legalise all marijuana/cannabis/hemp use by adults, as well as possession, cultivation, processing, transport, trade, import and export. No excise would be imposed on marijuana.

This proposal would also reduce the budgets of relevant federal agencies including the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC), and the Australian Border Force (ABF) by the level of funding directly associated with marijuana law enforcement.

An estimate of the effect of this proposal on total marijuana usage was also requested.

This proposal would legalise the production and sale of recreational cannabis in Australia through a tightly regulated model, as follows. 

This proposal would legalise the production and sale of recreational cannabis in Australia through a tightly regulated model, as follows. 

This proposal has 2 options that would both have effect from 1 July 2023.

Option 1

This option would legalise the production and sale of recreational cannabis in Australia through a tightly regulated model and by establishing the Cannabis Australia National Agency (CANA).

1.  The CANA would: