Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

DRUGS OF DEPENDENCE (PERSONAL USE) AMENDMENT ACT 2022 (NO. 20 OF 2022) - SECT 14

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6     Small quantity—Act, dict, def small quantity

    (1)     For the Act—

        (a)     the small quantity mentioned in table 6.1, column 3 for a drug of dependence mentioned in column 2, whether in pure form or a mixture containing the drug, is prescribed; and

        (b)     the small quantity mentioned in table 6.2, column 3 for a prohibited substance mentioned in column 2, other than items 5 and 6, whether in pure form or a mixture containing the substance, is prescribed; and

        (c)     the small quantity mentioned in table 6.2, column 3 for a prohibited substance mentioned in column 2, items 5 and 6, in a pure form of the substance, is prescribed.

Table 6.1     Small quantity—drugs of dependence

column 1 item	column 2 drug of dependence	column 3 small quantity	column 4 discrete dosage unit (DDU)
1	amphetamine	1.5g
2	cocaine	1.5g
3	methylamphetamine	1.5g

Table 6.2     Small quantity—prohibited substances

column 1 item	column 2 prohibited substance	column 3 small quantity	column 4 discrete dosage unit (DDU)
1	3,4-Methylenedioxymethylamphetamine (MDMA)	5 DDU or 1.5g	0.3g
2	cannabis (dried cannabis)	50g
3	cannabis (harvested cannabis)	150g
4	heroin	1g
5	lysergic acid	5 DDU or 0.001g	0.0002g
6	lysergide (LSD, LSD-25)	5 DDU or 0.001g	0.0002g
7	psilocybine	1.5g

    (2)     In this section:

"discrete dosage unit" (or DDU ), for a drug of dependence or a prohibited substance, means the drug or substance in a form—

        (a)     prepared, or apparently prepared, to be administered as a single dose; and

        (b)     containing not more than—

              (i)     for a drug of dependence—the quantity mentioned in table 6.1, column 4 for a drug mentioned in column 2, whether in pure form or a mixture containing the drug; and

              (ii)     for a prohibited substance—the quantity mentioned in table 6.2, column 4 for a substance mentioned in column 2, other than items 5 and 6, whether in pure form or a mixture containing the substance; and

              (iii)     for a prohibited substance—the quantity mentioned in table 6.2, column 4 for a substance mentioned in column 2, items 5 and 6, in a pure form of the substance.

Examples—par (a)

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"dried cannabis" means cannabis that has been subjected to a drying process.

"harvested cannabis" means cannabis that has been harvested and—

        (a)     is not dried cannabis; or

        (b)     is a mixture of dried cannabis and cannabis that is not dried cannabis.