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Legalising Cannabis Bill 2023

Type
Private
Originating house
Senate
Status
Before Senate
Sponsor
SHOEBRIDGE, Sen David

Summary

Establishes the Cannabis Australia National Agency as a statutory agency to register cannabis strains and regulate activities relating to cannabis including: growing and possessing cannabis plants; manufacturing and selling cannabis products; operating cannabis cafes; and importing and exporting cannabis products.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

Senate
Introduced and read a first time 10/08/23  
Second reading moved 10/08/23  
     

[Information on document types]

Text of bill

  • First reading

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Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum

MS-Word PDF HTML

Second reading speeches


Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

Bills Digest



Notes
  • Considered by scrutiny committee (06/09/2023): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 10 of 2023
  • Referred to Committee (14/09/2023): Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Report due 31/05/2024