- Mar 23
‘Hard drug’ use falls in ACT but cannabis use soars
Canberrans’ marijuana usage went up significantly last year, wastewater monitoring has shown. Photo: File. Canberrans consumed cannabis...

- Dec 8, 2021
How Canberra's cannabis laws are and aren't being used nearly two years on from decriminalisation
Using artificial lights to grow cannabis is still illegal in the ACT. (ABC Canberra; Donal Sheil) When the personal use of cannabis was...

- Jan 31, 2021
What has changed in the year since cannabis possession was legalised in the ACT?
Cannabis use was legalised in the ACT one year ago, but cannabis usage rates have remained mostly steady.(ABC News: Luke Stephenson) Dire...

- Sep 30, 2020
ACT had highest percentage increase in cannabis seizures
The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission found cannabis seizures rose by 8 per cent in 2018-19 in the ACT. Picture: Shutterstock...

- Jun 2, 2020
ACT police seize cannabis at Charnwood property
Cannabis seized by ACT police. Picture: ACT Policing ACT police have seized hydroponically grown cannabis while executing a search...

- Feb 4, 2020
Medical cannabis user with MS 'livid' cannabis only legal for ACT
Medical cannabis has been widely available in Canada and parts of the US for some time now. (Getty) A multiple sclerosis sufferer is...

- Feb 1, 2020
New green dawn: Advocates hope ACT's cannabis laws pave way for open market
Advocates have welcomed Canberra's contentious new cannabis regime, hoping it sparks a broader public discussion about drug law reform...

- Jan 31, 2020
It's now legal to grow and smoke cannabis for personal use in the ACT
ACT has become the first jurisdiction in Australia to legalise the personal use of cannabis after the new laws came into effect on...

- Jan 30, 2020
‘I won’t be partaking’: Scott Morrison jokes as ACT cannabis legalisation looms
This weekend, some of us will be able to smoke cannabis legally for the first time. But the Prime Minister has issued a warning. Plumes...

- Jan 30, 2020
Scott Morrison sends mixed messages on legalised cannabis
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he "won't be partaking" when the ACT becomes the first Australian state where cannabis is legal on...
