Cannabis Legalisation Bill 2022 (SA)

South Australia Cannabis Legalisation Bill 2022 A Bill For An Act to legalise cannabis and cannabis products, to regulate the sale, supply and advertising of cannabis and cannabis products, to make related amendments to the Controlled Substances Act 1984, and for other purposes.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Interpretation 3 Application of Act 4 Legalisation of cannabis Part 2—The Agency 5 South Australian Cannabis Licensing Agency 6 Objects of Agency 7 Functions of Agency 8 Staff 9 Expert advisory panel 10 Agency to report on cannabis spent conviction scheme 11 Delegation 12 Criminal intelligence Part 3—Licenses Division 1—Requirement for licence 13 Classes of licence Division 2—Cannabis production licence 14 Cannabis production licence 15 Conditions of cannabis production licence Division 3—Cannabis distribution licence 16 Cannabis distribution licence 17 Conditions of cannabis distribution licence Division 4—Conditions of licence 18 General conditions of cannabis licence 19 Supply and purchase of cannabis under licence 20 Agency endorsement 21 Packaging, labelling and storing cannabis or cannabis product 22 Inventory tracking system 23 Production and sale outside of State Division 5—Application and grant of licence 24 Application for licence 25 Persons employed or engaged by holder of cannabis licence 26 Multiple licences 27 Minors not to hold licence etc 28 Fees 29 Grounds for finding a person is not suitable to hold a licence 30 Grant, refusal or renewal of licence Division 6—Suspension and cancellation of licence 31 Grounds for suspension or cancellation of licence 32 Suspension of licence 33 Cancellation of licence 34 Suspension or cancellation may be subject to conditions 35 Suspension or cancellation of licence on application by holder of licence 36 Licences not transferrable Part 4—Advertising and promotion of cannabis and cannabis products 37 Certain advertising prohibited 38 Cannabis and cannabis product promotions involving prizes or gifts 39 Free samples 40 Prohibition of sponsorships Part 5—Investigations 41 Appointment of authorised officers 42 Identification of authorised officers 43 Power to require information or records or attendance for examination 44 Powers of authorised officers 45 Offence to hinder etc authorised officers 46 Powers in relation to seized products Part 6—Offences Division 1—Offences relating to licence 47 Offence of being unlicensed 48 Restrictions on place of consumption 49 Use of unlicensed premises as place for consumption of cannabis or cannabis products 50 Unlawful use of Agency endorsement Division 2—Offences relating to minors 51 Sale of cannabis and cannabis products and cannabis accessories to minors 52 Purchasing cannabis, cannabis products and cannabis accessories on behalf of minors Part 7—Miscellaneous 53 Agency may declare banned cannabis products 54 Review 55 Service 56 Regulations and fee notice Schedule 1—Related amendments Part 1—Amendment of Controlled Substances Act 1984 1 Amendment of section 4—Interpretation 2 Amendment of section 31—Application of Part 3 Amendment of section 32—Trafficking 4 Amendment of section 33B—Cultivation of controlled plants for sale 5 Amendment of section 33C—Sale of controlled plants 6 Amendment of section 33I—Supply or administration of controlled drug 7 Amendment of section 33K—Cultivation of controlled plants 8 Amendment of section 33L—Possession or consumption of controlled drug etc 9 Repeal of section 45A