Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 (Cth)
LegislationReferenced in 4 bills
Farm Business Debt Mediation Bill 2016
This bill forces banks and other lenders to offer farmers mediation before they can enforce a farm mortgage, giving struggling farmers a structured chance to negotiate outside of court. It also renames QRAA as the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority, lets industry bodies run their own biosecurity accreditation schemes, clears the way for viruses to be used as pest control, and allows Queensland cannabis growers to supply seed to medicinal cannabis producers.
Hospital Foundations Bill 2018
This bill modernises the governance of Queensland's 13 hospital foundations and opens up the industrial hemp industry to food production. It repeals the outdated Hospitals Foundations Act 1982 and replaces it with contemporary legislation, while also amending the Drugs Misuse Act 1986 to allow hemp seeds to be grown and processed for human consumption.
Public Health (Medicinal Cannabis Affordability) Amendment Bill 2017
This bill would have required the Queensland Health Minister to take steps to make whole plant medicinal cannabis affordable for patients who need it. It focused on pushing the Commonwealth to relax import rules and subsidise overseas-produced medicinal cannabis while Australian production was not yet available. The bill was a private member's bill introduced by Mr Steve Dickson MP and lapsed without becoming law.
Public Health (Medicinal Cannabis) Bill 2016
This bill creates a legal pathway for seriously ill Queenslanders to be treated with medicinal cannabis, while keeping all other cannabis use illegal. Doctors can apply to Queensland Health for approval to prescribe medicinal cannabis to a specific patient, or, in future, prescribe as-of-right if they belong to a class of specialists listed in a regulation. Pharmacists need a dispensing approval to hand it out, and patients, carers and institutions have clear rules about how to store and use it.