Frustrations grow over ACT cannabis laws as compliance makes plants easy target for thieves
Late last year, when Anastasios Nomikos discovered Australian Capital Territory residents would soon be allowed to grow cannabis for personal use, he began planning his move up from Melbourne.
But one afternoon, shortly before he was due to harvest his plant for the first time, he came home from work to find his prized possession missing."I went outside and all I saw was a trail of dirt. That was heartbreaking.""Someone's always going to find a way, especially if it's a very nice, healthy looking plant. They can peek over fences and everything.
The complaints are nothing new to ACT Labor MLA Michael Pettersson, who introduced the legislation in 2018. "The fundamental problem we face is that our ability to legislate in this space is limited... to deal with supply we're going to need changes at the Commonwealth level." ACT Police data obtained by The Drum shows there has not been any significant change to detections of THC — the main psychoactive compound in cannabis — in roadside drug tests since the laws came into force on January 31.According to a 2019 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare survey, nearly 11 per cent of people over 14 had used it in the previous year, and an increasing number of people believe it should be made legal.
CBD oil — or 'cannabidiol' — is derived from cannabis and often used for medicinal purposes. Unlike cannabis products that include THC, it does not create a 'high' effect.In the United States, recreational cannabis is legal in 11 states, and Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris has indicated her support for wholesale decriminalisation.
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