Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

DRUGS OF DEPENDENCE ACT 1989 - SECT 162

    (1)     A person commits an offence if the person cultivates 1 or 2 cannabis plants.

Maximum penalty: 1 penalty unit.

    (2)     This section does not apply if the person—

        (a)     is 18 years old or older; and

        (b)     cultivates the plants in the ACT.

Note     The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters mentioned in s (2) (see Criminal Code

, s 58).

    (3)     In this section:

"artificially cultivate" means—

        (a)     hydroponically cultivate; or

        (b)     cultivate with the application of an artificial source of light or heat.

"cultivates" has the meaning given in the Criminal Code

, section 615 but does not include artificially cultivate.