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[ • ]Government bill · 2017 · Enacted

Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill

Where it is in Parliament· last movement 2018-12-05

Introduction
First Reading
Select Committee
Second Reading
Committee of Whole House
Third Reading
Royal Assent
Enacted
What the official record says
This Act is the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Act . This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. This Act amends the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 (the ). In section 2(1), insert in appropriate alphabetical order: means a product that— contains cannabidiol; and if it contains other cannabinoids usually found in cannabis, contains those cannabinoids in a quantity that, in total, constitutes no more than 2% of the total quantity of cannabinoids in the product; and does not contain any other controlled drug; and does not contain a psychoactive substance (as defined in section 9 of the Psychoactive Substances Act 2013) means an illness from which a person can reasonably be expected to die within 12 months has the meaning given in means

Laws this bill changes

  • Misuse of Drugs Act 1975
Plain English breakdown

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