Growing Cannabis in Australia
Though growing cannabis for personal use remains illegal in most
Australian states and territories, growing for medicinal and
scientific purposes was legalized under federal law in 2016.
Under federal law, cultivation includes sowing seeds, planting,
growing, tending, nurturing, harvesting, grafting, dividing, or
transplanting a cannabis plant. Production is the separation of
cannabis and cannabis resin from the plants, and manufacturing is
transforming cannabis or resin into a drug or extract.
The cultivation, production, or manufacturing of cannabis for
medicinal or scientific purposes requires federal government
licences and permits. These are issued by the Office of Drug Control under the Narcotic Drugs
Act 1967. A licence is required before a permit can be
obtained.
