If you have been charged with a drug offence or your offending
is related to drug-related issues, you may be able to avoid
traditional criminal justice processes through caution or diversion
schemes.
Here's what you need to know.
Cannabis
Cautioning Scheme
A police caution is a formal warning over your behaviour that
allows you to avoid a criminal penalty.
Receiving a police caution means that there will be no criminal
record of your interaction with the justice system.
The
Cannabis Cautioning Scheme allows adult offenders in NSW
detected for minor cannabis offences to receive a formal caution
rather than be charged with an offence.
NSW Police can issue a formal caution if they encounter a
person:
