Legislative Council
16 February 1999
 

In reply to Hon. M.J. ELLIOTT (25 November 1998) and answered by letter on 14 January 1999.

The Hon. DIANA LAIDLAW: The Minister for Human Services has provided the following information:

The question refers to a range of hemp oil cosmetics that The Body Shop proposes to sell in South Australia, and the provisions of the Controlled Substances Act 1984 and its Regulations which prohibit the sale of any part of the cannabis plant, including the oil from the seed.

An amendment to the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons (SUSDP) came into effect on 19 December 1998 to exempt cannabis oil products with a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content of less than 50 mg/kg. The States and Territories adopt the SUSDP by reference. Some States also need to amend their legislation.

On 17 December 1998, His Excellency the Governor approved amendments to South Australia's Controlled Substances (Declared Prohibited Substances) Regulations 1985 consequential to the SUSDP decision.

Contrary to some of the publicity, the Minister for Human Services has been advised that South Australia was not the only State which needed to change its legislation to allow the sale of these products.

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