Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill
Government bill
20 December 2017
This Bill amends the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975. The Bill will introduce an exception and a statutory defence for terminally ill people to possess and use illicit cannabis and to possess a cannabis utensil; provide a regulation-making power to enable the setting of standards that products manufactured, imported, and supplied under licence must meet; and amend Schedule 2 of the Act so that cannabidiol (CBD) and CBD products are no longer classed as controlled drugs.
Voting method
Party voting: Parties decided whether or not to support this bill and cast votes on behalf of all their MPs.
Procedural notes
Extended sittings used
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- Introduced on 20 December 2017
- 1st reading on 30 January 2018
- 2nd reading on 29 November 2018
- 3rd reading on 11 December 2018
- Royal assent on 17 December 2018
Votes
1st reading
PassedReading date: 30 January 2018
No vote breakdown is recorded on WhereTheyStand for this reading. Other votes may appear in Hansard.
2nd reading
PassedReading date: 29 November 2018
No vote breakdown is recorded on WhereTheyStand for this reading. Other votes may appear in Hansard.
Only reading votes are shown here; these votes determine whether the Bill progresses through Parliament. Other votes, such as votes on whether to amend parts of the Bill, can be seen in Hansard.
Bill details last synced on 23 March 2023 at 12:00 am.