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DRUGS OF DEPENDENCE ACT 1989
162Cultivation of 1 or 2 cannabis plants
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162 Cultivation of 1 or 2 cannabis plants
(1) A person commits an offence if the person cultivates 1 or 2 cannabis
plants.
(2) This section does not apply if the person—
(a) is 18 years old or older; and
(b) cultivates the plants in the ACT.
Note The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters
mentioned in s (2) (see Criminal Code, s 58).
(3) In this section:
artificially cultivate means—
(a) hydroponically cultivate; or
(b) cultivate with the application of an artificial source of light or
heat.
cultivates has the meaning given in the Criminal Code, section 615
but does not include artificially cultivate.