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Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981
4AAct does not apply to certain processed products
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4A Act does not apply to certain processed products
(1) This Act does not apply to—
(a) a processed fibre product made from cannabis if the product—
(i) does not contain more than 0·1 per cent of tetrahydrocannabinol; and
(ii) does not contain whole cannabis seeds; and
(iii) is in a form not suitable for ingestion, smoking or inhaling purposes; or
(b) a processed product made from cannabis seeds if the product—
(i) does not contain more than 0·001 per cent of tetrahydrocannabinol; and
(ii) does not contain whole cannabis seeds.
***cannabis*** means a plant or any part of a plant of the genus Cannabis *L*, whether fresh or dried;
***processed*** means treated by mechanical, chemical or other artificial means but does not include—
(a) harvesting; or
(b) the natural process of decay.
S. 4B inserted by No. 41/2024 s. 5.