Answers to Questions

Medical Cannabis

1 The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (19 June 2014). (First Session)

1. Whether he, or any of his predecessors, have ever granted any licences, authorities or permits to manufacture, cultivate, supply, administer or possess cannabis or any cannabis derivatives for medical and/or therapeutic purposes, or for any other reason, under section 55 of the Controlled Substances Act 1984, since the commencement of the Act?

2. If so, can the Minister provide details of the occasions, and for what reasons, these licences, authorities or permits were granted?

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Climate Change): The Minister for Health has received this advice:

1. SA Health has issued two permits under the powers of Section 55 of the Controlled Substances Act 1984 in relation the cultivation of cannabis.

2. The following permits were issued:

A permit was issued to the Yorke Regional Development Board to produce and possess cannabis sativa varieties, where the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content did not exceed 0.3%, at three sites in the state to evaluate the agronomic potential of fibre hemp in South Australia for the period 8 March, 1995, to 30 September, 1997; and

A permit was issued to South Australia Kadina Police Station for the cultivation of cannabis sativa, to establish evidence for prosecution, for the period 2 March, 1998, to 30 September, 1998.