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Cannabis easy to buy, say reports
KARA PHILLIPS
August 08, 2006 12:00am
REPORTS that nine out of 10 drug users find hydroponic cannabis easy to buy in South Australia have prompted new calls for the Government to introduce tougher laws.
The National Drugs Council of Australia and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reports say 89 per cent of users have easy access to the drug.
Opposition substance abuse spokeswoman Michelle Lensink said SA laws were the nation's softest.
The NDC Cannabis: Answers to Your Questions report shows people in SA face a $150 fine instead of court for carrying up to 100g of cannabis or having a hydroponic plant - the next closest state allows just 50g before people face court.
A spokesman for Attorney-General Michael Atkinson said a 50 per cent increase in the penalty for growing cannabis and a register for people using hydroponic equipment were among measures in a Bill to go before Parliament when it resumed.
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