Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A person shall not possess a prohibited substance.
Maximum penalty:
(a) if the offence relates to a quantity of cannabis not exceeding 25g in mass—1 penalty unit; or
(b) in any other case—50 penalty units, imprisonment for 2 years or both.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person is authorised under the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008 , or another territory law, to possess the prohibited substance.