Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 - SECT 4A

Act does not apply to certain processed products

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.

(2) In this section-

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.