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Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 2021

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

DANGEROUS DRUGS
(AMENDMENT) ACT NO. 30 OF 2021

Arrangement of Sections
1 Amendment
2 Commencement

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

Assent: 10/12/2021
Commencement: 17/01/2022

DANGEROUS DRUGS
(AMENDMENT) ACT NO. 30 OF 2021

An Act to amend the Dangerous Drugs Act [CAP 12].

Be it enacted by the President and Parliament as follows-

1. Amendment

The Dangerous Drugs Act [CAP 12] is amended as set out in the Schedule.

2. Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it is published in the Gazette.

SCHEDULE

AMENDMENTS OF DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT [CAP 12]

1. Section 1

Insert in their correct alphabetical positions:

““Industrial Hemp” means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, whether growing or not, with a delta -9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that does not exceed 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis;

“Medical Cannabis” means the use of cannabis including constituents of cannabis, tetrahydrocannabinol and other cannabinoids that are prescribed by physicians for their patients;”

2. Section 4

Repeal the section, substitute

“4. Prohibition of cultivation of Cannabis

(1) It is prohibited to cultivate Cannabis.

(2) Despite subsection (1), Cannabis may be cultivated for the purposes of producing Industrial HemporMedical Cannabis under the Industrial Hemp and Medical Cannabis Act No. 31 of 2021.”