In South Australia, initiatives have been developed to assist drug users to break the cycle of drug abuse and crime. Simple possession offences can be dealt with by way of a drug diversion, referred to as the Police Drug Diversion ...

Penalties imposed vary depending on all the circumstances. The penalties that have been stated earlier in this section are the maximum possible penalties. The actual penalty that may be imposed will vary widely, depending on all of the circumstances. When determining what ...

The penalty structure for trafficking [section 32 Controlled Substances Act 1984 (SA)] a controlled drug depends on the quantity of the drug. The higher the amount of the drug the higher the penalty. Large Commercial Quantities Offences involving large commercial quantities attract a maximum ...

Sale of instructions (and possession with intent to sell) Under the Controlled Substances Act 1984 (SA) [s 33DA] it is an offence to sell, or possess intending to sell, a document containing instructions for the manufacture of a controlled drug or the ...

Maximum penalty: $2 000 [Controlled Substances Act 1984 (SA) s 33L(2)(c)]. Possession of equipment in relation to controlled drug use or preparation Maximum penalty: $2 000 or 2 years imprisonment or both [s 33L(1)(c)]. Possession of prescribed equipment Prescribed equipment includes ...

A person who manufactures a controlled drug (without an intention of sale) is guilty of an offence [Controlled Substances Act 1984 (SA) s 33J(1)]. Maximum penalty for a basic offence: a fine of up to $30 000 or imprisonment for 7 ...

In addition to user offences, there are a range of offences relating to the manufacture, cultivation and sale of controlled drugs, plants or precursors. Under the Controlled Substances Act 1984 (SA), it is an offence to: manufacture a controlled drug intending to ...

Under s 33L of the Controlled Substances Act 1984 (SA) it is an offence for a person to: have possession of a controlled drug; smoke, consume or administer to him or herself, or allow another person to administer to them, a controlled ...

A simple cannabis offence applies to offences of possessing up to 100 grams of cannabis, or 20 grams of cannabis resin, or smoking cannabis in private, or possessing equipment (for example, pipes, bongs) or cultivating not more than 1 cannabis ...

Under the Controlled Substances Act 1984 (SA), some (not all) offences have two types - a basic offence and an aggravated offence. Of these two types, the aggravated offence will have a higher maximum penalty. A higher penalty may also apply to offences ...