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+# Prince Edward Island, Western Australia, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory, 24 October 2026
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+Issues #87 to #90. Texts opened before the profiles were rewritten. Scores are unchanged.
+
+## Read
+
+- Prince Edward Island Cannabis Control Act, section 12, office consolidation version 1 August 2023. Cultivation must be in the person's private dwelling, in a space inaccessible to anyone under 19 who lives there, and in line with the regulations. A tenant needs the lessor's written permission. A condominium bylaw can prohibit growing in a unit. https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/legislation/c-01-2-cannabis_control_act.pdf
+- Prince Edward Island Cannabis Control Regulations, sections 5 and 6, consolidation updated 17 October 2018. Indoors the space must be inaccessible to anyone without an invitation and to anyone under 19. An adjacent building must be kept locked. Outdoors the plants must be surrounded by an enclosure at least 1.52 metres high that is kept securely locked, and must not be visible from public space beyond the property. https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/legislation/c01-2-1_cannabis_control_regulations.pdf
+- Prince Edward Island cannabis policy page, published 13 November 2018. It states the four-plant household allowance, the indoor access limits, and the locked 1.52 metre outdoor enclosure. https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/finance/cannabis-policy-and-legislation
+- WA Mental Health Commission, Cannabis Intervention Requirement. Police may issue a notice to an eligible person aged 14 or older found using cannabis, or possessing not more than 10 grams, or a smoking implement with traces. An adult can receive one notice. A person aged 14 to 17 can receive two. Completing the session within 28 days means no court and no conviction for that allegation. Plants, resin, hash oil and other derivatives are prosecuted. https://www.mhc.wa.gov.au/getting-help/diversion-support-programs/cannabis-intervention-requirement-cir/
+- Government of Western Australia, report illicit drugs offences, updated 8 May 2026. Possession can bring a maximum $2,000 fine and/or two years. Police can issue a Cannabis Intervention Requirement. https://www.wa.gov.au/service/security/law-enforcement/report-illicit-drugs-offences
+- Tasmania Misuse of Drugs Act 2001, section 25. Possessing or using a controlled plant or its product carries a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment not exceeding two years. Cannabis is listed in the schedule. https://www.legislation.tas.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-2001-094
+- Tasmanian Department of Justice. From 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027 one penalty unit is $213. The 2017–18 value was $159. https://www.justice.tas.gov.au/about-us/legislation/penalty-units-indexed-amounts
+- ACT Drugs of Dependence Act 1989, republication 42, effective 16 November 2025. Section 171AAB: cultivating away from home, or in an area lawfully accessible to the public, is 50 penalty units, two years, or both. Section 171AAC: harvested cannabis must be stored out of children's reach, with the same maximum, and a defence if the person proves they took all reasonable steps. https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/alt_a1989-11co/current/pdf/alt_a1989-11co.pdf
+- ACT Policing, Drugs and the law. The page lists storing cannabis where children can reach it, and growing where the public can reach the plants, as offences. It also says the 2020 cannabis rules still apply and that Commonwealth law can be used. https://police.act.gov.au/community-safety/alcohol-and-drugs/drugs-and-the-law
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+## Not opened
+
+- The PEI cannabis factsheet PDF. The Act and the regulations already state the landlord, enclosure and access rules.
+- A statutory 10-to-100 gram band for Western Australia, and the 2011 repeal of the infringement-notice scheme. Neither was in the pages that were opened, so neither was carried forward.
+- The Tasmanian diversion rule of three cautions in ten years. The existing diversion sentence was left in place. Only the dollar maximum was replaced.
+- The commencement instrument for the ACT 2020 cannabis amendments. The existing 31 January 2020 date was left as it stood.
+
+Cultivation stays at 4 in Prince Edward Island because four plants remain legal, with place and permission conditions. Possession stays at 2 in Western Australia, and enforcement at 3, because a small amount is still a criminal offence and the intervention notice is discretionary. Possession stays at 2 in Tasmania because the offence is unchanged. Enforcement stays at 6 in the Australian Capital Territory, and cultivation at 3, because the gram and plant allowances remain and the two-year offences are the limits around them.
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assert.equal(cap.before, undefined);
});
+
+test("Prince Edward Island's grow rules, Western Australia's intervention notice, Tasmania's penalty unit and the ACT access offences follow the texts that were read", () => {
+ const pe = y.load(fs.readFileSync("countries/ca/pe.yaml", "utf8"));
+ const wa = y.load(fs.readFileSync("countries/au/wa.yaml", "utf8"));
+ const tas = y.load(fs.readFileSync("countries/au/tas.yaml", "utf8"));
+ const act = y.load(fs.readFileSync("countries/au/act.yaml", "utf8"));
+ assert.match(pe.segments.cultivation, /1\.52 metres/);
+ assert.match(pe.segments.cultivation, /written permission/);
+ assert.equal(pe.scores.cultivation, 4);
+ assert.match(wa.segments.possession, /may issue/);
+ assert.doesNotMatch(wa.summary, /leads to a one-off/);
+ assert.equal(wa.scores.possession, 2);
+ assert.equal(wa.scores.enforcement, 3);
+ assert.match(tas.segments.possession, /50 penalty units/);
+ assert.match(tas.segments.possession, /\$10,650/);
+ assert.doesNotMatch(tas.segments.possession, /\$7,950/);
+ assert.equal(tas.scores.possession, 2);
+ assert.match(act.segments.cultivation, /public can/);
+ assert.match(act.segments.possession, /children's reach/);
+ assert.doesNotMatch(act.segments.enforcement, /Nothing within the limits/);
+ assert.equal(act.scores.enforcement, 6);
+ assert.equal(act.scores.cultivation, 3);
+});