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On 31 January 2020 the Australian Capital Territory became the first Australian
jurisdict … plants each — four per
household — at home, out of public view and reach of children.[@1,32]
## What it did not do
The fine print disappointed anyone expecting Amsterdam. Hydropon … where the public could lawfully go — each
carrying up to 50 penalty units or two years.[@43] Harvested cannabis left within a
child's reach drew the same.[@43] Selling, sharing or giving cannabis to anyone else
remained a crime, and the law offered … cluding in the Territory, and ACT Policing said openly that federal law
could be used.[@1,54] The reform was a local exemption from Territory offences, not a
right good against the c …
whose [2020 reform](/history/australia-act-legalises-2020/) remains its high-water
mark.
The Canberra Times — ACT cannabis laws come into effect
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