The Morrison Government has signalled it could move to overrule the Australian Captial Territory's new cannabis laws, due to inconsistencies with Commonwealth legislation. Under the ACT's new laws, from February 2020 it will be legal for Canberrans to possess up to 50 grams of cannabis. On Sunday Attorney-General Christian Porter said he had written to his ACT counterpart and advised him the Territory's legislation does not align with federal law. "They’re terrible laws for a variety of reasons. I’ve written to the ACT A-G today, simply stating what is the best advice that we’ve received about the legal situation that’s been created,” Mr Porter said. “The ACT laws removed the criminal component at a territory level but didn’t establish anything that is a positive right to possess, which means that there’s no defence to the Commonwealth law that criminalises amounts under 50gm. “So my advice and the advice that I’ve provided to the ACT Attorney-General is that it is still against the law of the Commonwealth to possess cannabis in the ACT.” Image: News Corp Australia
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