Policy Tracker · Country overview
Australia
Allowed only for medical or prescribed use.
National law
legislation.gov.au · Law
Laws by substance
"No record" means nothing has been verified yet, not that the substance is legal. Regional entries are labelled with their place.
Psychedelics
Medical onlyNational law: the Commonwealth Criminal Code (Part 9.1) and the Poisons Standard apply across Australia; states and territories also have their own drug laws. Medical only: since 1 July 2023, psychiatrists authorised by the Therapeutic Goods Administration may prescribe psilocybin (treatment-resistant depression) and MDMA (PTSD). Possession and supply outside that scheme remain illegal.
No reviewed history yet.
Show on the Psychedelics mapCannabis
Regulated framework29 Feb 2016
Medicinal cannabis cultivation licensing framework enacted
Regulated framework
Official source29 Oct 2016
Medicinal cannabis cultivation provisions commence
Regulated framework
Official source31 Jan 2020 · Australian Capital Territory
ACT personal cannabis possession and cultivation exceptions commence
Not criminalized, no legal sales
Official source
Kratom
No recordNo reviewed history yet.
Show on the Kratom map7-OH
No recordNo reviewed history yet.
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Reviewed law changes and decided bills, each linked to its official source.
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Bills
No reviewed bills on record for Australia.
States and regions (8)
Decriminalized: 1 Medical only: 7
- Australian Capital Territory Decriminalized
- New South Wales Medical only
- Northern Territory Medical only
- Queensland Medical only
- South Australia Medical only
- Tasmania Medical only
- Victoria Medical only
- Western Australia Medical only