Reviewed Sep 2026Decriminalized

Cannabis in Australian Capital Territory

In the ACT adults may possess up to 50 g of dried cannabis and grow two plants each since 2020; buying or selling remains illegal.

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The rules

Key rules in Australia

Plain-language summary. The regulator is Alcohol and Drug Foundation — Cannabis in the ACT.

Possession (no prescription)
Illegal in all states and the Northern Territory; penalties and diversion schemes vary by state. The ACT allows adults limited personal possession (see below).
Prescribed cannabis
Legal when prescribed by a doctor through the TGA Special Access Scheme or Authorised Prescriber pathway and dispensed by a pharmacy. Only Epidyolex and Sativex are registered medicines.
ACT personal use
Since January 31, 2020 adults 18+ in the ACT may possess up to 50 g dried (150 g fresh) and grow 2 plants per person, 4 per household. Sale, supply and public use remain offenses; Commonwealth law is unchanged.
Home grow
Illegal everywhere except the limited ACT allowance; a prescription does not permit cultivation. Commercial cultivation requires Office of Drug Control licences.
Public use
Illegal. Even in the ACT, using cannabis in public or near anyone under 18 is an offense.
Driving
Roadside tests detect THC regardless of prescription. Tasmania has a medical defence since 2017; Victoria's magistrates have had licence-loss discretion for some patients since March 2025; NSW passed a registration-based reform on September 17, 2026, not yet in force.
Advertising
Advertising prescription medicines, including medicinal cannabis, to the public is prohibited under the Therapeutic Goods Act; the TGA issues fines and brings court cases.
CBD products
Low-dose CBD (up to 150 mg a day, adults) was down-scheduled to pharmacist-only in 2021, but no product had been approved for that route by 2026; other CBD requires a prescription.
Age
No statutory minimum for prescriptions, but Medical Board guidance (July 2025) says doctors should avoid prescribing to patients under 18; most clinics accept adults only. ACT personal-use rules apply to 18+.

Summary, not legal advice — rules change; check local law. Last reviewed Sep 2026.

How it works

How cannabis is sold in Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Capital Territory is the only part of Australia where adults can lawfully have cannabis without a prescription. Since January 31, 2020 people aged 18 or over may possess up to 50 g of dried cannabis or 150 g of freshly harvested cannabis and grow up to two plants each, with a cap of four per household, in a non-public area such as a backyard.

The law stops well short of a legal market. Selling or supplying cannabis is still a crime, there is no lawful source of seeds, smoking in public or near anyone under 18 is an offense, cannabis must be stored out of children's reach and drug driving remains illegal. Commonwealth drug laws were not changed, so the Alcohol and Drug Foundation noted a theoretical risk of federal charges. Medicinal cannabis in the ACT works as in the rest of Australia, on prescription through pharmacies, and Canberra residents mostly use national telehealth clinics and dispensaries that post medicines. The personal-use allowance does not extend to visitors taking cannabis across the border into New South Wales, where it is illegal.