Drugs and the law

Outline

• Which drugs are illegal?
• What's the crime? Use, possess, cultivate and traffick
• Dealing with police - their powers and your rights
• Lawyers - how can they help
• Find help
• What about alcohol?

Laws about drugs

Which drugs are illegal?

• Cannabis
• Cocaine
• Ecstasy
• GHB
• Heroin
• Ice
• LSD
• PCP
• Diazepam, valium, steroids, methadone (and others) - if you don't have a prescription

Use

• Smoke
• Inhale
• Inject
• Consume
• Introducing drug into the body of another person

Possess

• On your body
• In your house
• In your car or a car you are driving

Cultivate

Trafficking

• Selling or dealing
• Buying for someone else
• Exchanging drugs
• Agreeing to sell drugs
• Selling someone a harmless substance that they think is a drug.

Trafficable quantities

• 3 grams - amphetamine, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, ice, MDMA (includes any mixer)
• 250 grams or 10 plants - cannabis

Drug driving

• Driving after taking illegal drugs
• Drugs may be detected hours or days later

Police

Lawyers

Get help

Help in emergencies

You can get free help from

• Victoria Legal Aid
• Community Legal Centres
• YSAS
• Head Space
• Peninsula Health

Drug information and help

• Australian Drug Foundation www.adf.org.au
• DirectLine 1800 888 236
• Frankston and Mornington Drug and Alcohol Services (FaMDAS) 1300 665 781

What about alcohol?

Any questions?

Thank you