Publication date:
3 July 2026
This Cabinet material outlines the new regulations in relation to the cultivation of industrial hemp and the revocation of regulations which limit the supply of cannabis seeds and hemp plant material to medicinal cannabis license holders.
Titles of Cabinet paper:
- Misuse of Drugs Amendment Regulations 2026.
Titles of minutes:
- Report of the Cabinet Legislation Committee: Period Ending 24 April 2026 (CAB-26-MIN-0134)
- Minute of Decision: Misuse of Drugs Amendment Regulations 2026 (LEG-26-MIN-0062).
Other Documents:
- Briefing - Amendments for the deregulation of hemp - H2026078981
- Order in Council - Misuse of Drugs (Industrial Hemp) Regulations Revocation Order 2026
- Order in Council - Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Regulations 2026
- Order in Council - Misuse of Drugs Amendment Regulations 2026.
