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Cannabis in the Australian Capital Territory has been decriminalised for personal recreational use since 2020. By way of federal law, Hemp is legal. Medical cannabis is also legal via federal law, since the passing of the respective law in October 2016.

In 2018, an ACT Labor backbencher, Michael Pettersson, introduced the Drugs of Dependence (Personal Cannabis Use) Amendment Bill 2018. This bill was passed in 2019 and came into force in 2020 with bipartisan support from Labor and the ACT Greens, with the Liberals voting against it.

Liberals
The Liberals are generally against the ACT cannabis decriminalisation laws. Prior to the 2020 Australian Capital Territory general election, the Canberra Liberals vowed to repeal the decriminalisation laws if elected in majority. Since their loss at that election, they have stated it is no longer a priority of theirs.

Labor
The ACT Labor Party is generally considered progressive when it comes to cannabis decriminalisation, especially as one of their own members, Michael Pettersson, introduced the decriminalisation law. After the Labor Government introduced various amendments to the bill, they supported it with their coalition partner, the ACT Greens.