❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses the government's awareness and response to synthetic cannabis products 'Devil's Breath' and 'Head Trip', focusing on hospital presentations, chemical analysis, and legal status under the Poisons Act. The government acknowledges awareness of cases and clarifies the legal status following recent scheduling changes.
AnsweredQoN 7783Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the latest types of synthetic cannabis, called Devil's Breath and Head Trip, which are being sold as incense, and ask:
(a) is the Government aware of reports that people who have taken this substance are falling into a coma and are in an unresponsive state;
(b) how many presentations to public hospital emergency departments have been received as a result of taking Devil's Breath and/or Head Trip;
(c) has the ChemCentre and/or Department of Health analysed the above products to determine if they contain any illegal substances under the Poisons Act; and
(d) if it does not contain substances currently under the
Poisons Act 1964
, will the Government act quickly to ban new synthetic cannabinoids contained in Devil's Breath and/or Head Trip?
(a) is the Government aware of reports that people who have taken this substance are falling into a coma and are in an unresponsive state;
(b) how many presentations to public hospital emergency departments have been received as a result of taking Devil's Breath and/or Head Trip;
(c) has the ChemCentre and/or Department of Health analysed the above products to determine if they contain any illegal substances under the Poisons Act; and
(d) if it does not contain substances currently under the
Poisons Act 1964
, will the Government act quickly to ban new synthetic cannabinoids contained in Devil's Breath and/or Head Trip?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
15 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
14 days
(a) The Government is aware of cases involving these substances presenting to Peel Health Campus in February 2012.
(b) Data on the total number of presentations to public hospital emergency departments involving these products is not collected by the Department of Health.
(c) The Department of Health has been unable to obtain suitable samples of Devil's Breath or Head Trip products to conduct analysis. The WA ChemCentre has not received any samples of these products for testing.
(d) All synthetic cannabinoid (cannabinomimetic) substances were included in Schedule 9 of the national Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons (SUSMP) on 1 May 2012. The SUSMP Schedules are adopted by reference into the
Poisons Act 1964
. If Devil's Breath or Head Trip contain cannabinoid substances, they are now illegal to sell, obtain or possess under State law. If they contain other scheduled substances, these products will already be regulated under the
Poisons Act 1964
.
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(b) Data on the total number of presentations to public hospital emergency departments involving these products is not collected by the Department of Health.
(c) The Department of Health has been unable to obtain suitable samples of Devil's Breath or Head Trip products to conduct analysis. The WA ChemCentre has not received any samples of these products for testing.
(d) All synthetic cannabinoid (cannabinomimetic) substances were included in Schedule 9 of the national Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons (SUSMP) on 1 May 2012. The SUSMP Schedules are adopted by reference into the
Poisons Act 1964
. If Devil's Breath or Head Trip contain cannabinoid substances, they are now illegal to sell, obtain or possess under State law. If they contain other scheduled substances, these products will already be regulated under the
Poisons Act 1964
.
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