What it is: Anything from festival possession to large-scale supply, importation or manufacture. Cases often turn on search powers, continuity of exhibits, and what digital evidence really proves.

Trends we’re seeing:

• Closer attention to Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW) stop-and-search rules. If Police didn’t have reasonable suspicion or exceeded powers, evidence can be excluded.
• More digital material (messages, location data, cloud backups) used to try to prove supply or participation in a joint enterprise—often overstated.
• Therapeutic and rehabilitation-led outcomes for personal-use matters when supported by real progress.

How we defend and resolve:

• Attack unlawful searches and detentions under the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW).
• Test weight/purity and chain of custody; push back on “tendency/coincidence” claims based on thin inferences.
• For serious supply, examine surveillance, warrants and device extractions; for personal use, put forward a rehabilitation plan the Court can trust.