While some have concerns over the move – a first for Australia – the territory isn’t expecting things to change all that much

Chief minister Andrew Barr describes the Australian Capital Territory’s decision to legalise cannabis possession for personal use as an “evolution, not a revolution”.

That’s certainly the way Stephanie , a Canberra resident who has smoked cannabis for a year, sees it.

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