AUSTRALIA/NZ MP Fiona Pattern Calls For Changes To Regressive Drug-Driving Laws A Victorian minister has called for changes to their regressive drug-driving laws this week, as the number of Australians with medical cannabis prescriptions rises to 50,000. Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Bill proposes random roadside drug testing in New Zealand Under the new law, […]
AUSTRALIA/NZ How Australians Are Accessing Medical Cannabis A recently released survey report states just 3.9% of Australians who used cannabis for medical purposes obtained it by prescription. Shh. Australia is growing a medical cannabis crop… and it’s a secret A trial crop of outdoor medicinal cannabis is growing in a secret location northwest of Victoria, […]
AUSTRALIA/NZ Medical cannabis education gets a boost as leading advocacy group and doctor implement Senate recommendations despite government inactivity The recent Senate recommendations to substantially increase medical cannabis education for health professionals have scarcely even been acknowledged by the Government, let alone actioned. That hasn’t stopped the Director of United in Compassion (UIC) and leading […]
AUSTRALIA/NZ David Heilpern: Drug-driving laws are destructive and ineffective Given my recent retirement from judicial office, I can finally say it: our drug-driving detection laws are beyond doubt the most stupid I have had the unfortunate duty to apply. These laws penalise on the basis of any detectable level of a drug, not an intoxicating […]
MEDIA RELEASE July 2 2020…HEMP Party in Eden Monaro The Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party will provide a protest vote for Cannabis law reform at the Eden-Monaro by-election on Saturday 4 July 2020 Sitting beside the highway near Bega every third or fourth car toots their support but how many will vote for us […]
AUSTRALIA/NZ HEMP Party in Eden Monaro The Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party will provide a protest vote for Cannabis law reform at the Eden-Monaro by-election on Saturday 4 July 2020. Vote 1 HEMP in the Eden-Monaro Byelection: An Interview With Candidate Michael Balderstone HEMP Party president Michael Balderstone wants real cannabis law reform on […]
AUSTRALIA/NZ NZ Govt roadside drug testing shock: the proposed rules are actually pretty good! From 2021, if a driver is stopped they can be asked to do an oral swab. If they test positive they will be stopped from driving for 12 hours. If they then also fail the existing touch-your-nose impairment test they can […]
In northern NSW, Lismore Local Court Magistrate David Heilpern has just retired at the age of 58. In a candid conversation about his working life, its challenges and stresses, he also outlines his misgivings about the NSW drug driving laws which played a big role in his decision to step down. Guests: David Heilpern, Former […]
AUSTRALIA/NZ Grow pot, pay tax, create jobs says Eden-Monaro candidate ‘Why can’t we all grow a couple of plants like in Canberra which is surrounded by this electorate? If we were allowed home-grown for personal use across Australia, we could save billions in health care and policing costs. We could be saving money instead of […]
To support us go to: https://legalisecannabisqld.com/ and hit the join button. I am Dr John Jiggens and I am writing to announce that I will be a candidate for the seat of South Brisbane in the Queensland state election at the end of October for Legalise Cannabis Queensland and to urge you to register your […]
