Cannabis Law and Politics

We are over the moon about the two Legalise Cannabis WA candidates who won seats in parliament. Hopefully the result will sharpen the focus on the seriousness of cannabis law reform as an issue. There are many related issues that need addressing in each state including convictions given to patients and personal users who self supply and random roadside drug testing regimes looking for presence rather than impairment. Both LCQ and LCWA were formed and registered in their respective state within weeks of announcing their intentions. Legalise Cannabis will continue registering parties to contest state elections. Already NSW, VIC, SA and TAS are in progress. You can be a memb…

Nimbin’s HEMP Embassy president Michael Balderstone says members of the Embassy and HEMP Party are over the moon about the two Legalise Cannabis WA candidates who won seats in parliament. “This is a genuine world first,” he said. “Many have tried but Sophia Moermond and Dr Brian Walker are the very first cannabis party candidates to be elected.” “Hopefully the result will sharpen the focus on the seriousness of cannabis law reform as an issue. The legal medicine you can get via your doctor is only for the ‘well to do’ and there is no valid reason at all why we cannot be growing our own at home instead of paying prohibitive prices.” “It’s no wonder there is a new wave of …

Jubilation spread across cannabis groups on social media late yesterday as word got around that the Legalise Cannabis Western Australia Party (LCWA) had won its second Upper House seat. This is a HUGE win for the Legalise Cannabis movement that was spawned at state level last year in Queensland by the rising fury of cannabis activists, advocates and medical users who were fed up with not being listened to. Both Qld and Western Australia branches were formed and registered in their respective state withing weeks of announcing their intentions. Both contested elections just weeks after registration on a shoestring budget. “Success has come swiftly if not a little unexpected…

The Legalise Cannabis Party advocates for positive policy reform relating to cannabis for both health and personal users. Legalise Cannabis Parties have formed or are in the process of forming in every state and territory of Australia. We need to organise and campaign in every state for reform and common sense policy. Prohibition is enforced at the state level as are the laws governing policing and driving. Reduce harmThe criminalisation of cannabis use disproportionately harms young people and indigenous people, leads to massive levels of violence and corruption, and fails to curb youth access. Create jobs Legalising and regulating cannabis will bring one of the nation’s…

To all Cannabis law reform supporters. There are Legalise Cannabis Western Australia Party candidates in all six upper house regions giving every WA voter the opportunity to support Cannabis law reform in the state election on 13 March. The LCWA Party also have candidates in 10 electorates. The state election campaign is in its last two weeks. Your donation would help with the last flurry of campaigning. Please donate what you can afford to support the Legalise Cannabis WA Party via their website. Donate Legalise Cannabis Western Australia Party Policy LCWA Party have one Policy. To legalise Cannabis for all its uses. LCWA don’t have other firm ‘policies’ because they…

Cannabis users around the country cheer as the second branch of the Legalise Cannabis state Parties gains registration in Western Australia. The newly registered LCWA Party will be fielding candidates in the WA March election giving users a voice from the privacy of the ballot box. NSW and Victoria branches are under construction and Tasmania is in its early stages of formation as is South Australia. The Medical Cannabis Users Assoc of Australia Inc (MCUA) has been instrumental in helping to make this happen since being involved with the formation of the Qld branch – from inception thru to running candidates in just over 6 months – last year. Legalise Cannabis Qld Party a…

Hi All I know this is a topic that pops up every now and then but I feel it's an important one to bring to others attention especially now with the ACT passing laws. https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/work-of-assembly/petitions/petition-details?id=3217&fbclid=IwAR3EIPC-EOY_JiQLMYiFpqfwxyFzHhp1bvRSmVXtLhLyBCHeVZZA2P5ygO8

Hi EveryoneThe Legalise Cannabis WA Party is up and running. It is the second of the states to come on board in what we hope to make nation wide Legalise Cannabis Parties. We had wonderful success in the Qld State election last month gaining 5% of the vote in some electorates and between 3-4% in most of the 23 electorates where we stood candidates. Not bad for a young party only registered one month before the election and at their first attempt! We hope to replicate this success in WA and HEMP have kindly offered to let their WA members know about the new Party and encourage you to join. It will not affect your membership to the HEMP Party as they are a federal and LCWA …

A Joint Press Release from Legalise Cannabis Queensland (LCQ) and Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP): two political parties speaking on behalf of the many thousands of people who are daily impacted by the brutal, irrational and unjust war on Cannabis users. Legalise Cannabis Queensland: for compassion & common-sense.“Global attitudes to Cannabis use are changing fast as people recognise we have banned one of the Earths most useful plants. And one of the safest medicines in nature. No one has died from using pot in ten thousand years of use, it just cannot kill you.” So says Michael Balderstone president of the HEMP Party sitting alongside Deb Lynch, vice presiden…

The Legalise Cannabis Qld Party believes that Cannabis law reform does not have to be complicated and the ‘Grape Theory’ forms the basis of the necessary reforms at state level. In Queensland, too much public money is being spent for too little return on failed drug policy. There are positive flow-on benefits of legalising Cannabis in many areas and sectors of the Queensland economy, environment and the community. The Grape TheoryTreat Cannabis like grapesgrow as many grapes as you want, no licencemake as many of those grapes as you want into wine, no licenceshare that wine with your friends and family, no licenceHOWEVER the moment you want to sell some of that wine you r…

To all New South Wales members, It is difficult to register a political party for state elections in New South Wales because 750 “Declaration of Party Membership” paper forms are required by the NSW Electoral Commission. And there’s a new form, making the previous version redundant. Your details must match those on the electoral roll. You can check them via the NSW electoral commission website. There are links on the state-member page. Print out, check on, fill in, sign up, post off. Are you a state member yet? hemp.org.au/join/state-member You could put a few friend’s paper forms in the same envelope to return to Nimbin. Do you know of any party members who live near yo…

Sitting beside the highway near Bega every third or fourth car toots their support but how many will vote for us on Saturday remains to be seen. It’s anonymous in the polling booth and plenty of people want a corflute of the big sativa leaf but very few want to put it on their fence! Such is the impact of the war on weed on everyday people who cannot afford to lose their job. By far their biggest anger is not even being made a criminal for using the herb but the outrageous unfairness of the saliva testing of drivers. It’s an automatic 3 month loss of licence now in NSW for anyone found with over 10 nanograms of THC in their saliva..that’s ten parts per billion! Smoking …