Cannabis Law and Politics

http://australianhempparty.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Cannabis-crops-face-more-hurdles.jpg There’s been a lot of talk lately about the use of medical Cannabis in Australia, and “progress” in relation to its availability. The Narcotics Act has been amended, and various cannabinoids have been re-scheduled. State governments appear to be on board, with the medical profession wanting products to be developed and clinically trialed before they can be prescribed. I’ve attended several meetings with Australia’s new Office of Drug Control (ODC) and our brand new drug tsar Bill Turner. Over the past few months the ODC has invited hundred of Australian companies, stakeholders a…

Im only new to this group but im noticing that the good fight is slowing down when we should be fighting harder why is this and wtf is going on??? Evo13

http://australianhempparty.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/fair-square-blame1.jpg In a first since new Senate voting reforms were passed, an Australian political party has issued a direct challenge to the Australian Electoral Commission inviting a prosecution. Sex Party President and Victorian Upper House member, Fiona Patten, has written to Senator Mathias Cormann, the Minister responsible for the Electoral Commission, inviting him to initiate proceedings over her party’s decision in the Northern Territory to recommend its supporters “Just Vote 1” above the line. There are only seven parties running for the two Senate spots in the Northern Territory. Apart from the three …

In order to treat her terminal cancer In 2013 Tanya Hill was a healthy 66-year-old Clinical Nurse Specialist happily working in her chosen profession as a flight nurse with NSW Air Ambulance. How then does a working 45-year career nurse serving will full access to both the latest information and the best practitioners get told that her diagnosis of cardiac angiosarcoma, an extremely rare form of heart cancer is untreatable and there is nothing that can be done – have to go underground and source her own medicine that ends up extending her life 400% beyond expectations and in the process eliminate more than 90% of the expected pain and suffering in the process? http://aust…

Better legislation for Cannabis will improve our health, nutrition, policing and the annual budget.Cannabis can provide a better solution for medicine, food security, the environment and social harmony. http://australianhempparty.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/marijuana-hemp-party-better-cannabis.jpg The Marijuana HEMP Party has a plan to integrate the whole plant into our everyday lives.BETTER HEALTHThere is now no doubt to a reasonable person that Cannabis does have medical and therapeutic benefits, the problem is no government anywhere in the world has willingly introduced a meaningful medical Cannabis regime. Successive Australian Parliamentary Inquiries have recognis…

“The state’s marijuana users want their own representative in parliament now. The Cannabis industry has grown to become twice the size of the wine industry. It’s that big and it’s that important”. –HEMP/SEX Party Senate Candidate, Michael Balderstone. http://australianhempparty.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/michael-balderstone-senate-candidate-wa-720x376.jpg Michael Balderstone is the lead Marijuana (HEMP) Party candidate on the HEMP/SEX Party joint Senate ticket in Western Australia.Seeds of Hope and Sanity WalkaboutMr Balderstone has just finished an epic walkabout from Darwin to Port Hedland planting thousands of ‘seeds of hope and sanity’ along the way. He described …

http://australianhempparty.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sex-hemp-coalition-720x376.jpg A New Socially Progressive Coalition EmergesThe Australian Sex Party and the Marijuana (HEMP) Party have reached an historic agreement to win seats at the coming federal election. The parties will share joint tickets in a number of states in an effort to win the last two Senate seats in each jurisdiction. Under the new Senate voting rules the last two seats in many states are an unknown quantity. Details of the new coalition will be announced at the Sex/Marijuana (HEMP) Party Queensland Senate launch, this Sunday in Brisbane. The new coalition will appeal strongly to voters with its s…

Some of you probably know that Matt and Elizabeth Pallett provided vital medication to a lot of very sick people and saved lives. They did so without any aim to profit, gave medication away when it was necessary, and took the financial burden on themselves to keep others alive, out of pain, etc. Then they got busted. They of course refused to have a magistrate preside over them. Outside of Common Law Courts with actual jury trials, our current courts are a combination of admiralty courts and courts designed to deal with civil/business affairs. This is a dodgy situation. These courts never had that legal authority, but pretending they did sped up the court system to no en…

Voting is different this federal election.The Parliament has recently passed changes to the voting method for electing Senators in your state or territory. The changes will apply at the 2016 federal election. Clear instructions will be included on the Senate ballot paper advising you how to record your vote on the ballot paper. http://australianhempparty.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/votingaec2-720x376.jpg What you need to knowTo vote for Senators in your state or territory at the 2016 federal election, you must fill in your ballot paper in the order of your choice. You can do this by voting either above the line or below the line. Voting above the lineIf you vote above…

In Australia, there are a couple of million voters who use Cannabis on a regular basis. There are a whole lot more who would benefit economically when Cannabis is a tradable commodity in agriculture and energy. The budget for health and law enforcement will be reduced with the repeal of prohibition. http://australianhempparty.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/wiggleroom1.jpg Green’s Leader, Senator Richard Di Natale wants to continue Cannabis prohibition.His party “do not support the legalisation of currently illegal drugs”. “Ironically, medicinal Cannabis is still an illegal drug. The Narcotic Drugs Act doesn’t do anything about the distribution, supply, prescription of …