WA parliament "hung"

[lightning]

sounds like a good start to me.

 

should I start tying the ropes for the Vic parliament?

[Guest niall]

Just goes to show that single issue parties like H.E.M.P. and the Marijuana Party really can make a difference in the right circumstances.

[PenfoldAUS]

YAY! Liberals are in . Oh we'll there go the days of having cannabis decriminalized. Go on Colin Barrnet now you can criminalize it again.

[Guest niall]

At least there'll be an interesting debate along the way, and another good comparison of decrim vs. prohibition over the coming decade for researchers to document. I wonder if Colin will pull out his fake ounce bag in Parliament again. I wonder if Scientology will come to the party again with their big Dianetics banner surrounded by young school children... *sigh*

 

I wonder what Colin's reasoning is going to be, how can he explain re-criminalising cannabis when the evidence shows that it has been successful? What's Colin's definition of success?!?

[PenfoldAUS]

THE West Australian Liberal Party will toughen up drug laws if it wins government at the coming election, Opposition Leader Colin Barnett said today.

 

Making the announcement at a residential drug treatment facility in South Perth accompanied by shadow youth minister Donna Faragher, Mr Barnett said several changes would be made to drug legislation, including stiffer penalties for drug dealers who target children or manufacture drugs in children's presence.

 

Ms Faragher pledged that a Liberal Government would repeal the Carpenter Government's “soft” cannabis laws, introduced in 2004, which allow police to fine cannabis users rather than charge them.

 

“We believe that sends a very wrong and harmful message,” Ms Faragher said.

 

“We believe that cannabis is neither a soft or harmless drug. We will not tolerate cannabis use, much like any other drug use.”

 

She said a Liberal Government would introduce a “one-time only” cautioning system.

 

The drug policy would also ban the sale of drug related paraphernalia, such as bongs, from sale.

 

“This is about protecting our community and taking the issue of drugs seriously, rather than treat it as a joke the way Labor has since 2001,” she said.

 

“Over the past seven years, Labor has had ample opportunity to fix drug and related law and order issues but it has instead turned a blind eye.”

 

 

 

There you go his reasoning is he doesn't like it.