The latest cannabis news relating to the Australian state and federal governments as well as other governments around the world.
Dr Brian Walker was recently sworn into the Western Australian Parliament in the past few weeks, and his inaugural speech has earned him plenty of airtime on Perth’s local radio stations. First on 6PR, and most recently, on 720 ABC Radio. Interviewer Nadia Mitsopoulos opened with a question most politicians would expect – “What are… Keep Reading
Mark McGowan has been the Western Australian Labor Premier since 2017, and with the landside win in the 2021 election, it’s likely he’ll remain Premier until 2025. So we ask you, Mark – why won’t you legalise cannabis? Keep Reading
Dr. Brian Walker, a member of the Legalise Cannabis WA Party and now West Australian MP, was sworn into Parliament recently, giving his inaugural speech in the past week. Despite the party being under a year old, they’ve gained a lot of interest recently, with Perth’s 6PR radio bringing Walker in for an interview. Keep Reading
Western Australia’s pro-cannabis MP’s Dr Brian Walker and Sophia Moermond have given their inaugural speeches in parliament, pushing for cannabis legalisation. Keep Reading
Two new MP’s from the pro-pot political party Legalise Cannabis Western Australia (LCWA) have been sworn into office. Keep Reading
Over the past few months, MP Fiona Patten and the Legislative Council of Legal and Social Issues Committee have been collecting expert (and some not-so-expert) opinions as part of the Use of Cannabis in Victoria inquiry. Keep Reading
In February, tests published by the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program revealed that cannabis use is increasing in South Australia – despite recent police crackdowns. Keep Reading
The state of Victoria in Australia has formed a committee to look into the use of cannabis throughout the state. Part of their duties is to accept written submissions from the public, conduct their own research, and listen to submissions made during public hearings. Keep Reading
On 16 October 2019, the Public communications campaigns targeting drug and substance abuse inquiry resolved to ‘examine the impact of such public campaigns on drug abuse by different community cohorts‘, focusing on ‘campaigns targeting the abuse of illicit drugs‘. They recently released a list of their recommendations. Keep Reading
The Victorian Government’s inquiry into the use of cannabis is continuing, with public hearings hosted in the regional town of Beechworth this Wednesday. Keep Reading
