Very Safe LNP seat. South-east rural electorate, covers South Burnett and most of Somerset regional council areas, plus Cherbourg Aboriginal Council and parts of Gympie and Toowoomba regional councils. Major centres include Esk, Kilcoy, Nanango, Kingaroy, Cherbourg, Murgon and Kilkivan. 18,122 square kilometres. |
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ANTHONY HOPKINS has lived in Queensland for thirty years and is a man with extensive life experience. He worked in the mines and quarries; made ‘drugs’ in a pharmaceutical company; worked overseas for the United Nations and other NGOs. His experience also extends to volunteer work feeding the homeless and manning booths in elections. A long-time activist and advocate for cannabis law reform, he was on the Executive Committee of the Medical Cannabis Users Association and has regularly attended court support events, rallies and is a regular at MardiGrass and MedCan events in Nimbin, New South Wales. Both a social and medical user (osteoarthritis in back and shoulder), Anthony joined the ALP with the intention of bringing cannabis law reform to the table and is well known in his community as an ALP member and Branch President. For too long his calls to end prohibition of cannabis fell on deaf ears. The ‘Big Two’ parties are not listening to the people and have lost sight of why they were elected to parliament. When the opportunity arose for Anthony to join a Party that reflected his own beliefs, he resigned from the ALP and joined Legalise Cannabis Queensland (LCQ) immediately, as a foundation member. His decision to nominate as a candidate was easy, because he knows the people of Queensland have wanted cannabis law reform for a long time. More recently he has been appalled by patient stories about high costs of cannabis medicines. Patients either have to go without or help themselves, out of desperation, resulting in arrest and stress of court (at taxpayer’s expense). This is not a good way to spend police resources. Many of the problem areas in the electorate and the State could be helped by the ripple effect of legalising cannabis. The crime rate would come down and police resources would be freed up to deal with violent crimes. Opening up the hemp industry would help ailing regional areas by creating jobs in new industries with almost endless possibilities. Drug driving laws are ruining people's lives and livelihoods. This is not fair nor just and needs to be addressed especially for medical users. Anthony will be fighting hard to see that changes are made and that medical users have a defence in law against losing their licence. Anthony advises voters to take a good look at the LCQ policy statements and if they align with your beliefs, Vote 1 Anthony Hopkins, LCQ Party, 26 October 2024! |
Early Voting Centres14-18 Oct / 21-25 Oct - Mon to Fri 8am-6pm Old Blackbutt Gen. Store Precinct, 43 Coulson St, Blackbutt (*) |
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Polling Booths26 October, 8am-6pm Blackbutt State School, 25 Crofton St, Blackbutt (A) CONTACT THE CANDIDATE |
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