Legalise Cannabis Queensland committee members, candidates and other states’ Legalise Cannabis MPs, Victorian crossbenchers Rachel Payne and David Ettershank, Jeremy Buckingham (New South Wales) and Western Australians, Brian Walker and Sophia Moermond, gathered with thousands of other like-minded people at the annual Cannabis Law Reform Protestival held on the first weekend in May, in Nimbin, in the picturesque Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.
| LCQ Party Candidates, Jason Gann (as Wilfred) for Burleigh, Melody Lindsay (Party Vice President) for Nicklin and Suzette Luyken (Party Secretary) for Coomera |
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“… Protest this war which is overcrowding our jails and creating disrespect across the board. It’s a war against ourselves and an unending unwinnable war. We all know drug use is really a health issue, but instead we now have big businesses fighting over who gets the huge profits to be made from relieving our pain. We all could be growing our own plants or getting a co-operative to grow for you like Germany has just introduced. Remember Cannabis is a plant that has never killed anyone and is nothing like the other illegal drugs which are all chemical or processed. It is the safest, most useful and best medicine in the plant world. The cannabis laws are a serious crime against us and the Earth…” Michael Balderstone, Legalise Cannabis Australia President |
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The annual MardiGrass Hemposium always deals with topical issues. It’s high time we legalised pot – Jeremy Buckingham MP (Legalise Cannabis NSW) and Cate Faehrmann (The Greens) discussed how, since Labor took office in 2023, the Minns Government is tripping over itself to pass reactionary laws, deferring all consideration of any reform until after a drug summit, then delaying holding one! Cate and Jeremy discussed how to deal with this government backflip and offer far more sensible and effective approaches to drug law reform in NSW. Women and Weed – The Power and Pain of Femininity. In this presentation, Rachel Payne MP (Legalise Cannabis Victoria) explored the therapeutic benefits cannabis provides for women and how this is reflected in current trends. |
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| Michael Balderstone, MardiGrass Organising Body (MOB) President said, “The police are here, but they’re giving us plenty of space. We’re not the problem and they know that”. | |
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