Losing your driving licence for three months is a massive punishment, especially for country people. Incomparable to the cautions police give you for possession of up to fifteen grams of pot. The drug driving rules were introduced to catch truckies on speed as I remember, but instead they’re catching tons of stoner dolphins in their […]
Bruised Footballers would love Cannabis after a Game!
Media Release – May 20 2021 from the AUSTRALIAN HEMP PARTY Bruised Footballers would love Cannabis after a Game! “Willie Rioli’s excessive punishment for an ounce of weed does not fit the crime, which is possibly an AFL specialty, like soft free kicks in front of goal,” says Michael Balderstone, President of the HEMP Party. […]
Legalise Cannabis Party win two seats in Western Australia
Media Release Legalise Cannabis Party win two seats in Western Australia Nimbin’s HEMP Embassy president Michael Balderstone says members of the Embassy and HEMP Party are over the moon about the two Legalise Cannabis WA candidates who won seats in parliament. “This is a genuine world first,” he said. “Many have tried but Sophia Moermond […]
WESTERN AUSTRALIANS VOTE YES TO CANNABIS LAW REFORM
Media Release MCUA of Australia Inc 7/4/21 WESTERN AUSTRALIANS VOTE YES TO CANNABIS LAW REFORM Jubilation spread across cannabis groups on social media late yesterday as word got around that the Legalise Cannabis Western Australia Party (LCWA) had won its second Upper House seat. This is a HUGE win for the Legalise Cannabis movement […]
Legalise Cannabis WA Registered and Ready To Go
Media Release MCUA of Australia Inc 1/2/21 Legalise Cannabis WA Party registers in record time Cannabis users around the country cheer as the second branch of the Legalise Cannabis state Parties gains registration in Western Australia. The newly registered LCWA Party will be fielding candidates in the WA March election giving users a voice from […]
Medical Cannabis supply shortage, harming patients
Media Release MCUA of Australia Inc 4/1/21 Where has all the flower gone? With over 80,000 approvals for medical cannabis and a flourishing cannabis industry, patients all over Australia are missing out on their treatments because of lack of supply. And no one seems to care. Patient advocacy group Medical Cannabis Users Assoc of Australia […]
HEMP recommends Legalise Cannabis Queensland to voters
MEDIA RELEASE Oct 28 2020…HEMP recommends Legalise Cannabis Queensland to voters for compassion & common-sense A Joint Press Release from Legalise Cannabis Queensland (LCQ) and Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP): two political parties speaking on behalf of the many thousands of people who are daily impacted by the brutal, irrational and unjust war on cannabis users. “Global […]
Dr Jiggens Democracy Sausage
Campaign diary of the South Brisbane electorate 2020 from the outsider-insider view of a journalist running as an independent candidate. Dr John Jiggens Two weeks ago I nominated as an independent candidate for the seat of South Brisbane in this year’s Queensland election. As a citizen journalist, the election provided me with an alternative public […]
How Much Would Queensland Benefit By Legalising Cannabis?
HOW MUCH WOULD QUEENSLAND BENEFIT BY LEGALISING CANNABIS? Dr John Jiggens The legalisation of cannabis is happening world-wide! Canada legalised cannabis in 2018, while eleven US states have also legalised cannabis. In Australia, the ACT legalised cannabis this year. In the US in 2018, the fledging legal cannabis industry employed 82,000 people and paid over […]
Submission to Victoria’s Cannabis Inquiry: August 2020
Michael Balderstone’s Submission to Victoria’s Cannabis Inquiry Firstly, thank you for this inquiry. I believe it’s much more important than most people realise. I have been embroiled in cannabis law reform for over thirty years, in fact it has almost taken over my life since I woke up to the massive social consequences of what the […]