Legalize Cannabis Party – December 2025 – Newsletter & Updates

FEDERAL
A Message from Michael

Nimbin has famously been a place to score weed for fifty years. A lot of people travelled to the tiny village every fortnight to spend a big chunk of their social security on their choice of pain relief.

I remember a retired couple from behind the Gold Coast whose wife struggled to buy a good ounce and she asked me to help. Her husband had Parkinson’s and sat in the car. Somewhere they’d discovered the magic of weed for his condition but he needed strong buds.

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NEW SOUTH WALES
RDT Reform: The Fight Goes On

The slog to fix RDT continues …. Jeremy Buckingham has been working closely with the independent member for Sydney MP Alex Greenwich on a joint Bill to finally fix one of the most unjust policies affecting tens of thousands of people across our state – the blanket driving ban on medicinal cannabis patients.

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Hemp Industry Breakthrough: A New Era for Australian Farmers

We saw a major step forward for Australian agriculture in NSW — and a glimpse of what a smart, modern cannabis policy can deliver when government finally lets the shackles off.

As reported by the ABC, a new national hemp trial has kicked off, opening the door for farmers to grow a wider range of hemp varieties across Australia.

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VICTORIA
Legalise Cannabis Victoria exposed ALP hypocrisy in parliamentary debate

Legalise Cannabis Victoria MPs David Ettershank and Rachel Payne took the fight for cannabis law reform back to the Victorian Parliament in November, using the Upper House debate to call out Labor’s hypocrisy on the issue.

The debate, held on Wednesday 19 November, put the Allan Government’s inaction under the spotlight. Both MPs said Labor had ignored its own members and party policy commitments by abandoning meaningful reform.

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Stand-Alone Legislation for Victoria’s Industrial Hemp Industry unlisted

Legalise Cannabis Victoria recently made a submission to a consultation on stand-alone legislation for Victoria’s industrial hemp industry.

The Victorian Government’s has committed $400,000 to the creation of this legislation in response to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Industrial Hemp Industry in Victoria, which we secured.

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA
LCSA Party in full Election mode

It’s been a very busy couple of months in SA with the LCSA Party already in full Election mode. Our Campaign Director has been chatting with the other Parties to find out where they stand on legalising cannabis and the results might surprise you!

We will be taking three main policies to the Election—Health and Wellness; Law and Justice; Hemp and Regional Development. These will be up on the website in coming days.

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA
LCWA focuses on THC driving laws unlisted

WA’s major focus right now is still THC driving laws and the work of the Medicinal Cannabis and Safe Driving Working Group. Dr Brian Walker recently questioned the Health Minister directly in Parliament, referencing new peer-reviewed research published in Clinical Toxicology which shows that pupil dilation alone is not a reliable indicator of cannabis impairment.

As a result of this questioning, the Minister has confirmed that the research will now be circulated to the Working Group for consideration. THC policies.

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PETITIONS

If you’re from Queensland or Tasmania, please sign our petitions to help support fair cannabis laws in your state.

Queensland

This petition calls on the Queensland Parliament to grant a legal defence for medical cannabis patients who test positive for THC in roadside or workplace tests, as long as they’re not impaired and are taking their medication as prescribed.

https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-Assembly/Petitions/Petition-Details?id=4319

Tasmania

This petition calls for a parliamentary inquiry in Tasmania to assess cannabis regulation, its social and economic impacts, and options for law reform, including comparisons with other regions.

https://haepetitions.parliament.tas.gov.au/haepet/Home/PetitionDetails/136
DONATE
We can only do it with help from people like you. Please donate as much as you can afford. Every dollar will go towards our campaign.

CONTACT YOUR LEGALISE CANNABIS MP

If you have an issue in your State, don’t hesitate to contact the office of your Legalise Cannabis parliamentarian in New South Wales, Victoria or Western Australia.

JEREMY BUCKINGHAM MLC

Legalise Cannabis New South Wales

NSW Parliament House
6 Macquarie Street
Sydney NSW 2000
T  02 9230 2652
W https://www.jeremybuckinghammp.com.au/
E  Jeremy.buckingham@parliament.nsw.gov.au

https://linktr.ee/Jeremy.BuckinghamMLC

RACHEL PAYNE MLC

Legalise Cannabis Victoria
Member for South-Eastern Metropolitan Region

384a Nepean Highway
Chelsea VIC 3196
T  03 9651 8972
W https://rachelpayne.com.au/
E  rachel.payne@parliament.vic.gov.au

https://linktr.ee/rachelpaynemp

DAVID ETTERSHANK MLC

Legalise Cannabis Victoria
Member for Western Metropolitan Region

Suite 101, 19 Lacy Street
Braybrook VIC 3019
T  03 9317 5900
W https://davidettershank.com.au/
E david.ettershank@parliament.vic.gov.au

https://linktr.ee/davidettershankmp

DR BRIAN WALKER MLC

Legalise Cannabis Western Australia
Member for East Metropolitan Region

2 Parliament Place
West Perth WA 6005
T  08 9226 3550
W www.BrianWalkerMLC.com.au
E  Brian.Walker.MLC@mp.wa.gov.au

https://linktr.ee/BrianWalkerMLC

 
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