Victorian medicinal cannabis patients protected from automatic loss of licence from March 1
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Victorian medicinal cannabis patients protected from automatic loss of licence from March 1

At midnight, on Saturday March 1, medicinal cannabis prescription holders will be protected from automatic loss of licence in Victoria – and the state’s Legalise Cannabis MPs, both medicinal cannabis patients, are counting down the hours until the law changes. MP David Ettershank said nationally…

New discretion for Vic magistrates when medicinal cannabis script holders are unimpaired while driving 
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New discretion for Vic magistrates when medicinal cannabis script holders are unimpaired while driving 

1st of November 2024, 9:30am FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Victorians prescribed medicinal cannabis to manage cancer treatment, multiple sclerosis and other medical conditions will soon be able to drive without fear of mandatory loss of licence – if unimpaired behind the wheel.    Legalise Cannabis MP David…

Transport company reverses plan to build freight hub on Green Wedge and rare grassland
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Transport company reverses plan to build freight hub on Green Wedge and rare grassland

5th of September 2024, 9:32pm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Western Metro MP David Ettershank says he is elated that the multinational freight company Pacific National has decided against building a $5 billion freight terminal that would have devastated native grasslands and rare animals on the edge…

Little River fights corporate giant to save Melbourne’s green ‘buffer’
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Little River fights corporate giant to save Melbourne’s green ‘buffer’

Around 250 residents of Little River, a small community near Werribee, have protested against a corporate giant’s plan to build a multi-billion-dollar freight terminal next to western grasslands and upstream from internationally significant wetlands. Pacific National has lodged an application to build a freight terminal…