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.
Western Metropolitan MP David Ettershank has rebuked the Victorian government for continuing to ‘push’ toxic industries into Melbourne’s West, following a massive toxic fire in Durrimut.
Tradies and parents prescribed medicinal cannabis have joined with MPs David Ettershank and Rachel Payne to campaign for fair driving laws.
Victorians have stepped up to support moves by the Legalise Cannabis Party to change the law with almost 3,000 people in three days signing a petition calling for the government to legalise personal cannabis use.
Legalise Cannabis MPs have called out Premier Jacinta Allan for delaying a decision on allowing medical cannabis patients to drive – instead preferring to spend millions of taxpayers’ dollars on research that has already been done.
Legalise Cannabis and Greens MPs are calling on the Victorian government to work with the other parties to extend an inquiry looking into the October 2022 floods, in light of Melbourne Water reclassifying a section of a Kensington housing estate as ‘at risk of flooding’.
Debate on the Industrial Hemp Bill, introduced to Parliament by the Legalise Cannabis Party, was adjourned on Wednesday (May 15) while the Allan Labor government formulates its response to both the bill and the hemp industry inquiry.
The Legalise Cannabis Party is calling on the Victorian government to support an industrial hemp bill that will help farmers and processors to expand their share of the $7 billion global hemp market – forecast to grow to $18.6 billion by 2027.
State MPs, from one of Australia’s fastest growing political parties Legalise Cannabis, are heading north to Nimbin for Mardi Grass (Friday, May 3 to Sunday, May 5), the national law reform rally and celebration of all things cannabis.
MPs and advocates for the legalisation of cannabis will join the international 420 cannabis celebrations on Saturday, April 20, gathering in Flagstaff Gardens from 2pm.
