Labor’s failure to decriminalise cannabis
David urges cannabis decriminalisation to reduce arrests, cut justice costs, and boost health outcomes. In this powerful speech, he asks: What does Labor stand for?
Legalise Cannabis lampoons ‘Labour’ brand to highlight ALP hypocrisy
Legalise Cannabis MPs slam Allan govt for ignoring ALP cannabis policy and expert advice on cannabis law reform in Victoria.
Legalise cannabis use & possession
David demands bold cannabis reform in Victoria to support mental health, housing, and Indigenous wellbeing — backed by Labor’s rank-and-file members.
Government ignores experts, evidence & public on cannabis law reform
David heavily criticises the government’s official response to the parliamentary inquiry into the Regulation of Personal Adult Use of Cannabis Bill.
Decriminalisation of cannabis
David highlights that cannabis criminalisation targets Aboriginal people and overburdens the corrections system. He urges the government to reconsider its opposition to cannabis decriminalisation.
Snoop Dogg and Victoria’s push for legalising cannabis | 3AW
Victoria’s debate on legalising cannabis is heating up. Speaking on 3AW, David Ettershank from Legalise Cannabis Victoria argued that current laws waste police resources and criminalise thousands of Victorians. When asked about Snoop Dogg’s AFL Grand Final visit, Ettershank joked that he wouldn’t be the…
Tony Parsons’ Penington Oration
David have a statement on the recent Penington Oration in Parliament, given by former magistrate, Tony Parsons. The repeated Tony’s urgent call for cannabis law reform.
Regulate cannabis to curb overdose deaths
David expresses alarm over rise in drug overdose deaths in Australia and calls for cannabis regulation to reduce harms.
Labor conference supports regulated cannabis industry
David highlighted that the Labor conference supported a regulated cannabis industry in Victoria to fund mental health, and curb organised crime.
Penington plan to regulate cannabis
David urges all members to read the Penington Institute’s 21-point action plan to establish a regulated cannabis market in Victoria, valued at $2 billion a year.
