Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Pill Testing) Bill 2024
David speaks in favour of a bill to legalise pill testing, debunking myths and dismissing arguments which suggest that drug checking encourages drug use.
Disability advocacy services
raised the importance of disability advocacy and requested the Minister for Disability to provide emergency funding to Victorian disability advocacy services.
Employees prescribed medicinal cannabis sacked just for taking a legal medication
A new Victorian report into workplace drug testing has found that employees prescribed medicinal cannabis have routinely lost their job or faced disciplinary action just for taking a legal medication – and the law must be amended to protect them.
Inquiry into Ambulance Victoria
David supports a motion establishing an inquiry into Ambulance Victoria services, saying the system is broken and improvements are needed.
Tradies and parents campaign for a U-turn on unfair medicinal cannabis driving laws
Tradies and parents prescribed medicinal cannabis have joined with MPs David Ettershank and Rachel Payne to campaign for fair driving laws.
Alcohol and other drug treatment
David calls on the government to drastically increase the number of detox beds in Victoria, as well as adopting recommendations made by the health complaints commissioner.
Petition to legalise cannabis
David speaks on a petition calling on the government to allow adults to legally consume and possess cannabis.
Medicinal cannabis driving reform
David calls on the government to expedite the medicinal cannabis driving trial and introduce legislation to allow medicinal cannabis patients to drive.
Medical driving defence
David puts forward a motion calling for a medical defense for medicinal cannabis drivers who test positive to THC in a roadside drug test.
Premier keeps people prescribed medical cannabis off road by kicking ‘research’ can down the road
21st of May 2024, 9:52am FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 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. “Jacinta Allan…