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…
Drug checking guidelines
David calls on the government to introduce drug checking services, both fixed site and mobile, urgently.
Research on attitudes to cannabis
David gives his Members Statement about insights from research into attitudes to cannabis by the Penington Institute.
Wastewater drug data
20th March 2024 09:41amVictorian Legislative Council, Melbourne David ETTERSHANK (Western Metropolitan) (09:41): That this house notes That – and calls on the Allan to legalise cannabis in order to reduce criminal activity and increase community safety. [ENDS]
Pill Testing and Harm Reduction
David Ettershank joined with other concerned MPs to pass a Motion about harm reduction.
ACannabis Conference
Presented by the Medicinal Cannabis Industry Australia, the ACannabis Conference & Exhibition was held at Crown Promenade in Melbourne, Australia from 12th – 14th March 2024. Now in its fifth year, ACannabis brought together participants from across the medicinal cannabis ecosystem, including policy makers, governments,…
THE RESULTS ARE IN – SUPPORT FOR CANNABIS DECRIMINALISATION AT AN “ALL TIME HIGH”
29 February 2024, 3:19pm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Legalise Cannabis Victoria welcomes the news that 80% of Australians believe the possession of cannabis should not be a criminal offence. The latest figures published today in the 2022-2023 National Drug Strategy Household Survey send a clear message that Australians…
GOVT TO RELEASE LAY REPORT ON CBD MEDICALLY SUPERVISED INJECTING ROOM
Today in the Legislative Council, a motion requiring the Government to release the report of former police commissioner Ken Lay into a second medically supervised injecting room in the CBD was overwhelmingly passed.
