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'Working class drug': Push to end cannabis prohibition amid unfair laws

Cannabis hearing to be held in Newcastle in legalisation push.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 27, 2024

Push for 24/7 safe havens so suicidal people gain what Kahi Simon needed

Kahi Simon's case was to be raised in NSW Parliament on Thursday.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 14, 2024

How Hunter could be hemp industry heartland, as cannabis stigma eases

Industrial hemp conference to be held at Pokolbin in April.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 6, 2024

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Australia Day is on the nose – it’s becoming harder to defend celebrating the date of an apocalypse

No matter how indignantly the woke-as-a-pejorative crowd screech on their op-ed pages and airwaves, the cultural tide on 26 January is ebbing fast

The Guardian - AU · Jan 25, 2024

NSW Just Introduced A Bill To Legalise Growing & Carrying Weed So Here’s What You Need To Know

A bill that would allow adults to grow and carry small amounts of weed for personal use was introduced in New South Wales parliament today.

Pedestrian.tv · Nov 29, 2023

NSW drug law overhaul would allow six marijuana plants for personal use

Law being introduced to NSW parliament would allow adults to give pot to their friends as long as it is not sold

The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2023

'Enormous economic benefits': Political push for Hunter medicinal cannabis

NSW 'missing out' on rapid growth in industry 'worth billions'.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 26, 2023

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Bills to legalise personal cannabis use introduced in three states

The Legalise Cannabis Party is poised to introduce bills to decriminalise the drug for adult personal use in NSW, Victoria and Western Australia.

The New Daily · Jun 20, 2023

Push for legal personal marijuana use in NSW, Vic, WA

The Legalise Cannabis Party is poised to introduce bills to decriminalise the drug for personal use in NSW, Victoria and Western Australian parliaments.

AAP · Jun 19, 2023

Legalise Cannabis makes united push for personal marijuana use in three Australian states

The party’s bill allowing adults to possess and grow small quantities of the drug at home will be introduced across Victoria, NSW and WA

The Guardian - AU · Jun 19, 2023

Cannabis campaigners roll up to Nimbin's MardiGrass Festival, seeking relaxation of laws

There is always something in the air around Nimbin during the annual MardiGrass Festival, but this year it's combined with a sense of optimism.

ABC News · May 7, 2023

Conservative NSW parties will benefit from shunning of Mark Latham, experts say

Shooters party and potentially Liberal Democrats may have more influence in upper house as One Nation becomes marginalised

The Guardian - AU · May 2, 2023

NSW Premier Chris Minns backtracks on cannabis reform, stops short of ruling it out

Chris Minns refuses to rule out cannabis reform, but says he doesn't currently have a "mandate" to make "policy change".

ABC News · Apr 20, 2023

Dead heat in upper house after NSW election leaves Chris Minns facing ‘messy’ negotiations

Legislative council’s even split of political leanings means Labor will need to work with conservatives to pass legislation

The Guardian - AU · Apr 19, 2023

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ABC News · Apr 19, 2023

NSW upper house results revealed after weeks of counting following election

The makeup of the NSW upper house is finalised almost a month after Chris Minns swept to power at the NSW state election.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 31, 2023

Casino for Nobbys, highway over lake, nuclear for Port Stephens

Secret government plans for the Hunter revealed on April 1.

ABC News · Mar 27, 2023

NSW election results pave way for Mark Latham to re-enter NSW upper house

The former federal Labor leader returned to elected office at the 2019 NSW election, but resigned from the Legislative Council earlier this month, in the middle of his eight-year term in a bid to strengthen One Nation's presence in the chamber.

AAP · Mar 27, 2023

NSW upper house results hang in the balance

The NSW upper house's slim right-wing majority could shift left as minor parties vie to join the largest crossbench in modern history.

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2023

NSW election: Legalise Cannabis eyeing an upper house seat in bid to overturn drug-driving law

Pollster says it’s a crowded progressive micro-party market, but some high-profile donors are backing the party’s campaign

Newcastle Herald · Mar 13, 2023

Legalise Cannabis Party hopes to add NSW to WA and Victoria upper house positions

Cannabis party hopes for upper house place

Newcastle Herald · Mar 11, 2023

King Coal dethroned as focus of campaign in Upper Hunter

It is perhaps a measure of how much the climate wars have calmed in recent times that coal is no longer the word on the lips of the main combatants in Upper Hunter.

ABC News · Feb 26, 2023

Ex-NSW Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham to head Legalise Cannabis Party upper house ticket

Jeremy Buckingham was a Greens Upper House MP from 2011 to 2018, when he sensationally quit the party. Next month, he will head the upper house ticket for the Legalise Cannabis Party.

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