I have some ideas to solve this problem maybe I will send my resume :) #tobaccoharmreduction www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victori...
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Fiona Patten
@fionapatten.bsky.social
Member of Parliament in Victoria Australia 2014 - 2022. Likes #auspol, swimming, secularism, wine, laughter, social justice and of course a bit of cannabis.
Thank you so much to everyone who voted 1 for Legalise Cannabis this election, and also to those who gave us a preference. It can take a little longer to get a total senate result, and now we wait. I am so grateful for your support!
Only a couple hours of early voting left! It has been such a blast catching up with voters this week, and sharing our plan for cannabis reform! Vote 1 Legalise Cannabis to keep One Nation out! #legalisecannabis
Vote 1 in the Senate to ensure we beat One Nation! #legalisecannabis
Vote 1 to ensure we have the best chance. #legalisecannabis #auspol
Wonderful catching up with Sarah Sara on Radio National ABC this morning, and looking forward to spending time with more early voters today! #legalisecannabis
Fantastic to see friendly and familiar faces stop by to say hi while voting today in Abbotsford. #legalisecannabis #auspol
Busy week leading up to the election on Saturday, starting with @3rrrfm.bsky.social this morning! Listen in from 9am.
Our billboards have been out and about this weekend! Let me know if you’ve spotted one. 👀
Just saw liberal leader Brad Battin at the pro supervised injecting room rally. He quickly left when he realised he was at the wrong rally and raced off to join socialist mayor Jolly #endthewarondrugs
It was a joy to spend time in Cooper yesterday, where there was plenty of love for the leaf! Remember to Vote 1 for Legalise Cannabis in the Senate (the massive white paper)! #legalisecannabis
Just read this piece by Craig Hill, a former prison officer and current Legalise Cannabis candidate for the Federal seat of Bonner in Brisbane. Craig shares his personal experience of witnessing young people being incarcerated for cannabis possession. independentaustralia.net/life/life-di...
A prison officer’s plea for cannabis reform
Young lives are being ruined over minor cannabis offences — real reform is needed.
independentaustralia.net
Thanks to @guardianaustralia.bsky.social for their write up on yesterday's 4/20 event held at Flagstaff Gardens. 300 people came along to show support for cannabis legalisation while enjoying good music and good company. #legalisecannabis tinyurl.com/4phkphxa
Peaceful picnic marks ‘420 Day’ in Melbourne – ahead of an election where minor parties could play a defining role
After the Legalise Cannabis party’s strong 2022 election performance, Fiona Patten says she has ‘unfinished business’
theguardian.com
4/20 in the park at Flagstaff Gardens. It’s always a delight meeting new and not so new supporters. #legalisecannabis
I didn’t know the VIC Police were such supporters of the 420 cannabis reform movement. Here with at least 45 members and giving up their Easter Sunday to fly the flag 🚬
The industrial hemp market is worth $18 BILLION! Victoria plants around 200 hectares of industrial hemp a year worth almost $500k. It won't get you high, but you can build houses, make flooring, make pipes to replace PVC, and it's energy efficient! Victoria, cut the red tape! #legalisecannabis
Very happy that our @nordacious.bsky.social how to vote card made the news! And may be the first time Ned has featured on a HTV www.theage.com.au/national/les...
Brazil joins the ever growing number of countries who have depenalised the adult use, possession and cultivation of cannabis norml.org/news/2025/04...
Brazil Supreme Court Affirms Adults Can Possess, Grow Marijuana for Personal Use
Up to 40 g of cannabis and home-cultivation of up to 6 plants
norml.org
I had the pleasure of participating in the webinar pre-poll edition of the Not-for-profit Agenda at the Institute of Community Directors Australia, sharing insights into the how not-for-profits can better engage with politics. Check out the pre-interview here: 🔗 bit.ly/3FO7QKD
Not-for-profits should get active before the federal election, urges…
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Here is how other countries successfully reduce smoking and maintain a legal and regulated market. No fire bombings or organised crime. Vaping devices are sold in licensed stores but also provided free to adult smokers by anti smoking orgs and funded by govt. ash.org.uk/media-centre....
ASH welcomes progress of historic smoking bill - ASH
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.
ash.org.uk
Australia’s vaping laws are a disaster! Banning nicotine vapes has fueled the illicit market, while medical cannabis vapes remain unaffordable & out of reach for patients. Harm reduction is ignored in favor of prohibition. It’s time for sensible regulation! #auspol
It took over 5 years but finally Vic Anti Vilification Laws that protect people on grounds of disability, gender and sexuality passed. There was shenanigans from the Greens and Libs but the Bill that passed was largely the same as the one I introduced in 2019 www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Bigots face up to five years’ prison after stalemate over hate laws ends
The long-awaited reforms will make serious vilification offences – such as the such as incitement of hatred or physical threats – punishable by up to five years’ jail.
theage.com.au
Heading to regional Vic today where cannabis use is nearly double that of metropolitan regions. And maybe not surprising support for the Legalise Cannabis Party is also some of the highest in the state. They are our connoisseurs of cannabis. fionapatten.com.au/statements/g...
Going Bush for Bud: Regional Victoria Could Deliver Cannabis Senate Win - Fiona Patten
Cannabis use in regional Victoria is outpacing the cities—and that groundswell of supportcould help the Legalise Cannabis Party secure its first-ever Senate seat.This weekend, the Legalise Cannabis Pa...
fionapatten.com.au
Congratulations @davidettershankmp.bsky.social @rachelpaynemp.bsky.social Excellent report and great to see cross party support for cannabis reform in Victoria. No one should be criminalised for using cannabis #vicpol #legalisecannabis www.parliament.vic.gov.au/cannabisbill...
Inquiry into the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Regulation of Personal Adult Use of Cannabis) Bill 2023 - Parliament of Victoria
parliament.vic.gov.au
Plant-based plastics could help reduce the millions of tonnes of medical waste hospitals generated Sadly the biggest barrier is regulation. In Australia hemp farmers face unnecessary red tape preventing this fibre from being grown at scale #hemp #legalisecannabis theconversation.com/plant-based-...
Plant-based plastics could help reduce the millions of tonnes of medical waste hospitals generate each year
Bioplastics can be made out of natural fibres such as bamboo, hemp, plants or algae.
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