Legalise Cannabis Australia Legalise Cannabis Party | |
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| Abbreviation |
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| President | Michael Balderstone |
| Founder | Nigel Quinlan |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Nimbin, New South Wales |
| Ideology | Cannabis legalisation |
| Political position | Big tent[1] |
| Colours | Green |
| Other names | Legalise Cannabis Party Historically: Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 151
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| Senate | 0 / 76
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| NSW Legislative Council | 1 / 42
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| Victorian Legislative Council | 2 / 40
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| WA Legislative Council | 1 / 36
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| Rockingham City Council | 1 / 13
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| Website | |
| legalisecannabis | |
Legalise Cannabis Australia (LCA), also known as the Legalise Cannabis Party (LCP) and formerly the Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party, is a registered single-issue Australian political party.[2] It has a number of policies that centre around the re-legalisation and regulation of cannabis for personal, medicinal and industrial uses in Australia.[3]
The party's headquarters were based in Nimbin, New South Wales, which is known to have a high population of recreational cannabis users and hippies.[4]
- ^ Lane, Martin (7 July 2022). "Left and right unite in vote to legalise cannabis". Cannabiz: The Business of Cannabis. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Schultz, Amber (2 April 2023). "From bong to ballot: The rise of the Legalise Cannabis Party". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
Legalise Cannabis is a single-issue party, aiming to legalise cannabis, introduce a moratorium on arrests of cannabis consumers, and reform drug driving laws so impairment, not presence, is tested.
- ^ Hennessy, James (11 May 2022). "Your Whirlwind Tour Of The Minor Parties Running At The Federal Election". PEDESTRIAN.TV. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Nimbin: Of Rebels, Hippies, and an Alernate Lifestyle". 13 September 2021.