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The HEMP Party is delighted with its first run in a federal election. In the Senate in Queensland Nigel Freemarijuana polled 1.28%, with over 25 000 votes, while in NSW Michael Balderstone attracted over 30 000 votes with 0.89%. In the House of Representatives our three candidates effectively used the platform of election time to full story The Help End Marijuana Prohibition Party wishes it to be known that they are in no way related to the Marijuana Smokers Rights Party formed by Young Liberals connected with Jackie Kellys office. At the last NSW State Election they fooled many innocent cannabis law reform supporters.”Almost 50,000 voters were disgusted when they discovered their full story One thing that’s certain in Saturday’s election, if everyone who’d ever inhaled cannabis voted for the HEMP Party we would be taking over the balance of power! It’s an awesome thought. We would move the Lodge to Nimbin to ensure politicians got back in touch with street life! Michael Balderstone HEMP Senate candidate NSW
The HEMP Party has challenged the leaders of the major political parties to explain why cannabis use has actually increased under strict prohibition.“It’s time for the major parties to start facing the unpalatable possibility that cannabis illegality may have actually had the reverse effect of what was intended. “It would appear that recreational cannabis was full story The HEMP Party says that cannabis regulation instead of prohibition could include a clear labelling of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) levels when adopted in Australia. “It’s stupid that we have a situation where a powerful psychoactive like cannabis is being traded through the black market without any quality control”, said HEMP party president and NSW Senate candidate, full story I keep remembering that quote from Rev. Ray Richmond of the Way Side Chapel in Kings Cross, Sydney “There was a lack of assurance that evidence based policies were of no interest to the government. When this kind of executive authority is being abused and you find you don’t have other ways of addressing full story The single-issue Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party is advocating the re-legalisation of cannabis for personal, medical and industrial use.It is running candidates, for the first time, in three seats in the current federal election: Judy Canales in Page, Dean Jefferys in Richmond, and Clive Brazier in Ryan. It is also running four Senate candidates, full story Last night the Hemp Embassy, HEMP party national headquarters, was broken into and trashed.Dave Cannabis, who was inside the building, disturbed the intruders and was beaten up in return. While trying to ring the police, the phone was torn out of his hands and smashed, along with two of his ribs. The police did come, full story Minor political parties should be provided with equal rights, guaranteed through the integrity of the Australian electoral process.At best it was an inept decision by the NSW Police Force to raid the headquarters of the Australian Help End Marijuana Prohibition Party, at Nimbin, 10 days prior to the federal elections. At worse there is the full story THE HEMP Party has made a complaint to The Australian Electoral Commission about yesterday’s police raid on its campaign headquarters. The party’s federal president and Senate candidate, Michael Balderstone, said he was outraged at the heavy handed and highly political act. The party is also complaining to the NSW Civil Liberties Council. “Here in Nimbin, full story |
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