Former Member of Victorian Parliament Cannabis Law Reform Advocate Fiona was first elected to Victoria’s State Parliament in 2014 and re-elected for a second term in 2018. During those eight years she was a champion for social justice and cannabis law reform. She established a medicinal cannabis taskforce in the first major attempt to fix the ridiculous Roadside Drug Testing laws and then was the driving force behind the Inquiry into the Use of Cannabis in Victoria. “I went into parliament in 2014 as the first MP to speak about using cannabis. Cannabis reform has always been high on my to do list and is unfinished business for me. To open up law reform in the states we need to change the federal law and I intend to do just that”. She was the first political party leader to admit using cannabis regularly to relax. Presentation 00:00: How on Earth Can Australia Effect Change At The UN – Reference Alex Wodok’s work on HIV & drug law reform 04:00: Political & National approaches to UN Conventions.. some appear to be sacrosanct some are completely ignored 04:30: UN Conventions & Colombia’s 2025 approach + the countries that have ignored UN cannabis scheduling conventions 05:30: International drug policy & human rights connection being made albeit slowly at international bodies 06:50: Can Australia help? Australia out of step? 08:05: The power prohibition gives cartels and the illegal market – Australia 100 years of prohibition zero progress 10:00: Principles for regualted Australian market – Language / Linguistics when discussing drug policy 14:45 – 37:47: Q&A’s – Discussion
