Help End Marijuana Prohibition (Wikipedia)
Legalise Cannabis Australia, formerly the Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party, is a single-issue Australian political party. It has a number of policies that centre around the re-legalisation and regulation of cannabis for personal, medicinal and industrial uses in Australia.
Legalise Cannabis Australia | |
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| President | Michael Balderstone |
| Founder | Nigel Quinlan |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Nimbin, New South Wales |
| Ideology | Cannabis legalisation |
| Political position | Big tent |
| Colours | Green |
| 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 | 2 / 36
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| City of Rockingham | 1 / 13
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| Website | |
| legalisecannabis | |
The party's headquarters are based in Nimbin, New South Wales, which is known to have a high population of recreational cannabis users and hippies. Nimbin is also home to the MardiGrass cannabis festival.
The party has been involved in Glenn Druery's Minor Party Alliance.