Episode 8: Karma Koala Podcast 215: Australia – Senator David Shoebridge, Greens Party Spokesperson For Justice (inc Attorney-General and Drug Law Reform). His Recent Bill Submitted To The Senate & Cannabis Law Reform

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For our final episode of the year it’s great to get Senator David Shoebridge on the show to talk about his recent bill and how it fared in the Senate and more importantly what was the substance of the bill and why it is important for cannabis law reform in Australia as we move into 2025 and into a forthcoming federal election.
We cover a gamut of topics and only half of what we wanted to discuss, so David will be back in January to deep dive further.
Here’s some quick bullets on what’s discussed in this half hour.

The bill and how it aims to create an outline for fair and equitable adult use and medical use market including taxation, a national regulator, privately owned cannabis businesses not running under the aegis of big pharma, tobacco or alcohol. Also homegrow, how not to create and oligopoly and creating positive justice outcomes for the more marginalised imn Australian society who tend to find themselves on the sharp end of cannabis”justice”
We also discuss

Policing, law & order & the black market
Working with independent parties , The Australian Cannabis Party & The Teals independents
Educating not just the electorate but politicians, peak bodies and the media

Thankyou David and we look forward to diving into a detailed discussion about the existing medical cannabis industry in Australia, its positives and its faults and how the current iteration of cannabis isn’t currently serving the Australian electorate to best effect.
Read David's bio, the bill and more info at
https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-215-australia-senator-david-shoebridge-greens-party-spokesperson-for-justice-includes-attorney-general-and-drug-law-reform-his-recent-bill-submitted-to-the-senate-cannabi/