Rachel called on the Minister for Police to decriminalise cannabis. Violent crimes have taken precedence in allocation of police resources. However, cannabis arrests are still occurring, with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people statistically overrepresented. Decriminalisation would ensure that police resources can be prioritised where they are most needed.
Rachel presented a member’s statement on her attendance to the 2025 David Penington Oration. This year’s oration was presented by former Magistrate of the Victorian Drug court, Tony Parsons.
Rachel asked if the Government will respond to recommendations from the Inquiry into the Regulation of Personal Adult Use of Cannabis Bill 2023, before the September deadline.
Rachel spoke in parliament about a recent trip to Canberra to discuss the impacts of cannabis decriminalisation with stakeholders.
Southeast Metro MP Rachel Payne has secured a state parliament review of the pros and cons of allowing people to possess small amounts of cannabis.
Ms Payne, a member of Legalise Cannabis Victoria and Southeast resident, wants adults to be able to possess small quantities of cannabis for personal use and grow up to six plants at home without fear of prosecution.
Rachel moved a motion, which if passed would allow medicinal cannabis patients a legal defence, if they test positive for THC at a roadside drug test but are not impaired.
Rachel Payne gave her adjournment speech on the results from the National Drug Strategy Household Survey and how it shows that Decriminalisation does not increase consumption.
Rachel Payne gave a Member’s Statement reflecting on the first year of Legalise Cannabis Victoria representing in Parliament.
Prohibition of cannabis is failed policy, with more than one third of Victorian adults having accessed cannabis. The time has come for a safer health-centered approach to cannabis, which is why leading economies around the world are moving to legalise adult cannabis consumption.
In November 2024, the Victorian Parliament passed our amendment to the Road Safety Act 1986, which gives courts discretion not to cancel the licence of medicinal cannabis patients who test positive for the presence of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) while driving.
