Medicinal Cannabis Claims
On Tuesday 20th of February, Rachel Payne MP asked a question on notice to the Attorney-General (for the Minister for Worksafe and TAC), requesting statistics on approved TAC claims for medicinal cannabis treatment.
Let Patients Drive Campaign Launch
Legalise Cannabis Victoria have launched the ‘Let Patients Drive’ campaign, calling for fair driving laws for medicinal cannabis patients.
LCV members speak to 9 News about the campaign.
Tradies and Parents Campaign for a U-turn on Unfair Medicinal Cannabis Driving Laws
Tradies and parents prescribed medicinal cannabis have joined with MPs David Ettershank and Rachel Payne to launch a new campaign for fair driving laws.
Restore Funding to Specialist Harm Reduction Service
On the 28th of May, Rachel Payne MP gave her Question Without Notice, calling for ongoing funding for Australia’s only specialist benzodiazepine dependency treatment centre.
Fund Dandenong’s vital First Nations health services
Rachel Payne MP, member for South-Eastern Metropolitan Melbourne, read her Constituency Question on 15th of May regarding a local First Nations health service in dire need of funding.
Modernising Surrogacy Laws
Rachel Payne gave her adjournment speech on the need to modernise Victoria’s surrogacy laws.
Failing patients this Medicinal Cannabis Awareness Week
No driving trial, but plenty of sniffer dogs – Allan Government continues to fail patients this Medicinal Cannabis Awareness Week This Medicinal Cannabis Awareness week marks the seventh anniversary of cannabis becoming a legal medication. This was a reform that brought relief to many suffering…
Medicinal Cannabis Prescriptions in the Cost-of-Living Crisis
Rachel Payne presented a Motion about the rising costs to Medicinal Cannabis patients in a cost-of-living crisis.
Medicinal Cannabis accessibility in Victorian hospitals
Rachel Payne spoke in parliament about the discrimination medicinal cannabis patients encounter in the Victorian hospital system.
Keep Our City Alive Vigil
Rachel Payne gave a Member’s Statement on the community calls for a supervised injecting room in the CBD.