Episode 03: Will Australia legalise recreational cannabis within 2 years?

Join Australian Members of Parliament Fiona Patten as she discusses the future of adult-use cannabis in Australia.

Fiona Patten is the founder and leader of the Reason Party, and a Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Northern Metropolitan region. She came to politics after 20 years of advocating for the rights of small business owners, sexual health organisations, sexual freedoms and censorship reforms.

Fiona is response for establishing a Parliamentary Inquiry into the legalisation of Cannabis where she was able to gain support from the State Government and almost every member of the crossbench to pass her motion which resulted in Australia’s first inquiry into cannabis use.

The Legal and Social Issues Committee, chaired by Ms Patten, will investigate how cannabis is supplied and consumed, how it is policed, what the health effects on the community are, and will assess models from international jurisdictions such as the US and Canada that have been successful in cutting criminal gangs out of the cannabis business and preventing children from accessing it.

Fiona is a thought leader on the topic of the adult use of cannabis and will discuss her views of cannabis in Australia.