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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Politics
Adeshola Ore

Legalise Cannabis makes united push for personal marijuana use in three Australian states

Hands holding marijuana
Legalise Cannabis is pushing for consistency on marijuana across Australia to ensure there is a national debate about responsible use of the drug. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty Images

Legalise Cannabis MPs are launching a coordinated push to make marijuana legal for personal use in three states and overhaul what the party says is outdated legislation that unnecessarily criminalises people.

The party’s drug reform bill will be introduced on Tuesday in state parliaments in Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia – the jurisdictions where it has representation in the state’s upper houses.

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