Australian Sex Party MP Pushes Parliament to Consider 'Economic Benefits' of Legalising Marijuana
Australian Sex Party MP Fiona Patten has introduced a motion to Victoria's Upper House calling for the legalisation of cannabis for personal use.
Ms Patten argued for the legalisation of the drug to reduce the burden on the courts and generate income through regulation.
She told Parliament about a third of Victorians admit to using, or having used, the drug and in some age groups there were more people smoking marijuana than tobacco.
"I'm probably the only leader of a political party in Victoria who's admitting to occasionally smoking marijuana for personal use," she said.
"I'm kind of guessing that probably about a third of people in this chamber may have at one stage, maybe not inhaled, but may have at one stage tried some cannabis."
While the motion was voted down 32 to six, Ms Patten said she hoped it was the beginning of an ongoing conversation about legalising...
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