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Greens ready to fix unfair laws that punish medicinal cannabis patients

With NSW Premier Chris Minns finally confirming unfair laws that punish medicinal cannabis patients are being reviewed, Greens MP Cate Faehrmann - who already has a Bill in the NSW Upper House - has confirmed the Greens will work constructively to get this right.

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Labor has squandered a historic opportunity to save lives with Govt’s weak Drug Summit response

The Government’s weak response to the Drug Summit report proves that genuine reform was never on the agenda, with Labor squandering a historic opportunity to reduce the harm from drugs and save lives, says Greens MP and spokesperson for drug law reform Cate Faehrmann.

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Cannabis Industry Motion

I speak on behalf of The Greens to support the motion. It is high time that we legalise cannabis in New South Wales. The legal cannabis industry is a massive and rapidly growing global industry that is worth tens of billions of dollars and creates hundreds of thousands of jobs....

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Tobacco Legislation (Closure Orders) Amendment Bill 2025

I contribute to debate on the bill as the spokesperson on drug law reform and harm reduction for The Greens. I say from the outset that the way in which the Federal and State governments are addressing vaping is wanting. However, The Greens understand why the Government feels compelled to...

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Response to Drug Summit recommendations now urgent after Wastewater Report shows record drug use levels for NSW: Greens

With the latest National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program report showing record drug use levels for New South Wales, including for cocaine, meth and heroin, Greens MP and drug harm reduction spokesperson Cate Faehrmann has called on the government to stop delaying action on reforming drug laws and prioritising harm reduction.

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Minns must act on drug law reform after damning strip search data shows extent of misuse of police powers

The Greens are renewing calls to end the use of drug detection dogs and routine strip searches in NSW following the release of a report today revealing more than 80,000 people were strip searched over a decade from 2014-2023, with drugs being found in just 13.5% of those searched.

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Road Transport Amendment (Medicinal Cannabis-Exemptions from Offences) Bill 2025

As The Greens spokesperson for drug law reform and harm reduction, I am proud to once again introduce a bill into this place that seeks to right an injustice in our road laws that makes criminals out of thousands of people in this State for doing nothing wrong. The Road...

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No Excuse for Minns to Not Act on Politically Palatable Drug Summit Report Recommendations

The Minns Government must act within this term of Government on all the recommendations from the Drug Summit Report, given that they don’t go as far as many summit attendees were calling for, says Cate Faehrmann, Greens MP and drug law reform and harm reduction spokesperson.

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Pill Testing at NSW Music Festivals Must Start Boxing Day. And Ditch the Dogs and Strip Searches: Greens

News that the Minns Government is going to trial pill testing at up to a dozen music festivals this summer is welcome, but trials must be in place for the festival blitz that commences on Boxing Day, says Greens MP and drug harm reduction spokesperson Cate Faehrmann.

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Drug Summit was always set up to fail, and it (largely) did: Greens

The Government’s drug summit has been fiercely criticised by attendees on the last day, many who say that the whole exercise has excluded diverse and marginalised voices and experiences and many questioning the point of the whole exercise, says Cate Faehrmann, Greens MP and drug law reform and harm reduction...

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