Legalise Cannabis Queensland (registered with the
Electoral Commission Queensland as Legalise Cannabis Qld (Party)) is a political party based in
Queensland
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, Australia. LCQ has a number of policies that centre around the personal, medical and industrial uses of
cannabis
''Cannabis'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae. The number of species within the genus is disputed. Three species may be recognized: '' Cannabis sativa'', '' C. indica'', and '' C. ruderalis''. Alternative ...
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The party was formed in 2020, and ran 23 candidates
in the
Queensland state election in that year.
They received over 26,000 votes and 0.91% of the total first preference votes statwide, gaining over 5% of the vote in some areas and 3 – 4% in others, Ian Zunker received the party's biggest share of first preference votes in the state, with 5.51% in the electorate of
Bundaberg. The party finished as the
sixth largest party by number of votes out of the twelve parties that contested the election.
Formation
The Legalise Cannabis Queensland Party was established when a group of like minded people containing members from the
H.E.M.P. Party, Medical Cannabis Users Association of Australia (MCUA) and their associated networks formed a Facebook group with the intention of standing as independents in the October
2020 Queensland state election
The 2020 Queensland state election was held on 31 October to elect all 93 members to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The Labor Party was returned to government for a third-term, led by incumbent premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. With 47 ...
with the view of working loosely together to push for cannabis law reform in Queensland and share resources. They met in person on several occasions to discuss issues and policy. Then one person suggested maybe a political party would be a better way. The party met the membership requirements for registration within a fortnight and on 1 July 2020 they submitted registration paperwork to the
Electoral Commission of Queensland
The Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ) is established under the ''Electoral Act 1992'' as an independent statutory authority, responsible for the impartial conduct of state and local government elections in Queensland.
Functions
The Commis ...
to run candidates at the October Queensland state election.
The party was registered as a political party by ECQ on 9 September 2020.
See also
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Cannabis in Australia
Cannabis is a plant used in Australia for recreational, medicinal and industrial purposes. In 2019, 36% of Australians over the age of fourteen years had used cannabis in their lifetime and 11.6% had used cannabis in the last 12 months.
Austr ...
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Drug policy reform
Drug liberalization is a drug policy process of decriminalizing or legalizing the use or sale of prohibited drugs. Variations of drug liberalization include: drug legalization, drug re-legalization and drug decriminalization. Proponents of drug ...
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Legalise Cannabis Australia
Legalise Cannabis Australia, formerly the Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party, is an Australian political party. It has a number of policies that centre around the re-legalisation of cannabis for personal, medicinal and industrial uses i ...
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Legalise Cannabis Western Australia Party
The Legalise Cannabis Western Australia Party (LCWA party) is a political party registered in Western Australia. The party advocates for law reform in relation to cannabis.
History
The LCWA party is the sister party of the LCQ party and aff ...
References
External links
Official websiteLCQ Party Constitution and Rules
2020 establishments in Australia
Political parties established in 2020
Cannabis political parties of Australia
Political parties in Queensland
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