REWIND: The Problem with Roadside Testing w/ Fiona Patten

Give and Toke

Sep 01, 2024•43 min

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Episode description

Fiona Patten has announced a run for the senate for the Legalise Cannabis Party so we’ve dug this one out of the vault for your listening pleasure.

As a Member of Parliament from 2014-22, Ms. Patten chaired the public inquiry into personal cannabis use, and has battled uphill to help other parliamentarians understand how and why people use cannabis.

In this episode:

How we met (1:40)

The fallacy of roadside drug testing (4:30)

Discriminating against patients (7:00)

Writing to your MP (15:00)

Inquiry into personal use (21:00)

Victorian Politics (24:00)

Personal relationship with cannabis (26:00)

MPs Behaving Badly (29:00)

What is Decriminalisation (37:00)

Paul’s of Wisdom (41:00)

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