New South Wales

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State Membership

Federal Senate Candidates 2019

Group B

B for Buds on the senate ballot paper for New South Wales.

Dr. Andrew Katelaris
Michael Balderstone

Established in 1993, the Help End Marijuana Prohibition – or HEMP – Party advocates for the legalisation of Cannabis, which is a move that an ever-increasingly large percentage of the community would like to see. And this month, HEMP is running 14 candidates in the federal election.

On the ticket for the Senate in NSW, we have two of the nation’s Cannabis heavy weights: Dr Andrew Katelaris and Michael Balderstone. The doctor knocked the criminal justice system for six last year, when he proved that it was necessary for him to provide patients with unsanctioned Cannabis oil.

While Mr Balderstone is the bedrock of Cannabis activism in this country. He’s both the HEMP Party president and the head of the Nimbin HEMP Embassy. The easiest way to vote both of them into the Senate is to find the cannabis leaf on the ballot paper and write number 1 underneath it.

Sydney Criminal Lawyers spoke to Dr Katelaris and Mr Balderstone about the cannabis climate at present, the reasons why the plant has been tarnished and the form that they advocate Cannabis legalisation should take in this country. (read more)

SOURCE: End Prohibition. Vote HEMP: An Interview With Dr Andrew Katelaris and Michael Balderstone
BY ▪︎ PAUL GREGOIRE ▪︎ 02/05/2019

Not Guilty on All Charges:
An Interview With Medicinal Cannabis Crusader Dr Andrew Katelaris

Representing himself in court, Dr Katelaris argued a defence of medical necessity, meaning that his patients’ needs were so dire that it was necessary for him to break the law, so he could provide them with life-saving cannabis medicine. (read more)

Dr Andrew Katelaris claims medical marijuana is a lifesaving treatment

HIS homemade concoctions have got him arrested and struck off the medical register. But the man they call the Pot Doctor is prepared to go to prison for what he’s doing. (read more)

Medical Necessity – Finally some sense on Cannabis in Court

Legalise It:
An interview with HEMP Party President Michael Balderstone

Long-time pot advocate. Michael Balderstone is the president of the Nimbin HEMP Embassy. He’s been campaigning for the legalisation of the plant for the last 30 years.

Balderstone is also the president of the HEMP party. He ran as the Western Australian candidate for the party in the 2016 federal election. The party’s aim is to “re-legalise and regulate personal, medical and industrial use” of cannabis. (read more)