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Parliament has just resumed for 2026 and Jeremy Buckingham has wasted no time getting straight to work.
Cannabis Inquiry: Cross-Party Agreement on Reform
Last week, as Chair of the inquiry into the Impact of the regulatory framework for cannabis in NSW, Jeremy formally reported the committee’s findings to Parliament.
The findings and recommendations were supported by a number of Labor, Liberal, Libertarian and Shooters Party MPs.
The inquiry examined the real-world impact of current cannabis laws, including the criminal justice costs associated with prohibition. The evidence is clear: the existing framework is expensive, inefficient, and no longer fit for purpose.
Importantly, the committee agreed on a staged approach to legalisation a practical, structured pathway forward.
You can read more about the inquiry and its recommendations here:
https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/committees/inquiries/Pages/inquiry-details.aspx?pk=3043
Pill Testing and Fixed Sites
After the tragedy at the Dreamstate music festival recently, Jeremy was compelled to speak in Parliament to push for the continuation of pill testing at music festivals and the establishment of fixed drug checking sites across NSW.
If the goal is harm reduction and public safety, these services need to be permanent, accessible, and properly supported, as they already are in other jurisdictions.
Evidence-based policy saves lives. Prohibition does not.
The year has only just begun, and the momentum is building.
The legalisation of cannabis is firmly back on the parliamentary agenda.
Sean Hocking
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