{"id":1267,"global_id":"nimbinmardigrass.com\/2024?id=1267","global_id_lineage":["nimbinmardigrass.com\/2024?id=1267"],"author":"2","status":"publish","date":"2024-03-09 17:47:42","date_utc":"2024-03-09 06:47:42","modified":"2025-07-21 14:28:09","modified_utc":"2025-07-21 04:28:09","url":"https:\/\/nimbinmardigrass.com\/2024\/event\/uppers-lowers-the-legislative-path-to-legalising-cannabis\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/nimbinmardigrass.com\/2024\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/1267","title":"Uppers &#038; Lowers: the Legislative Path to Legalising Cannabis","description":"<p><strong>About<\/strong>: Join Senator David Shoebridge and Greens candidate for the federal seat of Richmond, Mandy Nolan, in conversation about the federal path to <a href=\"https:\/\/greens.org.au\/legalise-it\"><strong>legalising cannabis<\/strong><\/a> for recreational adult use in Australia.<\/p>\n<h3>Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/greens.org.au\/nsw\/person\/david-shoebridge\">David Shoebridge<\/a>, Greens Senator for NSW<br \/>\n&amp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/greens.org.au\/nsw\/person\/mandy-nolan\">Mandy Nolan<\/a>, Greens candidate, federal division of Richmond<\/h3>\n<p><b><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1852 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimbinmardigrass.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Shoe-e1713088013981-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nimbinmardigrass.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Shoe-e1713088013981-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/nimbinmardigrass.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Shoe-e1713088013981-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nimbinmardigrass.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Shoe-e1713088013981.jpg 890w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>David Shoebridge<\/b> is a member of the <a title=\"Australian Greens\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_Greens\">Australian Greens<\/a> and was elected to the Senate as the party&#8217;s lead candidate in New South Wales at the 2022 federal election. He previously served in the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2010 to 2022. David is a recognised voice for social justice and public accountability. \u201cIt is an extraordinary privilege to represent the Greens in Parliament and to have the capacity to focus on the common good rather than corporate interests.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1850 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimbinmardigrass.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mandy-Nolan-e1713087901605-150x150.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nimbinmardigrass.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mandy-Nolan-e1713087901605-66x66.avif 66w, https:\/\/nimbinmardigrass.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mandy-Nolan-e1713087901605-150x150.avif 150w, https:\/\/nimbinmardigrass.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mandy-Nolan-e1713087901605.avif 418w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Mandy Nolan<\/strong> has been a performer, comedian, MC, writer, author, artist, teacher, ambassador and activist in the Nth Rivers region for 30 years. She is the Greens candidate for the <a title=\"Division of Richmond\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Division_of_Richmond\">federal division of Richmond.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/greens.org.au\/legalise-it\"><strong>https:\/\/greens.org.au\/legalise-it<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","excerpt":"<p>Join Senator David Shoebridge and Greens candidate, Mandy Nolan, in conversation about the federal path to legalising cannabis for recreational adult use in 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