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About<\/strong>: As a woman who loves to consume weed, Rachel delves into this symbiotic relationship, exploring the therapeutic benefits cannabis provides for women and how this is reflected in current trends such as a shift in understanding and stigma, medicinal cannabis prescribing data and the latest research on usage by women.<\/p>\n

Speaker: Rachel Payne<\/a>, Legalise Cannabis MP, Victoria<\/a><\/h3>\n

Bio<\/strong>: Rachel Payne is the Member for South-Eastern Metropolitan Region in Victorian Parliament\u2019s Legislative Council. A member of Legalise Cannabis, Rachel was first elected to the upper house in 2022 when the party gained its first two seats in the Victorian parliament. Holding the balance of power from the Victorian crossbench, Rachel\u2019s focus is on progressive cannabis law reform, harm minimisation and protecting the rights of cannabis consumers. Before politics, Rachel held executive, management, policy and research roles for organisations such as Eros Association, Family Court Australia and Centrelink. A longstanding advocate for women\u2019s health, equality and inclusivity and proud member of the LGBTIQ+ community, Rachel is now driving a conversation around cannabis as a catalyst for new economic opportunities, environmental ingenuity and creation.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rachelpayne_mp\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rachel-payne-mp\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An advocate for women\u2019s rights, equality, inclusivity, and social and community development, Rachel believes that cannabis law reform is well overdue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1474,"template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[17,22,30,14],"class_list":["post-1175","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tribe_events_cat-17","tribe_events_cat-saturday","tribe_events_cat-educate","tribe_events_cat-hemposium","cat_2024","cat_saturday","cat_educate","cat_hemposium"],"yoast_head":"\nWomen and Weed: The Power and Pain of Femininity - Nimbin Mardigrass 2024<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This event is part of the 2024 Hemposium at Nimbin Mardigrass.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nimbinmardigrass.com\/2024\/event\/womens-health-and-cannabis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Women and Weed: The Power and Pain of Femininity - 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