❓ Mr. Barnett questions the Premier on the Cannabis Control Bill 2003, citing concerns about decriminalisation based on NSW and SA experiences. The Premier defends the bill, referencing the Community Drug Summit and tougher thresholds for dealing.
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I refer the Premier to the Cannabis Control Bill 2003, which will decriminalise the possession and cultivation of cannabis. (1) Is the Premier aware that the Carr Labor Government in New South Wales has consistently rejected calls to decriminalise cannabis on the basis that evidence shows that this approach does not work? (2) Is the Premier aware that the Rann Labor Government in South Australia is currently winding back its decriminalisation scheme because organised crime syndicates are exploiting it? (3) Why is the Gallop Labor Government in Western Australia introducing the softest cannabis laws in the nation when most other States have rejected the decriminalisation of cannabis? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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(1)-(3) The Western Australian Opposition today has a consistent and repetitive theme. We have seen it in its attitude on the long-overdue legislation to reform our State’s prostitution laws. We have seen it in its attitude to the much-awaited legislation to guarantee equality for all Western Australians, no matter what their sexuality. We have seen it in its attitude to the new low-security women’s prison we are proposing, and now we are seeing that same attitude to the Cannabis Control Bill. The legislation that was introduced into the Parliament is based upon the Community Drug Summit that we set up when we came to Government. That summit was representative of Western Australian society. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, it was not. Mr R.F. Johnson: How could it be? Dr G.I. GALLOP: It was representative of Western Australian society but the Opposition is not. That is the truth of it. The way that the Opposition spreads untruths about the Government’s policies and laws is now becoming a topic of conversation in households all around Western Australia. The Opposition spokesperson on drug matters said that this Bill would be a licence for drug dealers. I remind the Opposition that we will have tougher thresholds for dealing. The amount of cannabis and the number of plants a person can possess without criminal prosecution will be reduced from the current 100 grams or 25 plants to 100 grams or 10 plants. In other words, we are toughening the law for those who deal in drugs. The Opposition continues to tell the untruth that we are encouraging the use of cannabis. Quite the reverse is true. We are putting in place a range of laws that will be appropriate for dealing with this social problem. Those laws will be appropriate for dealing with this matter. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Warren-Blackwood. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Not only that, we will properly regulate the supplies of smoking paraphernalia, such as water pipes, or bongs. The laws in South Australia were changed many years ago and the current Government is now changing them again. They will now be similar to our laws in Western Australia. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
(1) Is the Premier aware that the Carr Labor Government in New South Wales has consistently rejected calls to decriminalise cannabis on the basis that evidence shows that this approach does not work? (2) Is the Premier aware that the Rann Labor Government in South Australia is currently winding back its decriminalisation scheme because organised crime syndicates are exploiting it? (3) Why is the Gallop Labor Government in Western Australia introducing the softest cannabis laws in the nation when most other States have rejected the decriminalisation of cannabis? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) The Western Australian Opposition today has a consistent and repetitive theme. We have seen it in its attitude on the long-overdue legislation to reform our State’s prostitution laws. We have seen it in its attitude to the much-awaited legislation to guarantee equality for all Western Australians, no matter what their sexuality. We have seen it in its attitude to the new low-security women’s prison we are proposing, and now we are seeing that same attitude to the Cannabis Control Bill. The legislation that was introduced into the Parliament is based upon the Community Drug Summit that we set up when we came to Government. That summit was representative of Western Australian society. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, it was not. Mr R.F. Johnson: How could it be? Dr G.I. GALLOP: It was representative of Western Australian society but the Opposition is not. That is the truth of it. The way that the Opposition spreads untruths about the Government’s policies and laws is now becoming a topic of conversation in households all around Western Australia. The Opposition spokesperson on drug matters said that this Bill would be a licence for drug dealers. I remind the Opposition that we will have tougher thresholds for dealing. The amount of cannabis and the number of plants a person can possess without criminal prosecution will be reduced from the current 100 grams or 25 plants to 100 grams or 10 plants. In other words, we are toughening the law for those who deal in drugs. The Opposition continues to tell the untruth that we are encouraging the use of cannabis. Quite the reverse is true. We are putting in place a range of laws that will be appropriate for dealing with this social problem. Those laws will be appropriate for dealing with this matter. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Warren-Blackwood. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Not only that, we will properly regulate the supplies of smoking paraphernalia, such as water pipes, or bongs. The laws in South Australia were changed many years ago and the current Government is now changing them again. They will now be similar to our laws in Western Australia. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
(2) Is the Premier aware that the Rann Labor Government in South Australia is currently winding back its decriminalisation scheme because organised crime syndicates are exploiting it? (3) Why is the Gallop Labor Government in Western Australia introducing the softest cannabis laws in the nation when most other States have rejected the decriminalisation of cannabis? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) The Western Australian Opposition today has a consistent and repetitive theme. We have seen it in its attitude on the long-overdue legislation to reform our State’s prostitution laws. We have seen it in its attitude to the much-awaited legislation to guarantee equality for all Western Australians, no matter what their sexuality. We have seen it in its attitude to the new low-security women’s prison we are proposing, and now we are seeing that same attitude to the Cannabis Control Bill. The legislation that was introduced into the Parliament is based upon the Community Drug Summit that we set up when we came to Government. That summit was representative of Western Australian society. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, it was not. Mr R.F. Johnson: How could it be? Dr G.I. GALLOP: It was representative of Western Australian society but the Opposition is not. That is the truth of it. The way that the Opposition spreads untruths about the Government’s policies and laws is now becoming a topic of conversation in households all around Western Australia. The Opposition spokesperson on drug matters said that this Bill would be a licence for drug dealers. I remind the Opposition that we will have tougher thresholds for dealing. The amount of cannabis and the number of plants a person can possess without criminal prosecution will be reduced from the current 100 grams or 25 plants to 100 grams or 10 plants. In other words, we are toughening the law for those who deal in drugs. The Opposition continues to tell the untruth that we are encouraging the use of cannabis. Quite the reverse is true. We are putting in place a range of laws that will be appropriate for dealing with this social problem. Those laws will be appropriate for dealing with this matter. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Warren-Blackwood. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Not only that, we will properly regulate the supplies of smoking paraphernalia, such as water pipes, or bongs. The laws in South Australia were changed many years ago and the current Government is now changing them again. They will now be similar to our laws in Western Australia. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
(3) Why is the Gallop Labor Government in Western Australia introducing the softest cannabis laws in the nation when most other States have rejected the decriminalisation of cannabis? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) The Western Australian Opposition today has a consistent and repetitive theme. We have seen it in its attitude on the long-overdue legislation to reform our State’s prostitution laws. We have seen it in its attitude to the much-awaited legislation to guarantee equality for all Western Australians, no matter what their sexuality. We have seen it in its attitude to the new low-security women’s prison we are proposing, and now we are seeing that same attitude to the Cannabis Control Bill. The legislation that was introduced into the Parliament is based upon the Community Drug Summit that we set up when we came to Government. That summit was representative of Western Australian society. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, it was not. Mr R.F. Johnson: How could it be? Dr G.I. GALLOP: It was representative of Western Australian society but the Opposition is not. That is the truth of it. The way that the Opposition spreads untruths about the Government’s policies and laws is now becoming a topic of conversation in households all around Western Australia. The Opposition spokesperson on drug matters said that this Bill would be a licence for drug dealers. I remind the Opposition that we will have tougher thresholds for dealing. The amount of cannabis and the number of plants a person can possess without criminal prosecution will be reduced from the current 100 grams or 25 plants to 100 grams or 10 plants. In other words, we are toughening the law for those who deal in drugs. The Opposition continues to tell the untruth that we are encouraging the use of cannabis. Quite the reverse is true. We are putting in place a range of laws that will be appropriate for dealing with this social problem. Those laws will be appropriate for dealing with this matter. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Warren-Blackwood. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Not only that, we will properly regulate the supplies of smoking paraphernalia, such as water pipes, or bongs. The laws in South Australia were changed many years ago and the current Government is now changing them again. They will now be similar to our laws in Western Australia. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) The Western Australian Opposition today has a consistent and repetitive theme. We have seen it in its attitude on the long-overdue legislation to reform our State’s prostitution laws. We have seen it in its attitude to the much-awaited legislation to guarantee equality for all Western Australians, no matter what their sexuality. We have seen it in its attitude to the new low-security women’s prison we are proposing, and now we are seeing that same attitude to the Cannabis Control Bill. The legislation that was introduced into the Parliament is based upon the Community Drug Summit that we set up when we came to Government. That summit was representative of Western Australian society. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, it was not. Mr R.F. Johnson: How could it be? Dr G.I. GALLOP: It was representative of Western Australian society but the Opposition is not. That is the truth of it. The way that the Opposition spreads untruths about the Government’s policies and laws is now becoming a topic of conversation in households all around Western Australia. The Opposition spokesperson on drug matters said that this Bill would be a licence for drug dealers. I remind the Opposition that we will have tougher thresholds for dealing. The amount of cannabis and the number of plants a person can possess without criminal prosecution will be reduced from the current 100 grams or 25 plants to 100 grams or 10 plants. In other words, we are toughening the law for those who deal in drugs. The Opposition continues to tell the untruth that we are encouraging the use of cannabis. Quite the reverse is true. We are putting in place a range of laws that will be appropriate for dealing with this social problem. Those laws will be appropriate for dealing with this matter. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Warren-Blackwood. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Not only that, we will properly regulate the supplies of smoking paraphernalia, such as water pipes, or bongs. The laws in South Australia were changed many years ago and the current Government is now changing them again. They will now be similar to our laws in Western Australia. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
(1)-(3) The Western Australian Opposition today has a consistent and repetitive theme. We have seen it in its attitude on the long-overdue legislation to reform our State’s prostitution laws. We have seen it in its attitude to the much-awaited legislation to guarantee equality for all Western Australians, no matter what their sexuality. We have seen it in its attitude to the new low-security women’s prison we are proposing, and now we are seeing that same attitude to the Cannabis Control Bill. The legislation that was introduced into the Parliament is based upon the Community Drug Summit that we set up when we came to Government. That summit was representative of Western Australian society. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, it was not. Mr R.F. Johnson: How could it be? Dr G.I. GALLOP: It was representative of Western Australian society but the Opposition is not. That is the truth of it. The way that the Opposition spreads untruths about the Government’s policies and laws is now becoming a topic of conversation in households all around Western Australia. The Opposition spokesperson on drug matters said that this Bill would be a licence for drug dealers. I remind the Opposition that we will have tougher thresholds for dealing. The amount of cannabis and the number of plants a person can possess without criminal prosecution will be reduced from the current 100 grams or 25 plants to 100 grams or 10 plants. In other words, we are toughening the law for those who deal in drugs. The Opposition continues to tell the untruth that we are encouraging the use of cannabis. Quite the reverse is true. We are putting in place a range of laws that will be appropriate for dealing with this social problem. Those laws will be appropriate for dealing with this matter. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Warren-Blackwood. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Not only that, we will properly regulate the supplies of smoking paraphernalia, such as water pipes, or bongs. The laws in South Australia were changed many years ago and the current Government is now changing them again. They will now be similar to our laws in Western Australia. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Mr C.J. Barnett: No, it was not. Mr R.F. Johnson: How could it be? Dr G.I. GALLOP: It was representative of Western Australian society but the Opposition is not. That is the truth of it. The way that the Opposition spreads untruths about the Government’s policies and laws is now becoming a topic of conversation in households all around Western Australia. The Opposition spokesperson on drug matters said that this Bill would be a licence for drug dealers. I remind the Opposition that we will have tougher thresholds for dealing. The amount of cannabis and the number of plants a person can possess without criminal prosecution will be reduced from the current 100 grams or 25 plants to 100 grams or 10 plants. In other words, we are toughening the law for those who deal in drugs. The Opposition continues to tell the untruth that we are encouraging the use of cannabis. Quite the reverse is true. We are putting in place a range of laws that will be appropriate for dealing with this social problem. Those laws will be appropriate for dealing with this matter. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Warren-Blackwood. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Not only that, we will properly regulate the supplies of smoking paraphernalia, such as water pipes, or bongs. The laws in South Australia were changed many years ago and the current Government is now changing them again. They will now be similar to our laws in Western Australia. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Mr R.F. Johnson: How could it be? Dr G.I. GALLOP: It was representative of Western Australian society but the Opposition is not. That is the truth of it. The way that the Opposition spreads untruths about the Government’s policies and laws is now becoming a topic of conversation in households all around Western Australia. The Opposition spokesperson on drug matters said that this Bill would be a licence for drug dealers. I remind the Opposition that we will have tougher thresholds for dealing. The amount of cannabis and the number of plants a person can possess without criminal prosecution will be reduced from the current 100 grams or 25 plants to 100 grams or 10 plants. In other words, we are toughening the law for those who deal in drugs. The Opposition continues to tell the untruth that we are encouraging the use of cannabis. Quite the reverse is true. We are putting in place a range of laws that will be appropriate for dealing with this social problem. Those laws will be appropriate for dealing with this matter. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Warren-Blackwood. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Not only that, we will properly regulate the supplies of smoking paraphernalia, such as water pipes, or bongs. The laws in South Australia were changed many years ago and the current Government is now changing them again. They will now be similar to our laws in Western Australia. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: It was representative of Western Australian society but the Opposition is not. That is the truth of it. The way that the Opposition spreads untruths about the Government’s policies and laws is now becoming a topic of conversation in households all around Western Australia. The Opposition spokesperson on drug matters said that this Bill would be a licence for drug dealers. I remind the Opposition that we will have tougher thresholds for dealing. The amount of cannabis and the number of plants a person can possess without criminal prosecution will be reduced from the current 100 grams or 25 plants to 100 grams or 10 plants. In other words, we are toughening the law for those who deal in drugs. The Opposition continues to tell the untruth that we are encouraging the use of cannabis. Quite the reverse is true. We are putting in place a range of laws that will be appropriate for dealing with this social problem. Those laws will be appropriate for dealing with this matter. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Warren-Blackwood. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Not only that, we will properly regulate the supplies of smoking paraphernalia, such as water pipes, or bongs. The laws in South Australia were changed many years ago and the current Government is now changing them again. They will now be similar to our laws in Western Australia. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Warren-Blackwood. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Not only that, we will properly regulate the supplies of smoking paraphernalia, such as water pipes, or bongs. The laws in South Australia were changed many years ago and the current Government is now changing them again. They will now be similar to our laws in Western Australia. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
The SPEAKER: Member for Warren-Blackwood. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Not only that, we will properly regulate the supplies of smoking paraphernalia, such as water pipes, or bongs. The laws in South Australia were changed many years ago and the current Government is now changing them again. They will now be similar to our laws in Western Australia. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Not only that, we will properly regulate the supplies of smoking paraphernalia, such as water pipes, or bongs. The laws in South Australia were changed many years ago and the current Government is now changing them again. They will now be similar to our laws in Western Australia. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
(1) Is the Premier aware that the Carr Labor Government in New South Wales has consistently rejected calls to decriminalise cannabis on the basis that evidence shows that this approach does not work? (2) Is the Premier aware that the Rann Labor Government in South Australia is currently winding back its decriminalisation scheme because organised crime syndicates are exploiting it? (3) Why is the Gallop Labor Government in Western Australia introducing the softest cannabis laws in the nation when most other States have rejected the decriminalisation of cannabis? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) The Western Australian Opposition today has a consistent and repetitive theme. We have seen it in its attitude on the long-overdue legislation to reform our State’s prostitution laws. We have seen it in its attitude to the much-awaited legislation to guarantee equality for all Western Australians, no matter what their sexuality. We have seen it in its attitude to the new low-security women’s prison we are proposing, and now we are seeing that same attitude to the Cannabis Control Bill. The legislation that was introduced into the Parliament is based upon the Community Drug Summit that we set up when we came to Government. That summit was representative of Western Australian society. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, it was not. Mr R.F. Johnson: How could it be? Dr G.I. GALLOP: It was representative of Western Australian society but the Opposition is not. That is the truth of it. The way that the Opposition spreads untruths about the Government’s policies and laws is now becoming a topic of conversation in households all around Western Australia. The Opposition spokesperson on drug matters said that this Bill would be a licence for drug dealers. I remind the Opposition that we will have tougher thresholds for dealing. The amount of cannabis and the number of plants a person can possess without criminal prosecution will be reduced from the current 100 grams or 25 plants to 100 grams or 10 plants. In other words, we are toughening the law for those who deal in drugs. The Opposition continues to tell the untruth that we are encouraging the use of cannabis. Quite the reverse is true. We are putting in place a range of laws that will be appropriate for dealing with this social problem. Those laws will be appropriate for dealing with this matter. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Warren-Blackwood. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Not only that, we will properly regulate the supplies of smoking paraphernalia, such as water pipes, or bongs. The laws in South Australia were changed many years ago and the current Government is now changing them again. They will now be similar to our laws in Western Australia. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
(2) Is the Premier aware that the Rann Labor Government in South Australia is currently winding back its decriminalisation scheme because organised crime syndicates are exploiting it? (3) Why is the Gallop Labor Government in Western Australia introducing the softest cannabis laws in the nation when most other States have rejected the decriminalisation of cannabis? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) The Western Australian Opposition today has a consistent and repetitive theme. We have seen it in its attitude on the long-overdue legislation to reform our State’s prostitution laws. We have seen it in its attitude to the much-awaited legislation to guarantee equality for all Western Australians, no matter what their sexuality. We have seen it in its attitude to the new low-security women’s prison we are proposing, and now we are seeing that same attitude to the Cannabis Control Bill. The legislation that was introduced into the Parliament is based upon the Community Drug Summit that we set up when we came to Government. That summit was representative of Western Australian society. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, it was not. Mr R.F. Johnson: How could it be? Dr G.I. GALLOP: It was representative of Western Australian society but the Opposition is not. That is the truth of it. The way that the Opposition spreads untruths about the Government’s policies and laws is now becoming a topic of conversation in households all around Western Australia. The Opposition spokesperson on drug matters said that this Bill would be a licence for drug dealers. I remind the Opposition that we will have tougher thresholds for dealing. The amount of cannabis and the number of plants a person can possess without criminal prosecution will be reduced from the current 100 grams or 25 plants to 100 grams or 10 plants. In other words, we are toughening the law for those who deal in drugs. The Opposition continues to tell the untruth that we are encouraging the use of cannabis. Quite the reverse is true. We are putting in place a range of laws that will be appropriate for dealing with this social problem. Those laws will be appropriate for dealing with this matter. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Warren-Blackwood. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Not only that, we will properly regulate the supplies of smoking paraphernalia, such as water pipes, or bongs. The laws in South Australia were changed many years ago and the current Government is now changing them again. They will now be similar to our laws in Western Australia. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
(3) Why is the Gallop Labor Government in Western Australia introducing the softest cannabis laws in the nation when most other States have rejected the decriminalisation of cannabis? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) The Western Australian Opposition today has a consistent and repetitive theme. We have seen it in its attitude on the long-overdue legislation to reform our State’s prostitution laws. We have seen it in its attitude to the much-awaited legislation to guarantee equality for all Western Australians, no matter what their sexuality. We have seen it in its attitude to the new low-security women’s prison we are proposing, and now we are seeing that same attitude to the Cannabis Control Bill. The legislation that was introduced into the Parliament is based upon the Community Drug Summit that we set up when we came to Government. That summit was representative of Western Australian society. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, it was not. Mr R.F. Johnson: How could it be? Dr G.I. GALLOP: It was representative of Western Australian society but the Opposition is not. That is the truth of it. The way that the Opposition spreads untruths about the Government’s policies and laws is now becoming a topic of conversation in households all around Western Australia. The Opposition spokesperson on drug matters said that this Bill would be a licence for drug dealers. I remind the Opposition that we will have tougher thresholds for dealing. The amount of cannabis and the number of plants a person can possess without criminal prosecution will be reduced from the current 100 grams or 25 plants to 100 grams or 10 plants. In other words, we are toughening the law for those who deal in drugs. The Opposition continues to tell the untruth that we are encouraging the use of cannabis. Quite the reverse is true. We are putting in place a range of laws that will be appropriate for dealing with this social problem. Those laws will be appropriate for dealing with this matter. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Warren-Blackwood. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Not only that, we will properly regulate the supplies of smoking paraphernalia, such as water pipes, or bongs. The laws in South Australia were changed many years ago and the current Government is now changing them again. They will now be similar to our laws in Western Australia. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) The Western Australian Opposition today has a consistent and repetitive theme. We have seen it in its attitude on the long-overdue legislation to reform our State’s prostitution laws. We have seen it in its attitude to the much-awaited legislation to guarantee equality for all Western Australians, no matter what their sexuality. We have seen it in its attitude to the new low-security women’s prison we are proposing, and now we are seeing that same attitude to the Cannabis Control Bill. The legislation that was introduced into the Parliament is based upon the Community Drug Summit that we set up when we came to Government. That summit was representative of Western Australian society. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, it was not. Mr R.F. Johnson: How could it be? Dr G.I. GALLOP: It was representative of Western Australian society but the Opposition is not. That is the truth of it. The way that the Opposition spreads untruths about the Government’s policies and laws is now becoming a topic of conversation in households all around Western Australia. The Opposition spokesperson on drug matters said that this Bill would be a licence for drug dealers. I remind the Opposition that we will have tougher thresholds for dealing. The amount of cannabis and the number of plants a person can possess without criminal prosecution will be reduced from the current 100 grams or 25 plants to 100 grams or 10 plants. In other words, we are toughening the law for those who deal in drugs. The Opposition continues to tell the untruth that we are encouraging the use of cannabis. Quite the reverse is true. We are putting in place a range of laws that will be appropriate for dealing with this social problem. Those laws will be appropriate for dealing with this matter. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Warren-Blackwood. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Not only that, we will properly regulate the supplies of smoking paraphernalia, such as water pipes, or bongs. The laws in South Australia were changed many years ago and the current Government is now changing them again. They will now be similar to our laws in Western Australia. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
(1)-(3) The Western Australian Opposition today has a consistent and repetitive theme. We have seen it in its attitude on the long-overdue legislation to reform our State’s prostitution laws. We have seen it in its attitude to the much-awaited legislation to guarantee equality for all Western Australians, no matter what their sexuality. We have seen it in its attitude to the new low-security women’s prison we are proposing, and now we are seeing that same attitude to the Cannabis Control Bill. The legislation that was introduced into the Parliament is based upon the Community Drug Summit that we set up when we came to Government. That summit was representative of Western Australian society. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, it was not. Mr R.F. Johnson: How could it be? Dr G.I. GALLOP: It was representative of Western Australian society but the Opposition is not. That is the truth of it. The way that the Opposition spreads untruths about the Government’s policies and laws is now becoming a topic of conversation in households all around Western Australia. The Opposition spokesperson on drug matters said that this Bill would be a licence for drug dealers. I remind the Opposition that we will have tougher thresholds for dealing. The amount of cannabis and the number of plants a person can possess without criminal prosecution will be reduced from the current 100 grams or 25 plants to 100 grams or 10 plants. In other words, we are toughening the law for those who deal in drugs. The Opposition continues to tell the untruth that we are encouraging the use of cannabis. Quite the reverse is true. We are putting in place a range of laws that will be appropriate for dealing with this social problem. Those laws will be appropriate for dealing with this matter. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Warren-Blackwood. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Not only that, we will properly regulate the supplies of smoking paraphernalia, such as water pipes, or bongs. The laws in South Australia were changed many years ago and the current Government is now changing them again. They will now be similar to our laws in Western Australia. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Mr C.J. Barnett: No, it was not. Mr R.F. Johnson: How could it be? Dr G.I. GALLOP: It was representative of Western Australian society but the Opposition is not. That is the truth of it. The way that the Opposition spreads untruths about the Government’s policies and laws is now becoming a topic of conversation in households all around Western Australia. The Opposition spokesperson on drug matters said that this Bill would be a licence for drug dealers. I remind the Opposition that we will have tougher thresholds for dealing. The amount of cannabis and the number of plants a person can possess without criminal prosecution will be reduced from the current 100 grams or 25 plants to 100 grams or 10 plants. In other words, we are toughening the law for those who deal in drugs. The Opposition continues to tell the untruth that we are encouraging the use of cannabis. Quite the reverse is true. We are putting in place a range of laws that will be appropriate for dealing with this social problem. Those laws will be appropriate for dealing with this matter. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Warren-Blackwood. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Not only that, we will properly regulate the supplies of smoking paraphernalia, such as water pipes, or bongs. The laws in South Australia were changed many years ago and the current Government is now changing them again. They will now be similar to our laws in Western Australia. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Mr R.F. Johnson: How could it be? Dr G.I. GALLOP: It was representative of Western Australian society but the Opposition is not. That is the truth of it. The way that the Opposition spreads untruths about the Government’s policies and laws is now becoming a topic of conversation in households all around Western Australia. The Opposition spokesperson on drug matters said that this Bill would be a licence for drug dealers. I remind the Opposition that we will have tougher thresholds for dealing. The amount of cannabis and the number of plants a person can possess without criminal prosecution will be reduced from the current 100 grams or 25 plants to 100 grams or 10 plants. In other words, we are toughening the law for those who deal in drugs. The Opposition continues to tell the untruth that we are encouraging the use of cannabis. Quite the reverse is true. We are putting in place a range of laws that will be appropriate for dealing with this social problem. Those laws will be appropriate for dealing with this matter. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Warren-Blackwood. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Not only that, we will properly regulate the supplies of smoking paraphernalia, such as water pipes, or bongs. The laws in South Australia were changed many years ago and the current Government is now changing them again. They will now be similar to our laws in Western Australia. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: It was representative of Western Australian society but the Opposition is not. That is the truth of it. The way that the Opposition spreads untruths about the Government’s policies and laws is now becoming a topic of conversation in households all around Western Australia. The Opposition spokesperson on drug matters said that this Bill would be a licence for drug dealers. I remind the Opposition that we will have tougher thresholds for dealing. The amount of cannabis and the number of plants a person can possess without criminal prosecution will be reduced from the current 100 grams or 25 plants to 100 grams or 10 plants. In other words, we are toughening the law for those who deal in drugs. The Opposition continues to tell the untruth that we are encouraging the use of cannabis. Quite the reverse is true. We are putting in place a range of laws that will be appropriate for dealing with this social problem. Those laws will be appropriate for dealing with this matter. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Warren-Blackwood. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Not only that, we will properly regulate the supplies of smoking paraphernalia, such as water pipes, or bongs. The laws in South Australia were changed many years ago and the current Government is now changing them again. They will now be similar to our laws in Western Australia. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Warren-Blackwood. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Not only that, we will properly regulate the supplies of smoking paraphernalia, such as water pipes, or bongs. The laws in South Australia were changed many years ago and the current Government is now changing them again. They will now be similar to our laws in Western Australia. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
The SPEAKER: Member for Warren-Blackwood. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Not only that, we will properly regulate the supplies of smoking paraphernalia, such as water pipes, or bongs. The laws in South Australia were changed many years ago and the current Government is now changing them again. They will now be similar to our laws in Western Australia. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Not only that, we will properly regulate the supplies of smoking paraphernalia, such as water pipes, or bongs. The laws in South Australia were changed many years ago and the current Government is now changing them again. They will now be similar to our laws in Western Australia. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
The SPEAKER: Member for Alfred Cove. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they are not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition has noticed but there are a lot of different policies in the various States. We have a federal system. We are proud of our policies. We are the only State that stopped logging in old-growth forests. Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Mr C.J. Barnett: When will you protect the children of this State? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying that we are not protecting the children of this State? Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Mr C.J. Barnett: No, you are not. This is all about young children. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: I think the Leader of the Opposition is out of touch. He has no policy platform to deal with the nature and reality of our society. We have put forward a set of regulations and a new set of laws that will deal appropriately with this social problem. Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Mr C.J. Barnett: It will not. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: It will make it possible for us to intervene in society and bring about less cannabis use. Members of the Opposition are the only people who are sending a message that our legislation will encourage cannabis use. Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Cannabis use will be rife in this State under you, and you know it. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition is boring and repetitive. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Drug Summit and the best advice from the Police Department. It is the appropriate methodology to use.
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