The Legalise Cannabis WA party says it has been blown away by predictions it could soon take its first seat in Western Australia’s Parliament.
Key points:
The party only formed late last year, but was last night in fifth position for the six seats available in the South West region.
Candidate Sophia Moermond, a 52-year-old naturopath who lives in Perth, said she was surprised by the new party’s progress.
“We had an after-party and we were all blown away by the amount of support we were getting,” she said.
Ms Moermond said her key motivation was what she described as a need for easier access to medicinal use of cannabis, as well as full legalisation.
Source: Sophia Moermond
)Voters ‘more progressive than we thought’
“People have been basically pushed into somewhat criminal behaviour, just because they are trying to have a better quality of life,” she said.
“Also the attention that medicinal cannabis has been getting recently is resonating with older voters.”
Unsplash: Wesley Gibbs
)With about half the votes counted, the party is on track to win a spot in the upper house, despite Ms Moermond having just over 2 per cent of the primary vote.
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The Legalise Cannabis WA party says it has been blown away by predictions it could soon take its first seat in Western Australia’s Parliament.
Key points:
The party only formed late last year, but was last night in fifth position for the six seats available in the South West region.
Candidate Sophia Moermond, a 52-year-old naturopath who lives in Perth, said she was surprised by the new party’s progress.
“We had an after-party and we were all blown away by the amount of support we were getting,” she said.
Ms Moermond said her key motivation was what she described as a need for easier access to medicinal use of cannabis, as well as full legalisation.
Source: Sophia Moermond
)Voters ‘more progressive than we thought’
“People have been basically pushed into somewhat criminal behaviour, just because they are trying to have a better quality of life,” she said.
“Also the attention that medicinal cannabis has been getting recently is resonating with older voters.”
Unsplash: Wesley Gibbs
)With about half the votes counted, the party is on track to win a spot in the upper house, despite Ms Moermond having just over 2 per cent of the primary vote.
