Rachel Payne MP
@rachelpaynemp.bsky.social
Legalise Cannabis MP for South-eastern Metro 🌿 🏳️🌈
📍 on unceded Bunurong Country
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To get in touch email me at: rachel.payne.mp@parliament.vic.gov.au.
📍 on unceded Bunurong Country
DMs are inactive.
To get in touch email me at: rachel.payne.mp@parliament.vic.gov.au.
I’m standing with them.
Local mums and bubs deserve the same care that those in other areas get - safe, accessible and fully funded maternity care close to home.
Local mums and bubs deserve the same care that those in other areas get - safe, accessible and fully funded maternity care close to home.
Outcry over Dandenong Hospital maternity cuts
Greater Dandenong councillors have strongly opposed Monash Health’s proposed downgrades of critical maternity services at Dandenong Hospital. Councillor Rhonda Garad, who holds a PhD in public health, authored the motion to the council and said the fight has only just begun against the proposal. “We want our mothers, sister and our women to have confidence [...]
dandenong.starcommunity.com.au
December 16, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I’m standing with them.
Local mums and bubs deserve the same care that those in other areas get - safe, accessible and fully funded maternity care close to home.
Local mums and bubs deserve the same care that those in other areas get - safe, accessible and fully funded maternity care close to home.
The latest insult is that Monash Health wants to downgrade critical maternity services at Dandenong Hospital.
This will force local mums to travel long distances for urgent care.
Our councillors are standing up, our midwives are speaking out, and the community is pushing back.
This will force local mums to travel long distances for urgent care.
Our councillors are standing up, our midwives are speaking out, and the community is pushing back.
Outcry over Dandenong Hospital maternity cuts
Greater Dandenong councillors have strongly opposed Monash Health’s proposed downgrades of critical maternity services at Dandenong Hospital. Councillor Rhonda Garad, who holds a PhD in public health, authored the motion to the council and said the fight has only just begun against the proposal. “We want our mothers, sister and our women to have confidence [...]
dandenong.starcommunity.com.au
December 16, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The latest insult is that Monash Health wants to downgrade critical maternity services at Dandenong Hospital.
This will force local mums to travel long distances for urgent care.
Our councillors are standing up, our midwives are speaking out, and the community is pushing back.
This will force local mums to travel long distances for urgent care.
Our councillors are standing up, our midwives are speaking out, and the community is pushing back.
Using cannabis shouldn’t be a crime.
We should all have access to pain relief, relaxation and choice.
We should all have access to pain relief, relaxation and choice.
December 10, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Using cannabis shouldn’t be a crime.
We should all have access to pain relief, relaxation and choice.
We should all have access to pain relief, relaxation and choice.
For me, pain relief from medicinal cannabis is essential, but many others use it simply to unwind after a busy week.
Yet despite this, thousands of Victorians are still criminalised for using a plant - with 3,810 arrests last year!
Yet despite this, thousands of Victorians are still criminalised for using a plant - with 3,810 arrests last year!
December 10, 2025 at 6:29 AM
For me, pain relief from medicinal cannabis is essential, but many others use it simply to unwind after a busy week.
Yet despite this, thousands of Victorians are still criminalised for using a plant - with 3,810 arrests last year!
Yet despite this, thousands of Victorians are still criminalised for using a plant - with 3,810 arrests last year!
Watch our women’s health and cannabis forum recording to learn more 👇
https://rachelpayne.com.au/in-conversation-womens-health-and-cannabis/
https://rachelpayne.com.au/in-conversation-womens-health-and-cannabis/
UK Medical Cannabis Patient Survey 2025
The UK’s largest medical cannabis survey reveals how treatment is improving lives. 97% report better quality of life and 88% experience no side effects.
releaf.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Watch our women’s health and cannabis forum recording to learn more 👇
https://rachelpayne.com.au/in-conversation-womens-health-and-cannabis/
https://rachelpayne.com.au/in-conversation-womens-health-and-cannabis/
I use medicinal cannabis for debilitating period pain, and I know so many women who rely on it too.
Behind every statistic are real people reclaiming their lives.
Behind every statistic are real people reclaiming their lives.
UK Medical Cannabis Patient Survey 2025
The UK’s largest medical cannabis survey reveals how treatment is improving lives. 97% report better quality of life and 88% experience no side effects.
releaf.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I use medicinal cannabis for debilitating period pain, and I know so many women who rely on it too.
Behind every statistic are real people reclaiming their lives.
Behind every statistic are real people reclaiming their lives.
It also reflects findings from Victoria’s recent Inquiry into Women’s Pain, which showed most women live with conditions like period pain, endometriosis, or arthritis – often with daily or constant pain.
UK Medical Cannabis Patient Survey 2025
The UK’s largest medical cannabis survey reveals how treatment is improving lives. 97% report better quality of life and 88% experience no side effects.
releaf.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It also reflects findings from Victoria’s recent Inquiry into Women’s Pain, which showed most women live with conditions like period pain, endometriosis, or arthritis – often with daily or constant pain.
Chronic pain patients from all walks of life, from healthcare workers to tradies, are seeing real benefits.
This matches what I heard at our Women’s Health Forum last month, where women shared how medicinal cannabis has helped them manage daily life and work.
This matches what I heard at our Women’s Health Forum last month, where women shared how medicinal cannabis has helped them manage daily life and work.
UK Medical Cannabis Patient Survey 2025
The UK’s largest medical cannabis survey reveals how treatment is improving lives. 97% report better quality of life and 88% experience no side effects.
releaf.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Chronic pain patients from all walks of life, from healthcare workers to tradies, are seeing real benefits.
This matches what I heard at our Women’s Health Forum last month, where women shared how medicinal cannabis has helped them manage daily life and work.
This matches what I heard at our Women’s Health Forum last month, where women shared how medicinal cannabis has helped them manage daily life and work.
Thank you to Justice Connect, the Federation of Community Legal Centres, the Council to Homeless Persons and all the community and legal services whose open letter shows that criminalising poverty helps no one 👇
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justiceconnect.org.au
December 3, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Thank you to Justice Connect, the Federation of Community Legal Centres, the Council to Homeless Persons and all the community and legal services whose open letter shows that criminalising poverty helps no one 👇
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But this issue isn't just in NSW, see the changes we've fought for in Victoria 👇
https://rachelpayne.com.au/medicinal-cannabis-driving/
https://rachelpayne.com.au/medicinal-cannabis-driving/
Former mayor backs bill to protect drivers using medicinal cannabis
After years of chronic pain and legal uncertainty, a new bill could finally let NSW patients like Benn drive safely with medicinal cannabis.
www.abc.net.au
December 3, 2025 at 3:56 AM
But this issue isn't just in NSW, see the changes we've fought for in Victoria 👇
https://rachelpayne.com.au/medicinal-cannabis-driving/
https://rachelpayne.com.au/medicinal-cannabis-driving/
Benn relies on driving to work to care for his family, and he knows others in his local community who’ve already lost their licenses despite having valid medicinal cannabis prescriptions.
His story shows how outdated these laws are, and how unfairly they punish patients.
His story shows how outdated these laws are, and how unfairly they punish patients.
Former mayor backs bill to protect drivers using medicinal cannabis
After years of chronic pain and legal uncertainty, a new bill could finally let NSW patients like Benn drive safely with medicinal cannabis.
www.abc.net.au
December 3, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Benn relies on driving to work to care for his family, and he knows others in his local community who’ve already lost their licenses despite having valid medicinal cannabis prescriptions.
His story shows how outdated these laws are, and how unfairly they punish patients.
His story shows how outdated these laws are, and how unfairly they punish patients.
You can learn more about our state’s history from Museums Victoria’s article on the HIV & AIDS epidemic in Victoria 👇
https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/16911
https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/16911
December 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
You can learn more about our state’s history from Museums Victoria’s article on the HIV & AIDS epidemic in Victoria 👇
https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/16911
https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/16911
Today, on World AIDS Day, we remember those we lost to HIV and honour Victoria’s unique history of resilience and community care.
I will always stand beside those fighting for compassionate healthcare and justice.
I will always stand beside those fighting for compassionate healthcare and justice.
December 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Today, on World AIDS Day, we remember those we lost to HIV and honour Victoria’s unique history of resilience and community care.
I will always stand beside those fighting for compassionate healthcare and justice.
I will always stand beside those fighting for compassionate healthcare and justice.
As a queer woman and a cannabis user, I see this history as a powerful reminder of how our communities have always looked after one another when systems failed to.
December 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
As a queer woman and a cannabis user, I see this history as a powerful reminder of how our communities have always looked after one another when systems failed to.