Legalise Cannabis Victoria (LCV) has created a dedicated website to drive public backing for a parliamentary inquiry into workplace drug testing.
Earlier this month, LCV MP David Ettershank introduced a motion calling for an inquiry, aiming to secure fairer treatment for medicinal cannabis patients.
Ahead of next week's scheduled debate, the party has unveiled Medicine Without Discrimination, a platform designed to mobilise patients and members of the public to contact their MPs and urge support for the motion.
The website states: "Medicinal cannabis patients are being caught up by workplace illicit drug testing, and then treated in the workplace as if they have tested positive for illicit drugs, when they haven't.
"This is not the case with any other prescription medicine, even impairing medications such as opioid-based analgesics.
"Medicinal cannabis patients should be allowed to take their medicine in the same way as any other prescription medication. Where a patient is not impaired by their medicine at work, it should not be a bar to gainful employment.
"It is unfair, it is discriminatory and it is costing people their jobs and their livelihoods."
The debate is scheduled for next Wednesday (August 30).
