Milwaukee's 8th annual March for Cannabis is this Saturday

<p>The Greens political party in Australia wants to completely legalize recreational marijuana.</p><p>Greens leader Richard Di Natale&nbsp;<a href="https://greensmps.org.au/articles/greens-announce-national-plan-legalise-cannabis-adult-use" target="_blank">said Monday</a>&nbsp;Australia&#39;s approach to drugs is an &quot;unmitigated disaster,&quot; and it&#39;s time for that to change.</p><p>He said in a statement, &quot;Governments around the world are realizing that prohibition of cannabis causes more harm than it prevents. It&#39;s time Australia joined them.&quot;</p><p>Under&nbsp;<a href="http://drugs.org.au/cannabis/" target="_blank">the Greens&#39; proposal</a>, an agency would be created to issue licenses for marijuana production and sale, as well as act as the single cannabis wholesaler.</p><p>Retail stores selling marijuana would require IDs to enter and would not allow sales to anyone under the age of 18.</p><p>And people would be allowed to grow up to six plants at home for their own personal use.</p><p>The Greens party is the first with seats in Australia&#39;s parliament to call for full marijuana legalization.</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/israel-to-release-about-200-african-migrants-from-prison/">Israel To Release About 200 African Migrants From Prison</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/thousands-march-in-budapest-after-fidesz-election-victory/">Tens Of Thousands Protest Hungarian Election Results</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/first-rohingya-family-repatriated-to-myanmar/">Rights Groups Skeptical As First Rohingya Family Returns To Myanmar</a></li></ul>