Australia Soon To End Medical Marijuana Prohibition
Australian residents may have legal access to
medical marijuana.
Because medical marijuana is not yet legal in Australia, Koessler
was escorted by police to jail. He was later released, but still has
limited contact with his little girl.Remember in January of 2015, Adam
Koessler used cannabis oil to benefit his 2-year-old daughter’s health
condition? Reportedly, the cannabis oil helped improve her late-stage
cancer, but there were consequences of taking such a risk.
Understandably, activists were upset about the news, which is why the
prospect of medical marijuana being legalized across all of Australia is
so exciting.
On February 10, 2016, Australia’s parliament introduced a bill that
would legalize the medicinal use of marijuana throughout the
country.
Quartz reports that the bill would create a national
licensing and permit system for people with painful and chronic
conditions to have access to the herb.
If the bill receives full support from the opposition party, it will
become law.
As has been reported a multitude of times, cannabis (hemp) is a
beneficial crop for a number of reasons.
As a food, hemp is incredibly high in omega-3 fatty acids (which help
reduce inflammation in the body), as well as all essential amino acids
(the building blocks of protein). As an industrial product, hemp can be
made into everything from
fashionable clothing to eco-friendly building materials.
In addition, oil from the cannabis plant has been shown many times
to remedy both chronic and acute conditions. In fact, the U.S. National
Cancer Institute (NCI) recently affirmed on its website that
cannabis can be utilized as a natural remedy for cancer.
No wonder so many are pushing for the right to use cannabis oil as a
therapy.
Australia’s health minister Susan Ley, told Parliament:
“This government understands that there are some Australians
suffering from severe conditions for which cannabis may have
applications and we want to enable access to the most effective
medical treatments available.”
Ley also stated her reasoning for making medical marijuana legal on a
national level rather than a state level:
“I am confident creating one single, nationally consistent
cultivation scheme, rather than eight individual arrangements, will
not only help speed up the legislative and regulatory process, but
ultimately access to medicinal cannabis products as well,” she
said.
According to Ley, there are no present plans to legalize the
recreational use of marijuana. However, steps are being taken
to give Australian residents access to the herb if they require it for
health reasons.
Source(s):
http://www.trueactivist.com/
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