greens medicinal marijuana policy

[WantDaChronic]

I just got an email from the greens after a short talk about marijuana and in particular medicinal marijuana and was asked to write up a rough draft policy regarding its use. to say the least im shocked, but in anycase its too good a chance to pass up so I would like some help if thats possible. I think all I will need to write up a fair policy will be what medical conditions marijuana treats for you and how much you need on a daily basis. I'm already biased when it comes to growing our own so i'll work out the plant numbers and the rest of it from your daily needs

 

If you have any suggestions feel free to share them as the more detailed this policy is the better

[Morgaine]

Hi WDC!

 

Great news, good job mate!

 

I'll be happy to help you out. My condition (Fibromyalgia) is, I believe, on the register in Canada for permits and

possibly US as well. It is widely known to be beneficial for this condition, and my doctor even asked if I'd tried

it before I told her about my usage...there's quite a few You tube videos too regarding Fibro and cannabis use.

 

Send me a PM and we'll work from there on what you need,

 

Cheers,

Morgz

[loylty gets u nothing]

yeah cool wdc

im sure u are familair with me wifes condition(`s)

shes prepared to work with ya mate

so any time just drop a pm and shell sit down with ya

take care

bil

[WantDaChronic]

thanks guys, i'll send the PMs now

[shroomyshroom]

you are the man WDC

[linbaba]

medicinal patients should have the option of nominating one or more providers to be able to grow their plants for them as they may be too sick to tend their own grows. Or approved home grower providers could supply a number of medicinal patients. I believe they already have this system in the USA.

 

Rather than trying to reinvent the wheel perhaps look at how the medicinal mj programs already work in the overseas countries that have them.

Edited September 1, 2008 by linbaba

[ianTE]

Of course this is good news but once the Greens foot the Bill to parliament it has to go through the two houses then rubber stamped.

 

Once we have acceptance for medical MJ then the way for Decriminalization then God forbid even Legalization.

To be able grow your own plants under medical license I think is a too hard of a sell to our government of today

(we do want these laws today!) Also I think that it would be to hard to teach all specialist let alone all GP's on how

to prescribe MJ for medical use.

 

Select medical institutions having government sanctions being supplied medical grade MJ in indica, sativa and

2 or 3 different percentage ratios from a government sanction grower could be prescribed safely with no harm

to others. Baby steps, I think this is sell able to the government of today this is vital.

 

A better plan is no leave the laws pretty much the same but one difference possession of X number of plant

or X amount of dried plant matter does not warrant any active investigation or action by police and court system.

Basically the same laws are there but the government directs the police/courts that there time is better spent catching

real criminals.

 

Good effort WDC PM anytime

[Guest niall]

Good job mate this is an excellent chance. Is this a State Greens party or the National?

[Frazz]

Yep here is a big chance WDC to fight for the rights of aussie medical cannabis users, mate i wish you well

and maybe look at some examples elsewhere like California has some great ideas like

 

*The guidelines should aim for a balance by allowing medical use but stopping short of legalization,(for now)

 

*Patients to get a state cannabis ID card obtained with a doctor's letter of review just stating he/she

treats the patient and knows patient uses cannabis.

 

* The cannabis must be grown by the patient or dispensary and can't be purchased from outside growers, (aimed at excluding major traffickers).

 

*Dispensaries to be run as nonprofits or cooperatives designed to cut out big-bucks operators.

 

*A patient, caregiver, or dispensary can grow up to six plants per patient. A patient may keep eight ounces on hand for use,

(if patient is also the grower then up 16 ounces and/or six plants)

 

Big job WDC but well within your reach

[freddie]

Hey WDC great news. i guess as Frazzle suggests you should look at whats being done overseas. Here are a couple of links regarding California's proposition 215.

 

http://www.drugpolicy.org/library/cmrguide.cfm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Pr...tion_215_(1996)

 

Since we're talking medical marijuana the AMA position needs to be looked at:

 

http://www.ama.com.au/web.nsf/doc/WEEN-6WP6MH

 

The most relevant bits are:

8. Medical Uses Of Cannabis

 

In December 2005 The Royal College of Physicians of London released a report of a working party entitled Cannabis and cannabis-based medicines: Potential benefits and risks to health. It contends that the only two recognised medical indications for the main psychoactive ingredient of cannabis, THC are:

 

* the treatment of nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy; and

* counteracting the loss of appetite and cachexia associated with AIDS14.

 

Other possible medical indications for cannabis are:

 

* as a pain reliever;

* treating neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, and some movement disorders, particularly where there is muscle spasticity or tremor;6 and

* reduction of intra-ocular pressure in glaucoma.

and...

11. The AMA Position:

 

11.1 The Australian Medical Association does not condone the use of cannabis for non-medical purposes – it is a harmful drug.

 

11.2 The Australian Medical Association believes that cannabis use, as with all licit and illicit drug use, needs to be viewed in terms of social determinants and the social gradient, whereby people living further down the gradient are at greater risk of drug harms.

 

11.3 The Australian Medical Association considers cannabis use to be both a health and social issue.

 

11.4 The Australian Medical Association considers cannabis to be a drug that causes a range of health and social harms at the individual and community level.

 

11.5 The Australian Medical Association supports a harm reduction approach to cannabis use.

and...

15. Medical Uses of Cannabis

 

15.1 The Australian Medical Association considers cannabis may be of medical benefit in:

 

* HIV-related wasting and cancer-related wasting; and

* Nausea and vomiting in people with cancer, undergoing chemotherapy, which does not respond to conventional treatments.

 

15.2 The Australian Medical Association believes that more research needs to be undertaken to determine the medical benefit of cannabis in:

 

* Neurological disorders including (but not limited to) multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease; and

* Pain unrelieved by conventional treatments.

 

15.3 The Australian Medical Association supports research to examine whether cannabinoids provide any greater benefit than the newer antiemetics.

 

15.4 The Australian Medical Association considers that smoking or ingesting a crude plant product is a harmful way to deliver cannabinoids. The AMA supports more research into other ways of delivering cannabinoids as well as their safety and efficacy in proven medical treatments.

 

15.5 The Australian Medical Association believes any promotion of the medical use of cannabinoids will require extensive education of the public and the profession on the harmful effects of non-medical use of cannabis.

 

Good luck WDC. PM if you need a hand with anything.

Edited September 2, 2008 by freddie