Marijuana-Just what the Doctor ordered

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http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/UNSWLawJl/1997/45.pdf

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Scroll down to page 634

 

or page 41 (depending how you read it)

 

International treaties

 

 

 

THE FOLLOWING SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED LEGAL ADVICE!

 

So after reading the above and roughly cross checking some things I have come to the PERSONAL OPINION that,

 

in most instances where a person is arrested for personal Cannabis use they are asked by the arresting officer, "Do you have permit/license/authority/permission to possess this Cannabis"?

 

My Personal interpretation of the treaties would allow me to reply,

 

"yes, under international treaties which Australia is party to I am conducting personal scientific research for medical reason"

 

 

Science Definition

 

The word science comes from the Latin "scientia," meaning knowledge.

 

How do we define science?

 

According to Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, the definition of science is "knowledge attained through study or practice," or "knowledge covering general truths of the operation of general laws, esp. as obtained and tested through scientific method [and] concerned with the physical world."

 

What does that really mean?

 

Science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge. This system uses observation and experimentation to describe and explain natural phenomena. The term science also refers to the organized body of knowledge people have gained using that system. Less formally, the word science often describes any systematic field of study or the knowledge gained from it.

 

What is the purpose of science? Perhaps the most general description is that the purpose of science is to produce useful models of reality.

Edited September 30, 2009 by ohmbudsman