My name is Craig Hill, and I’m proud to be standing as the Legalise Cannabis Party candidate for the federal seat of Bonner at the upcoming election.
Our party believes it’s time for honest, evidence-based policies that put people before politics. At the core of our platform is the legalisation and regulation of cannabis – not just for recreational and medicinal purposes, but also for the huge industrial and economic opportunities it presents.
Legalisation means safer communities, reduced strain on the justice system, better health outcomes, and the creation of new, sustainable industries and jobs. These include in biofuels, textiles and construction materials.
But that’s just the beginning. I’m committed to fighting for real investment in Bonner, something that has been missing in the past, including federal funding to assist the state government for:
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How did this get on to the AIMN site ?
This promo seems to be encouraging people to take up smoking - not a good look !
Next will we be seeing a puff piece from Clive Palmer and his Flatulence Party ?
Terry, smoking is just one option.
Hi Terry,
99 times out of 100 I wouldn’t let these through, but as a person who has been prescribed medical marijuana I took a personal interest in this one.
PS: I don’t smoke it.
Plus I recalled that it’s a topic a lot of our readers have an interest in.
https://theaimn.com/cannabis-we-can-shut-up-toe-the-line-be-vilified-or-not-be-reported-at-all/
And this:
https://theaimn.com/forty-years-after-my-first-and-only-arrest-for-cannabis-not-much-has-changed/
Thanks Steve and Michael
We are talking about two different things .Medicinal cannabis, is legal in Australia if prescribed by a qualified healthcare professional. As you probably know, medical cannabis is used to help chronic pain, cancer symptoms and epilepsy and is available for oral consumption (oils, capsules), inhalation (vaporization), and potentially topical applications (patches, creams), as prescribed by a doctor. You must have a prescription from your doctor or be part of a medical trial to use medical cannabis.I have a friend who has terminal cancer and has been prescribed medicinal cannabis in tablet form for pain management together with other morphine based treatments.
Medical professionals would not normally support smoking cannabis due to the related health risks which can impact lung health, causing airway inflammation, chronic cough, and potentially increasing the risk of bronchitis and other respiratory problems including an increased risk of lung cancer.
I stand to be corrected but I think this political promo is about legalising the smoking of cannabis.
And…
https://theaimn.com/the-sickening-hypocrisy-of-our-cannabis-laws/
I understand your concern Terry.
Perhaps the current means of access to medical cannabis is not sufficient.
I know of a bloke that makes his own biscuits (for back pain) from street supplies, so I'm guessing the legal route was not sufficient for him.
Terry:
Legalising smoking cannabis is only a tiny part of what this is about, and it would still be subject to the same restrictions that smoking in general has. it's hypocritical to say "you can legally smoke this if you follow these restrictions and pay heavy tax on the product, but you can't smoke that". As is pointed out in Craig's article, there's a great deal more to cannabis than the recreational side of it, and even the recreational use is not just smoking.
Alcohol and tobacco are legal drugs, albeit subject to limitations on their use, and each one causes far more damage to individuals and society than all the illegal drugs together. Prohibition doesnt work, we've seen that; it's time to try different responses.
To clarify my situation, I tried taking the capsules but they were fairly unhelpful because they didn’t contain much of the pain relieving extract. You can’t get the “proper stuff” in Australia despite having a medical certificate. If it were legal my life may not be crippled due to nerve pain.
I tried smoking it but spent the next half hour coughing my lungs up. I sometimes wonder if there are many older Australians like myself with the same dilemma.