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POTUS Downunder Protest. Obama Versus the Australian cannabis movement.

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Guest 26753

Here is some links to videos of the event. I am doing the filming.

A small group of protesters from Nimbin and Canberra have three words to say to Barack Obama when he arrives at Parliament House - yes, we cannabis.
The rumbling noise you hear in the background is the sound of the F18's circling overhead as the US President's motorcade arrives at the Australian Parliament.

POTUS Downunder Protest. Obama Versus the Australian cannabis movement.

As President Obama receives a 21 gun cannon salute as he arrives at Parliament House, Australia, the infamous Big Joint steals the show and appears across the screens of the world's media. This was a major protest against prohibition and the Drug War.
POTUS Downunder Protest. Australia's infamous Big Joint steals Obama's thunder. Yes we can-nabis!
 

High Country

Give me a Kenworth truck, an 18 speed box and I'll
Veteran
The way it's going this shit will never be legalized here...but maybe the fight will go on...remember the Vietnam war...who stopped that...it wasn't the governments...it was the people of a lot of countries, committed people...resolute in there protests and beliefs...legendary stuff.
 

High Country

Give me a Kenworth truck, an 18 speed box and I'll
Veteran
The way it's going this shit will never be legalized here...but maybe the fight will go on...remember the Vietnam war...who stopped that...it wasn't the governments...it was the people of a lot of countries, committed people...resolute in there protests and beliefs...legendary stuff.

The unfortunate aspect of the end of war is brave soldiers get left behind and those who return get forgotten.

You...SMOKING MOOSE...are a soldier.

You will not be forgotten.

Keep it going.
 

DiscoBiscuit

weed fiend
Veteran
Hey Smoking Moose, great activism and mucho ballz for blazing down the event. I still remember your large outdoor Zombie Virus plants.:D That stuff tanked my hard smokin' gal pal for two hours, had to lay down so she didn't blow chunks.

Would be nice to see Obama like my friend was on the couch. He'd probably sleep the entire flight or 21 hours, whichever comes first.

I new I should have asked for your autograph. Now you're an international celeb and I probably can't afford it.

Keep it green.
 

bushweed

Well-known member
Veteran
Would be nice to see Obama like my friend was on the couch. He'd probably sleep the entire flight or 21 hours, whichever comes first.

If Obama is anything like the African American brothers I know after they've had a spliff, he'll be on the couch with your friend :huggg: hey, but who's into racial stereotyping?
 
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Guest 26753

We are on the crest of a wave, and soon the momentum will be too great for any Government to stop.
It all adds up until critical mass occurs, then change comes.
 
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CLOWD11

We are on the crest of a wave, and soon the momentum will be too great for any Government to stop.
It all adds up until critical mass occurs, then change comes.

You already have decriminalised weed laws in the ACT which permits you to carry X amount of weed before being classed as a criminal.
Are you wanting weed legalised for medicinal use or are you dreaming of open slather?
 

Kalicokitty

The cat that loves cannabis
Veteran
EPIC!
We all need to stand up at once like that, what would they do in the face of millions?
 

MrTed

New member
That made me smile from ear to ear. :)
You guys are an inspiration and are now legendary!
Keep up the good work.

Peace
 

Lone Wolf

Well-known member
Veteran
Obama had to of been confused when he saw this.... He hasn't done SHIT to help the movement in the states.. he's hurt it more then helped it..
 
In all seriousness, what was accomplished by this?

Were there any parliamentary meetings (about 'erb) held? No.

Did you guys change the minds of anti cannabis peoples? No.

Will doing something like this help the law reform movement in any REAL way? No.



All anyone saw was a group of old guys with a big cigaweed burnin some 'erb.

As much as I support FULL legalization of cannabis (fuck you KrunchBubble), this really gets noone nowhere.
 
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Guest 26753

Medical cannabis: Time to trial

Discussion paper Greens MP John Kaye 29 November 2011
The Greens are beginning a process to end 12 years of inaction that followed the 1999 NSW Drug Summit recommendation for a trial of medicinal cannabis.

In November 2011, Greens NSW MP and Health Services spokesperson John Kaye tabled a motion (see Appendix A) in the Upper House calling on the Minister for Health to establish a tightly controlled, carefully monitored one year trial of medically prescribed cannabis.

A trial is well past time given both the growing body of evidence of the therapeutic and palliative benefits of cannabis and changing attitudes in the medical profession and the health sciences research community.

The Greens believe that NSW should explore a compassionate regime to provide relief for those suffering from a range of illnesses without the risk of criminal sanctions. Decisions about the regulation of pharmacological drugs should be based purely on proven therapeutic and palliative effects, regardless of their connections or otherwise to illegal substances.

It is irrational and inhumane to deny many individuals the benefits of a medical cannabis treatment because of an unfounded fear that the palliative or therapeutic use of the product would promote or assist recreational drug use.

This paper outlines the proposed parameters for the trial and provides background on the medical research literature.

It is intended to move the motion in the Autumn 2012 session of the NSW parliament. The motion can be amended and the purpose of this paper is to promote discussion on this important issue and to encourage feedback to the office of John Kaye.

Suggestions for changes and feedback are therefore welcome. Please contact John Kaye's office at john.kaye@parliament.nsw.gov.au; mail c/o NSW Parliament, Macquarie St, Sydney 2000; or phone (02) 9230 2668.

The development of this report is indebted to the many individuals and groups who have campaigned for many years for a trial of medical cannabis. Many ideas have been borrowed from the 2011 PhD thesis1 of Dr Graham Irvine at Southern Cross University. 1 http://j.mp/s7E4Hl

The Greens' Proposed Medical Cannabis Trial

The November 2011 motion calls on the NSW Minister for Health Jillian Skinner to establish a trial of medical cannabis of one year's duration. The trial scheme envisaged in the motion would be limited to:
. the administration of cannabis in tincture form;
. a limited, prescribed list of diagnoses; and
. patient participation based on a prescription from a General Practitioner or treating Specialist, subsequently submitted to NSW Health for approval.
The list of prescribed conditions are proposed to be:
. cancer,
. AIDS-related severe wasting,
. chronic pain,
. chronic nausea,
. vertigo,
. glaucoma,
. seizures,
. multiple sclerosis,
. muscle spasticity, and
. any other illness, condition or disorder for which the Minister for Health in consultation with the Pharmaceutical Services Branch (PSB) of the NSW Health Department is satisfied medical cannabis may form an appropriate part of palliative or therapeutic treatment.

Cannabis in tincture form consists of a liquid concentration of cannabis, where the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabinoids have been leached out into alcohol. Cannabis tincture is administered orally.

Medical cannabis in tincture form is the preferred option to resolve the concerns related to the significant negative health impacts associated with smoking raw cannabis and to provide superior control and reliability in drug delivery.
Administration in tincture form circumvents the negative side effects of smoking. Cannabis in tincture form has proved to have low uptake amongst recreational users because it lacks some of the effects obtainable from smoking cannabis.

By setting tightly controlled prerequisites for participation in the proposal trial, including prescription for a listed diagnosis approved by NSW Health, and by limiting the form of cannabis prescribed to tincture form, the proposed trial effectively eliminates the risk of stimulating the recreational market.

The design of this scheme is aimed at assisting people suffering chronic illness in NSW by making legally available a clinically proved therapeutic and palliative medical remedy. Unlike the approach taken in the United States where 'medical marijuana' has provided a backdoor route to de facto legalisation of recreational cannabis use, the proposed trial in NSW is limited in its scope and properly aimed at those people who could benefit from the administration of medical cannabis.


Background

'Medicinal cannabis', 'medical cannabis' or 'medical marijuana' refers to the use of the active ingredient of cannabis, THC, as a physician-prescribed palliative or therapeutic treatment.

Cannabis has twenty one chemically-related carbon alkaloids which are called cannabinoids, of which the most notable are delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol. Cannabinoids act as moderate analgesics with low toxicity and they have a potency several times that of codeine and have a longer duration in the body. 'Cannabinoids' also refer to pharmaceutical quality drugs that act in the same way in the body as cannabis substances. Two such drugs are nabilone, which is THC in a capsule form (available in the UK) and dronabinol which is synthetic THC (available in the US).

The increasing rate of research into medical cannabis and accompanying clinical trials being conducted across the developed world have already changed perceptions in the medical profession and are now driving momentum for law reform in Australian jurisdictions and abroad.

Medical Benefits: Therapeutic and Palliative
Cannabis has a long tradition of medical uses that appears to begin in India over 4000 years ago. Today, both the therapeutic and palliative benefits of cannabis are recognised amongst health professionals and medical practitioners.

Medical cannabis may be administered to treat symptoms including chronic pain, chronic nausea, muscle spasms, interlobular pressure inside the eye, loss of appetite and weight loss. Most commonly, medical cannabis is prescribed to treat these symptoms when they result from cancer (particularly after chemotherapy treatment), multiple sclerosis, HIV AIDS, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, motor neurons disease, ulcerative colitis and cerebral palsy.

Prescription of medical cannabis as a palliative treatment is most common in relation to HIV and all forms of cancer, and in particular to relieve pain associated with chemotherapy treatment.

The Medical Profession's Position

The Royal College of Physicians supports further studies

In 2005 the Royal College of Physicians commissioned a working party to investigate the benefits and risks of medical cannabis as a palliative and therapeutic treatment option.

The resulting report, Cannabis and cannabis-based medicines: Potential benefits and risks for health [2], found that there is scientific evidence to support further studies of the use of THC in multiple sclerosis and in the management of other forms of chronic pain. The report considered the pharmacological effect of cannabinoids (a number of natural and synthetic compounds), their efficacy in comparison with other medicines, the results of clinical trials, the safety of cannabis and possible links between cannabis and psychosis.

2 See http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/news-media ... ts-and-need-further-study

3 See http://www.ama-assn.org/resources/doc/csaph/i09csaph3ft.pdf

The American Medical Association affirmed benefits and called for further studies

In November 2009 the American Medical Association (AMA) voted to reverse its long-held position that marijuana be retained as an illicit Schedule I substance with no medical value. The Association adopted a report drafted by the AMA Council on Science and Public Health (CSAPH) entitled, Use of Cannabis for Medicinal Purposes [3], which affirmed the therapeutic benefits of marijuana and called for further research. The report noted that the results of short term controlled trials indicate that smoked cannabis reduces neuropathic pain, improves appetite and caloric intake especially in patients with reduced muscle mass, and may relieve spasticity and pain in patients with multiple sclerosis.

The Australian Medical Association remains cautious but supports research

The Australian Medical Association remains more cautious in embracing the growing global shift towards recognising the therapeutic and palliative benefits of medical cannabis, however, has not ruled out endorsing a trial of medical cannabis in Australia.

The Association considers cannabis may be of medical benefit in treating HIV and cancer-related wasting, and nausea and vomiting in people with cancer, including those undergoing chemotherapy treatment. However it believes that more research needs to be undertaken to determine the medical benefit of cannabis in treating neurological disorders including (but not limited to) multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease [4]. 4 See http://ama.com.au/node/2556 5 Drug that is effective against vomiting and nausea.

6 See http://www.druginfo.nsw.gov.au/medici ... _cannabis_nsw/canrep1.pdf The Australian Medical Association supports research to examine whether cannabinoids provide any greater benefit than the newer antiemetics [5].



Aborted Medical Cannabis Trials in NSW

In 1999 the NSW Drugs Summit recommended a medical cannabis trial be conducted in NSW. Then Premier Bob Carr responded by convening a Working Party which reported in August 2000 on the uses of cannabis for medical purposes [6]. In May 2003 the Carr government outlined its response to the report including the establishment of an Office of Medicinal Cannabis and a proposed four-year trial. The government failed to reveal details about how the trial would operate, pre-empting its failure to eventuate in practice. Since 2004 no progress has been made by the NSW Government towards advancing a medical cannabis trial in NSW.

Further Information


ABC's Catalyst: http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s888110.htm

Cancer Council: http://www.cancercouncil.com.au/editorial.asp?pageid=1778

Appendix A: The Greens Motion in the NSW Upper House



412. Dr Kaye to move---
1. That this House:

(a) notes the increasing body of peer-reviewed scientific and medical research which substantiates the palliative and therapeutic benefits of cannabis and cannabinoid drugs,

(b) notes that the Carr Government's 1999 Drug Summit recommended a trial of medical cannabis which has not yet been implemented, and

(c) calls the Minister for Health to establish a medical trial in New South Wales, including assessing and addressing any legislative and jurisdictional barriers to this trial.


2. That this House notes that the medical cannabis trial established by the Minister for Health would confirm to the following principles:

(a) any benefits or side effects identified,

(b) any legal barriers encountered and how they were addressed, and

(c) any barriers to the permanent establishment of a medical marijuana scheme in New South wales and how they may be addressed.
(Notice given 23 November 2011---expires Notice Paper No. 77)

Appendix B: NSW Greens Policy, Drugs and Harm Minimisation

39. Allow drugs to be regulated and prescribed for medicinal purposes based only on their therapeutic and palliative effects. --------------------------------------------------



The discussion paper includes evidence on the therapeutic and palliative benefits of medicinal cannabis and outlines the parameters of how a trial could be undertaken in NSW.

We welcome your feedback and comments on this important issue.
Please feel free to contact me.

Yours sincerely, John Kaye Greens member of the NSW Parliament



phone: (02) 9230 2668 fax: (02) 9230 2586 mobile: 0407 195 455



email: john.kaye@parliament.nsw.gov.au

web: www.johnkaye.org.au



mail: Parliament House, Macquarie St, Sydney NSW 2000
 
If you're trying in a roundabout way to tell me I'm wrong, thats TINCTURE.
Not Plants, not buds, Tincture. For strict medical purposes.

Whilst I look forward to cancer and so forth patients being given the help they need (and not a minute too soon... perhaps 70 odd years too late), I don't notice my disability with which cannabis helps on that list.

Maybe it's just me but I can't help but feel left out in the cold even when they START to do the right thing.

Look, I read my last post back and it seems I'm having a go - FTR I'm not, I'm just being realistic (as I see it)
 
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