[b00m]

Here is an interesting article a friend posted on crackbook today and I thought it would be of interest to my fellow peeps here on ICMag

NSW may legalise Medical Marijuana:-
Medical marijuana a sensible step back from past paranoia

The NSW upper house is considering legalising the medical use of cannabis. This reflects increasing recognition of the benefits of marijuana use in some cases, and comes after dramatic changes in the US where 18 states now allow it in certain circumstances - a milestone in undoing the catastrophic experiment known as drug prohibition.

In the 19th century there was little distinction between medical and non-medical uses of drugs. Australians had the highest consumption of ''patent medicines'' in the world. Preparations containing alcohol or opium were freely available from chemists and grocers. Cough medicines were laced with opium, morphine, or (later) heroin. Cigares de Joy promised ''immediate relief in cases of asthma, cough, bronchitis, hay-fever, influenza and shortness of breath''. They were marijuana cigarettes.

Although outrageously hyped, such products satisfied a multitude of needs, physical and mental. They were used in the relief of all manner of pains, they calmed and they comforted. Little distinguished therapeutic use from relaxation, relaxation from habit, or habit from addiction. In 1868 Marcus Clarke even experimented with cannabis to see if it had beneficial effects on his creative imagination. It's hard to tell.

This is just a snippet of the article, the rest of the story can be found on the link below.......

Read more: https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politi...#ixzz2K1nasXe4

[bushranger1]

Interesting article. Cheers boom.