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First trial of medicinal marijuana launched in Australia

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First trial of medicinal marijuana launched in Australia

Sydney - Patients including children with severe epilepsy will be given marijuana as part of the first clinical trial of the drug in Australia, the state government of New South Wales announced Sunday.

Terminally ill adults and chemotherapy patients who suffer from nausea and vomiting as a result of their treatment will also be included in the marijuana trial, which will be funded and run by the NSW state government, news reports said.

NSW Premier Mike Baird said he expected hundreds of people to take part in the trial, and if it is successful at relieving pain and suffering, the government would consider importing marijuana or allowing it to be grown in the state, broadcaster ABC reported.

Marijuana is illegal even for medicinal use in Australia, although possession of small amounts has been decriminalised in some states and police turn a blind eye to small amounts for personal use.

Polls show that 70 per cent of Australians favour legalising medicinal marijuana and 56 per cent think marijuana should be legalised outright.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/First-trial-of-medicinal-marijuana-launched-in-Aus-30250341.html

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Whole economy is terminally ill...Not sure if a pot medicine will help it...May be politicians could smoke some and rub the oil to get some creative ideas to boost economy and employment after getting high...

Nothing could help Tony Abbott cheesy.gif

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-21/medicinal-marijuana-nsw-govt-to-run-trial-for-epileptic-children/5981648

Premier Mike Baird said up to $9 million would be spent on at least three trials of cannabis-derived medicines to examine the benefits for patients suffering a range of debilitating illnesses.

"This is a bold plan and one that will utilise the expertise of NSW-based clinicians and researchers, and draw on research developments from across the globe," Mr Baird said in a statement announcing the trials.

"Once we have the clinical evidence that medical cannabis can reduce suffering then the Government will consider a range of supply measures, including importation.

Right, wasting/spending $9 million for what? Israel has been researching the benefits of Medical Marijuana since the 1970's. I am sure they could learn a lot more sending some researchers and politicians for a weeks to Israel and many other countries for the cost of a few plane tickets and a bit of time.

http://www.israel21c.org/headlines/israel-develops-revolutionary-medical-marijuana-inhaler/

As if Australia couldn't grow it? Australia grows opium poppies, but we have to import Marijuana!

Let's hope Thailand can wake up one day to it's benefits both medicine, and also for their economy if it was to be legalized for recreational use. Maybe it could be the catalyist for reducing the use of yaba and other hard drugs too.

A great CNN documentary if you have 45 minutes to spare..

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-21/medicinal-marijuana-nsw-govt-to-run-trial-for-epileptic-children/5981648

Premier Mike Baird said up to $9 million would be spent on at least three trials of cannabis-derived medicines to examine the benefits for patients suffering a range of debilitating illnesses.

"This is a bold plan and one that will utilise the expertise of NSW-based clinicians and researchers, and draw on research developments from across the globe," Mr Baird said in a statement announcing the trials.

"Once we have the clinical evidence that medical cannabis can reduce suffering then the Government will consider a range of supply measures, including importation.

Right, wasting/spending $9 million for what? Israel has been researching the benefits of Medical Marijuana since the 1970's. I am sure they could learn a lot more sending some researchers and politicians for a weeks to Israel and many other countries for the cost of a few plane tickets and a bit of time.

http://www.israel21c.org/headlines/israel-develops-revolutionary-medical-marijuana-inhaler/

As if Australia couldn't grow it? Australia grows opium poppies, but we have to import Marijuana!

Let's hope Thailand can wake up one day to it's benefits both medicine, and also for their economy if it was to be legalized for recreational use. Maybe it could be the catalyist for reducing the use of yaba and other hard drugs too.

A great CNN documentary if you have 45 minutes to spare..

or even Alcohol, and The Drama , Violence that comes along with it...
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May be the first legal, sanctioned trial under carefully controlled conditions done in Australia.

But I'm pretty sure medical marijuana has been tried millions of times...

Not as if there aren't reams of evidence already that the evil weed has legitimate medicinal applications.

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I wish Thailand would take a Hint and Decriminalize ...

Ehm...It's not being decriminalised. Oil will be extracted and will be used for certain patient's treatment...

What are you talking about? It will be decriminalized in NSW for the medical research to take palace, otherwise you couldn't use it. Once the trials show the medical benefits then it would be legalized for patients.

Medical cannabis can be administered using a variety of methods, including vaporizing or smoking dried buds, eating extracts, taking capsules or using oral sprays. Synthetic cannabinoids are available as prescription drugs in some countries; examples include: dronabinol (available in the United States (US) and Canada) and nabilone (available in Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom (UK), and the US). Recreational use of cannabis is illegal in most parts of the world, but the medical use of cannabis is legal in certain countries, including Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. In the US, federal law outlaws all cannabis use, while 20 states and the District of Columbia no longer prosecute individuals merely for the possession or sale of marijuana, as long as the individuals are in compliance with the state's marijuana sale regulations. However, an appeals court ruled in January 2014 that a 2007 Ninth Circuit ruling remains binding in relation to the ongoing illegality, in federal legislative terms, of Californian cannabis dispensaries, reaffirming the impact of the federal Controlled Substances Act.[7]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_cannabis

If you care to look at the videos I posted a links to earlier you will see how it is done in other countries and it is not only decriminalized, but legalized for medical use.

It is smoked in hospitals, nursing homes and you can get takeaways too. medical-pot-sale.jpgclap2.gif

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