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22.01.2022 The Tasmanian Hemp Association wants hemp to lose its narcotic status in legislation and is lobbying Federal and State politicians to support change at its annual general meeting. This could allow Tasmanian growers, business and the wider community to take advantage of the myriad of opportunities relating to the industrial hemp plant. The association will be lobbying Liberal senator Eric Abetz, Labor senator Anne Urquhart, Green senator Peter Whish-Wilson, along with state pa...rty leaders and other elected representatives on Friday. THA president Tim Schmidt said one of the key messages is the need for legislative change at a Federal level, particularly regarding the legal status of cannabinoids which are found in the plant, and which includes cannabidiol (CBD) a chemical increasingly being used for childhood epilepsy, anxiety and pain relief. "To grow and produce CBD hemp in Australia you work under the same kind of regulations and restrictions that exist for THC (psychoactive) hemp...The association is trying to put a huge gap between medicinal marijuana and industrial hemp," Mr Schmidt said. "At the moment the Office of Drug Control are looking to reschedule from a Schedule 4 prescription drug to a Schedule 3 drug which can be bought over the counter at pharmacy. We want it descheduled altogether," he said. "This is a herb, it is similar to echinacea, it is not a psychoactive product." - click post to read full article.
22.01.2022 The entourage effect is when inactive compounds present in a plant medicine don't have effects in isolation, but are able to modify the effects of active compou...nds like the psilocybin in psychedelic fungi, or the THC and CBD in cannabis, when given alongside them. Whether or not the entourage effect exists, and if it does, to what extent it's significant, remains to be seen. Gaining a better understanding of its nature is an extremely complex and time-consuming process, but it could allow for the personalisation of treatment for different patients, depending on their particular symptoms and needs.
20.01.2022 The Hobart Hemp Home will be open for viewing next Saturday during an info day being organised by the Tasmanian Hemp Association. According to the owner "the ...home is a very calming and restful place to be - everyone who comes here says the same. The temperature keeps more consistent and so we don’t need air conditioning. We just have a pellet fire for mid winter evenings and a fan just for really hot summer days. Our electric bill for four people in two separate flats (2 bathrooms, 2 kitchens etc) is less than the avg for a 1 person household. Every time I come back through the door I’m grateful that I live here." Builder Andy McMahon and crew from Fearless Constructions. #BeckyMcLoughlin #hempmasonry #hempcrete See more
19.01.2022 Cannabis made big gains in the US election.
18.01.2022 September 1 2020 marks three years since the Controlled Access Scheme for medicinal cannabis was allegedly ‘rolled out’ in Tasmania. Since that time just 16 pat...ients have obtained legal access according to latest government advice, or eleven according to Sue Hickey, Liberal MHA for Clark. The figures which are dwarfed by every other Australian state came to light the same week as former Minister for Health, Michael Ferguson, opened a medicinal cannabis operation in the north of Tasmania with a $10 million state government loan. Tasmanian Alkaloids’ new medical grade cannabinoids operation will not only benefit patients, but will also assist with our economic recovery and create jobs for Tasmanians, said Ferguson at the opening. The facility near Westbury can extract 90 tonnes of raw material each year, making around 9 million bottles of medical cannabis. Despite a legal framework and a local product, thousands of sick Tasmanians are forced to break the law under the scheme Ferguson himself introduced, say Cannabis Awareness Tasmania (CAW). One such patient the group points to is Jeremy Bester, 29, of Mount Direction. He has been using cannabis since 2014 when a prescribed medicine caused him to suffer from drug induced psychosis. The medicine left him attempting to exit moving vehicles and caused explosive behaviours rendering him a prisoner in his own home unable to leave as he had become a danger to himself and others. Bester has trialled and failed more than sixteen prescribed medicines for his refractory epilepsy. While not a brain surgery candidate, specialists suggested the Vagal Nerve Stimulator with which he was implanted as a child. None has had any positive on seizure control. His parents began cultivating cannabis in 2014 and at that time contacted the Premier and Ministers for Health and Police telling them of their actions. They also contacted Police Commissioner Darren Hine. We have never wanted to act outside the law, but Jeremy’s situation required an extraordinary measure that we absolutely do not regret, said Bester’smother Lyn Cleaver. She has campaigned since then to make cannabis medicines more accessible. We advised both his GP and his neurologist of our intent to use cannabis, she said. Indeed, Michael Ferguson personally called us on the release of his Controlled Access Scheme to tell us: ‘I’ve fixed it for you.’ Yet, three years later, Jeremy is still being refused access. Advocates have approached Ferguson’s successor as Health Minister, Sarah Courtney, hopeful she might act on behalf of patients. The Minister, they say, has thus far remained silent on the issue. The government seems content with the fact that patients are still breaking the law, at risk of using medicine of unknown provenance and quality, says Cleaver. At home, she continues to grow medicines for Jeremy in their garden after finding out last Friday (29 August 2020) that he had again been denied a prescription again under the Controlled Access Scheme. We will not refuse him a decent quality of life as the government has done, said Cleaver who has vowed to fight on to make medicinal cannabis more easily available. Medicinal cannabis comes as a pill, oil, nasal spray or some other form of cannabis plant extract. It is used to relieve the symptoms of some medical conditions; cannabis has been shown to relieve pain, prevent or reduce vomiting, and it has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. https://tasmaniantimes.com//medicinal-cannabis-nigh-impos/
18.01.2022 Letter to Michael Balderstone from Fiona Patten MLC, Victoria on the eligibility of all Australians to make a submission to the current enquiry into the Cannabi...s Laws in Victoria. Dear Michael, You are still eligible to make a submission, even if you do not live in Victoria. It would be great if you could encourage others to write in also. I hope you are staying safe and well at this time! Kind regards, Mira on behalf of Fiona Patten MLC Submissions can be made till the 31st of August. click here to make your submission - https://parliament.vic.gov.au/lsic-lc/article/4261
16.01.2022 Tasmania's Liberal Premier has called a state election for May 1, days after his government's numbers plunged into a minority with the exit of outspoken Speaker Sue Hickey. The election which was due to be held by May next year will be brought forward after the state government was plunged into minority when Speaker Sue Hickey was sacked from the Tasmanian Liberals on March 21. The election will be the first time Mr Gutwein faces voters as premier. ... https://www.abc.net.au//tasmania-state-election-/100022084 #auspol
14.01.2022 The rising tide: Australia simply can’t afford to prop up this failed prohibition on cannabis, said HEMP Party secretary Andrew Kavasilas. The benefits are immense and now measurable in places like the Netherlands, and some American states. This is especially so, in Canada where they became the first country in the world to openly and willingly defy the UN drug treaties by regulating and taxing adult use of cannabis, he told Sydney Criminal Lawyers. While the Netherland...s has tolerated the adult use of cannabis and permitted its sale in cafes since 1976, it’s really been the last decade that has seen cannabis law reform spread across the globe. South Africa has decriminalised private adult use, Georgia legalised personal use and possession, while Uruguay became the first country to legalise recreational use and sales in 2013. And dozens of nations have also legalised medicinal cannabis use, at least in part. Reaping the benefits: However, it’s the legalised and regulated recreational markets in North America that have really seen the profits roll in. Canada launched its nationwide cannabis market in October 2018, while 11 US states and the capital have legalised its use, with most of those jurisdictions permitting retail trade. There doesn’t seem to be any international consequences for the places mentioned above, just benefits, continued Kavasilas, who’s long been involved in the Australian industrial hemp and hemp seed food industries, as well as with medicinal cannabis as the technical director for Cann Global. And according to him, the benefits include lowering alcohol consumption, a drop in domestic violence, mental health issues decreasing, youth use declines, as does problematic pharmaceutical use, law enforcement is freed up and there’s less corruption and a lowering of organised crime. https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au//legalising-cann/
14.01.2022 Legal Cannabis in New Zealand? Kiwis are voting on more than just Jacinda Ardern today. Preliminary results for the referendums will be available on Friday 30 October 2020. #auspol https://www.abc.net.au//legal-cannabis-referendum/12771858
14.01.2022 I've seen a lot of these types of videos, but this one is really unbelievable! From Lisa Quarrell: "The first video was taken on 27th March this was when Cole... had lost the ability to walk and talk. The following day he couldn’t swallow and was put on a liquidised diet. Thanks to Cannabis oil Bedrolite the second video was taken after school today (June 27th) and he’s now back on his two wheeler bike like any other 6 year old. So why if I’m seeing these results, Coles getting his life back WHY am I being questioned, punished and begging for backing and support?"
11.01.2022 Helping to decorate the new Tasmanian Greens' office! We've hit the ground running in this campaign.
09.01.2022 High THC Cannabis Helps Completely Relieve This 10 Year Old's Autism Symptoms!
07.01.2022 PHARMACEUTICAL company Tasmanian Alkaloids has expanded it and the state’s medical cannabis production capacity with a new $10m facility officially opening on W...ednesday. Executive general manager Colin Ralph said the leading producer of alkaloid raw materials’ entry into the growing medicinal cannabis industry had been three years in the making as the business looked to diversify. The new facility has the capacity to extract 90 tonne of cannabis biomass each year, which equates to about nine million bottles of medicine. Through this development, our medicinal cannabis capabilities are second to none and we now span everything from research and development, propagation, cultivation, extraction through to formulating bottling and all the analytics required for release of products to our customer and then onto the market, Mr Ralph said. Mr Ralph said the products would initially feed into the national supply chain, but would hopefully soon be able to be exported within the Asia Pacific region. The $10m for the construction of the facility was loaned to Tasmanian Alkaloids by the state government to stand up the investment. Tasmanian Alkaloids chief scientist in agricultural research and development, Greg Symons, in the company's new medical cannabis facility. Tasmanian Alkaloids chief scientist in agricultural research and development, Greg Symons, in the company's new medical cannabis facility. Picture: PATRICK GEE Minister for state Growth Michael Ferguson said medicinal cannabis products can really help people. It’s a very special opportunity for Tasmania to lend its support to people who are unwell and who need our support, he said. It’s a clever move with the growing demand for medical grade cannabinoids in treating conditions where conventional medical treatments have failed or have been substandard Medicinal cannabis products have been prescribed to 16 Tasmanians to date. Mr Ferguson said clinical trials were underway to assess the potential for medicinal medical cannabis products to treat these and other medical conditions. Tasmanian Alkaloids will employ 11 new full-time staff as a result of the project and a further 20 are expected to be indirectly employed through flow on benefits to the supply chain. https://www.themercury.com.au//c61c3b3021da1d29d4bb29d4514
04.01.2022 One of the many products on the HEMP on-line store.
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02.01.2022 Nimbin, New South Wales, Australia The war on drugs seems to be all about who gets to profit from our pain relief, a truly sick business. For more info contact Michael Balderstone President, Australian HEMP Party and Nimbin HEMP Embassy HEMP.org.au... hempembassy.net nimbinmardigrass.com https://shop.hempembassy.net/ See more
