US, very little research done regarding burnable cones or paper used to make joints. Tests in the lab to measure amounts of heavy metals - very low in some samples & very high in others, some could present a health hazard for heavy users. #Legaliseit phys.org/news/2024-04-c…

Whether combining weed with tobacco normal or an abomination depends where you live, were brought up. Europe, incl UK, Australia & number of other countries, extremely common. In Netherlands, 95% current smokers, 67% ex-smokers always roll with tobacco. leafie.co.uk/articles/why-e…

AMNESTY FROM PROSECUTION FOR PRESCRIBED MEDICAL CANNABIS PATIENTS ALLOWING THEM TO GROW THEIR OWN CANNABIS
Eligibility - Queensland residents
Closing Date: 2/8/2024
PLEASE Share this E-Petition parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-As…

We need a social security safety net that actually keeps ppl safe.

Today's independent expert report to govt shows ours doesn't.

Despite small increases in last year's budget, rates of income support for the most vulnerable remain the lowest in the OECD.

Patients prescribed high-THC cannabis chemovars report them to be safe & effective. International team surveyed >1,000 German patients. Lab-tested cannabis flower, potency most used chemovar, 22%. “Patients self-reported very good efficacy & tolerability”. norml.org/news/2024/04/2…

*•.¸.𝐻𝑒𝓂𝓅 𝐸𝒹𝒾𝒻𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓉𝒾🐨𝓃.¸.•* We have over the years found THC to be the safest & most effective rescue medication for seizures unlike Midazelam that is favoured by the med profession & can cause respiratory failure & also used in death row in USA. TGA allows no provision for cannabis as a rescue medication

Australian Institute of Health & Welfare report to examine cannabis availability, use & treatment. 2022–2023, 11% aged 14 & over used cannabis in previous 12 mths. Higher proportion of females than males aged 14–19 report recent cannabis use 18% to 13%. aihw.gov.au/reports/alcoho…

In recent years perception of THC undergone impactful shift. Once synonymous with recreational cannabis use & “high” it produces, THC is emerging as promising pharmaceutical ingredient with potential therapeutic benefits across range of medical conditions. rollingstone.com/culture-counci…

This is the boy sent home to die.
Given up for dead.

“6 months, he will never live past his next birthday” they said.
Seizures were taking my little boy from me.

Pharmaceutical medicines did not work. Not a single one. And believe me there were cocktails tried.

Long gone is…

Based on US Youth Risk Behaviour Surveys recreational ‘marijuana’ law (RML) adoption not associated with current/frequent use. Association between first dispensary opening & use qualitatively similar. No evidence RMLs associated with encouraging youth use. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…

“Biological evidence has been accumulating for more than 15 years that cannabinoids have anti-tumour activity in the most aggressive brain tumours, glioblastomas” Dr Sepúlveda. “No clinical trials have been conducted to prove this hypothesis in patients”. cannabissciencetech.com/view/clinical-…

US states where recreational legal seeing upticks in college applications. Recreational legal for adults in 24 states, D.C., US British Islands, Guam & Northern Mariana. “8-in-10 Americans 79% live in a county with at least one cannabis dispensary”. hightimes.com/news/states-wi…

With thousands of job losses since legalisation in 2018, cannabis companies large/small closing doors, increasingly burdensome tax regime, growing levels of unpaid fed. debt, cannabis stakeholders say without urgent action there may be no industry to tax. hilltimes.com/story/2024/04/…

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More Biden voters than Trump voters want to live where cannabis legal. Poll shows legalisation has majority support among Democrats & Republicans. 48.6% US homeowners & renters who plan to vote Biden in Nov’s election want to live where cannabis legal. marijuanamoment.net/more-biden-vot…?

Legalise Cannabis Queensland Party respectfully acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land & sea we all share & pay respect to elders past, present & future, whose ongoing efforts protect & promote Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander culture. 🌱lcqparty.org/get-involved/

Bradley Dean Legalise Cannabis South Australia Legalise Cannabis Qld Legalise Cannabis Party (NSW) Legalise Cannabis Australia Cannabis in its NATURAL STATE is much better medicine. Let our people grow. NO ONE has ever died from taking NON prescription cannabis without medical supervision. Its safety record is impeccable. Can we say the same for pharma meds?

study showing #cannabis efficacious for #Migraines
(randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled)

Acute migraine treatment with vaporized cannabis flower containing 6% THC/11% CBD efficacious at 2 hours post-treatment, sustained pain freedom at 24 hours

neurology.org/doi/abs/10.121…

2023, Portugal exported 11 t cannabis, only 17 kg sold within borders. Patients resort to black market. Medical cannabis approved 2018, regulated 2019-first country to decriminalise recreational, all drugs, 2001. Access extremely restricted for patients. euronews.com/health/2024/04…

Uni of Alberta researchers investigating Canadian-grown hemp to produce lyocell, semi-synthetic fabric commonly used cotton substitute. A form of rayon, its primary component is cellulose. Feedstock for lyocell is wood – commonly eucalyptus, birch & oak. hempgazette.com/news/hemp-text…