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Hundreds of families across Australia are breaking the law by using medical marijuana, yet the Australian Medical Association says there isn't enough evidence to support legalisation. After alchohol and tabocco, cannabis is the third most popular recreational substance used in Australia, and also other parts of the world. What differentiates Australia from other countries are its legality. International acceptance of medicinal cannabis is growing because it can provide relief for people who can’t be sufficiently helped with current prescription drugs. But despite growing evidence of its usefulness in certain conditions, medical use of cannabis remains illegal in Australia.
The Tetrahydrocannabinol, an active ingredient in marijuana has pain relieving properties, which is why many people feel marijuana should be legalised for medicinal purposes. A 2003 study showed that the THC in marijuana can prevent epileptic seizures as it blinds the brain cells associated with excitement and elaxtation. Diseases such as Lupus, MS, Parkinsons, PTSD, Arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease are all conditions that benefit from the pain and spasm relieving properties of marijuana. The Australian Drug Foundation supports research into medicinal marijuana usage and says some serious and debilitating conditions such as terminal illness, neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy treatment have been proven to be relieved by use of medical cannabis with low levels of THC.
Brisbane Father, Adam Koessler was charged at a Brisbane hospital last month for suppling cannabis oil to a minor after givingit to his two-year-old daughter, Rumer, in a desperate attempt to treat her stage 4 neuroblastoma cancer. Mr Koessler is unable to have contact with his daughter.Since being forced off the cannabis oil last week, Rumer’s