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MEDICINAL CANNABIS & HEMP GUIDE

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AN INFORMATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL NEWSLETTER TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS OF MEDICINAL CANNABIS AND HEMP. A LIFE SAVING, NATURAL GROWING HERB. TO HELP REMOVE THE "UNWARRANTED'' STIGMA THAT HAS BEEN ATTACHED TO IT AND TO DISPEL THE MYTHS SURROUNDING ITS USE

Compiled by Andrew Irving - Medicinal Cannabis & Hemp ® Passionate Advocate for the Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis

September / October 2018 - Issue 18 ISSN 2206-2807

Hello everyone Sadly we lose another canna warrior “Richelle Lincoln” R.I P. Read about her in this issue, as we send our heart felt condolences to family and friends.

So Canada leaps ahead and legalises Cannabis, and where do we find ourselves in this backward nation of Australia??? Yes, you guessed it, absolutely nowhere, dare I say baby steps?? And if that’s the case it’s a very small baby with short legs…. If that isn’t bad enough, we now hear South Australia is going in the opposite direction, back to the dark ages, and wanting to quadruple cannabis pocession fines, with long jail sentences. For a “herb” ????? If it wasn’t so seriously ridiculous it would indeed be laughable.

Little Green Trailer Tasmania is moving along in leaps and bounds, having been invited to various events. Read about it, and how you can assist in this issue also.

The thirst for MC education is phenomenal, and growing, which is keeping us very busy.

I have zero interest in politics, however, here in Tasmania the opposition Labor party have shown massive interest in this cause for legalisation. The Tasmania Labor party fully support my work, hence I make no apologies for supporting them in their quest to be the next Government of Tasmania. Those of you who also have zero interest in politics, but do support Medicinal Cannabis, please check out Labor members in your area, get to know them, remember their name and face and support them across the line at the next elections. Labor WILL make this happen in Tasmania.

Enjoy the read.

Andrew Irving Medicinal Cannabis & Hemp Tasmania® and Little Green Trailer Tasmania Passionate Advocate for the Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis for ALL AUSTRALIANS

All submissions / feedback for the magazine can be emailed to - [email protected] (Personal stories can be anonymous if you wish) Deadline for November / December 2018 edition - Mid October 2018

We thank Senator and her staff for their assistance in printing this newsletter on a regular basis, which include a few bound hard copies. This has allowed the Doctors and Specialists who have requested them, to have a quality copy in their respective consulting rooms.

We also thank ALL Labor members for their continued support in the legalisation and education of Medicinal Cannabis.

Continued……….. Little Green Trailer also require printed copies of the newsletter for public distribution, so we would also like to sincerely thank the offices of Senators Lisa Singh, Anne Urquhart, , Jo Siejka, Brian Mitchell MP and Justine Keay MP *****(please let me know if I have missed anyone)*****

Australia loses another Canna Warrior….

Vale Richelle Lincoln 1987 – 2018

(13th December 1987 - 13th July 2018)

This is one of the hardest things I've ever had to write.

Words seem inadequate. This morning the world lost a beautiful woman.

This morning Richelle passed away and the Sun lost some of its shine.

Many, many in the cannabis community loved Richelle. Her compassion, strength and integrity knew no bounds. Having survived Leukaemia and the loss of their beautiful baby girl Angel; David and Richelle - a formidable team were then blessed miraculously with their two beautiful babies, both a true testament of their love for each other. Their determination to make their world, our world a better place in a world that had previously shown them no mercy was nothing but admirable. Richelle was fearless and a loud voice in the truth about cannabis medicine. Such a young woman but a fighter as big as Ali; nothing would stand in the way of Richelle speaking her truth. There are many within our community that would not be the proud advocates we are today had it not been for Richelle's brazen at times honesty regarding our plant. Guided and supported by her mum Deb and partner David, the stunning, petite blonde beauty we all loved defied Doctors, argued in the face of prohibition and did it all with that beautiful smile. I ask you all today, to stop and give thanks to the woman who gave so much. The woman we all miss so greatly and to honour her the best way we can - to continue our fight against prohibition and continue to speak our truth about our plant to all those that cross our path, as Richelle did time and time again. We need to do this with integrity and kindness, unified for all of those that have gone before us but led the way to get us where we are today. A gofundme for Richelle has been set up, (gofundme link next page) as she has left behind her devoted partner David and two very young, beautiful children. It seems the least we can do - whether its $1 or $100 every cent will help. In closing, on behalf of the Cannabis Community I want to send an abundance of love and support to Deb, David and the whole of Richelle's family. Please know there are 100's across Australia devastated for your loss. We grieve with you. We stand by your sides sending strength and giving thanks for the privilege of knowing the amazing woman that you call daughter and partner. We love you Richelle. Rest in paradise with your Angel. Until we meet again Becky Bee xoxo

“Feeling Broken” I'm not sure that I’m ok Don’t even think I’m fine I’m empty on the inside But not inside my mind My mind can’t stop thinking What more could I have done I really can’t stop wondering When everything went wrong I’m not really here anymore Just a shell of me you see My life is very sad now Its messed up in every way I can’t call you on the phone I can’t see you anymore I can’t get used to this I feel so very alone I’m messed up really bad I can’t live without my child Its hard just getting out of bed I’m just so very very sad. By Mum (Debbie) xoxo

https://www.gofundme.com/richelles-children

Editor: I never had the privilege of knowing Richelle, but I do know what her family and friends are gong through, having my own canna angel in Marilyn R.I.P. Richelle and Marilyn, along with all those other beautiful souls who fought so hard, are all together now, and would be proud of the work we do in their honour. Their respective journeys continue.. all our love, may you Rest in Peace xo (Andrew) The History of the Pharma Cartel Published by Dr Rath Heath Foundation May 2017

This was also the time when the first vitamins were discovered. It soon became clear however that these natural molecules had live- saving health benefits and that they were able to prevent many chronic health conditions.

The first books appeared with research, subsequently abandoned, about the health benefits of vitamins. These newly discovered molecules 1911, May 15 had only one disadvantage: they were non- The Supreme Court of the U.S. finds John patentable.

Rockefeller and his Trust guilty of corruption, Thus, in its first years of existence, the illegal business practices and racketeering. pharmaceutical investment business already As a result of this decision, the entire faced a mortal threat: vitamins and other Rockefeller Standard Oil-Trust, the world’s micronutrients promoted as public health largest corporation of its time, was sentenced programs would prohibit the development of to be dismantled. any sizable investment business based on But Rockefeller was already above the patented drugs. Supreme Court and did not care about this decision. The elimination of this unwanted competition from natural micronutrients therefore became 1913 a question of life and death for the In order to disperse public and political pharmaceutical business. pressure on him and other robber-barons, Rockefeller uses a trick called 1918 “philanthropy”, whereby the illegal gains The Rockefeller Foundation uses the Spanish from his robber-practices in the oil business flu epidemic – and the media (that it already are used to launch the Rockefeller controlled by this time) – to start a witch-hunt Foundation. on all forms of medicine that were not covered by its patents. This tax haven was used to strategically take over the health care sector in the U.S.. Within the next 15 years, all medical schools The Rockefeller Foundation was the front in the U.S., most hospitals and the American organisation for a new global business Medical Association all essentially became venture of Rockefeller and his accomplices. pawns on the chessboard of Rockefeller’s This new venture was called the strategy to subjugate the entire health care pharmaceutical investment business. sector under the monopoly of his pharmaceutical investment business. Donations from the Rockefeller Foundation went only to medical schools and hospitals. Disguised as a “Mother Theresa”, the These institutions had become missionaries of Rockefeller Foundation was also used to a new breed of companies: the manufacturers conquer foreign countries and entire of patented, synthetic drugs. continents for the pharmaceutical investment business – just as Rockefeller himself had done a few decades previously with his The fees for conducting these inhumane petrochemical investment business. studies were transferred directly from the bank accounts of Bayer, Hoechst and BASF 1925 to the bank accounts of the SS, who operated On the other side of the Atlantic, in Germany, the concentration camps. the first chemical / pharmaceutical cartel is founded in order to compete with 1945 Rockefeller’s quest for control of the global I.G. Farben’s plan to take control of the global drug market. oil and drug markets has failed. Lead by the German multinationals Bayer, The U.S. and the other allied forces won BASF and Hoechst, the I.G. Farben cartel was WWII. Nevertheless, many U.S. and allied founded with a total number of employees soldiers had lost their lives during the conflict, surpassing 80,000. and the allies’ reward was little compared to The race for global control was on. the rewards of others. The corporate shares of the losers, I.G. 1929, November 29 Farben, went to the Rockefeller trust (U.S.A.) The Rockefeller cartel (U.S.A.) and the I.G. and Rothschild / J.P. Morgan (U.K.). Farben cartel (Germany) decided to divide the entire globe into interest spheres – the very 1947 same crime Rockefeller had been sentenced In the Nuremberg war crimes tribunal, 24 for 18 years earlier, when his trust had divided managers from Bayer, BASF, Hoechst and up the U.S. into “interest zones”. other executives of the I.G. Farben cartel were tried for crimes against humanity. 1932 / 33 These crimes included: leading wars of The I.G. Farben cartel, equally insatiable, aggression, instituting slavery and decides no longer to be bound by the 1929 committing mass murder. constraints. In his final pleading, U.S.-Chief Prosecutor They support an uprising German politician, Telford Taylor summarised the crimes who promises I.G. Farben to militarily committed by these corporate criminals with conquer the world for them. the following words: With millions of dollars in election campaign “Without I.G. Farben, the second World War donations, this politician seized power in would not have been possible”. Germany, turned the German democracy into a dictatorship and kept his promise to launch Amazingly, the real culprits for the death of his conquest war, a war that soon became 60 Million people in World War II – the I.G. known as WWII. Farben executives – received the mildest verdicts. Even those executives directly In each and every country Hitler’s responsible for the crimes in I.G. Auschwitz Wehrmacht invaded, the first act was to rob only received a maximum of twelve years in the chemical, petrochemical and jail. Surprised? You shouldn’t be. pharmaceutical industries and assign them – free of charge – to the I.G. Farben empire.

1942 – 45 In order to cement its global leadership with patented drugs, the I.G. Farben cartel tests its patented pharmaceutical substances on concentration camp inmates in Auschwitz, Dachau and many other sites. By 1944 Nelson Rockefeller had already Nations was founded in 1945, in San entered the executive branch of the U.S. Francisco. government. To seize political control of the post war He started off as Under-Secretary of State and world, three countries – leading drug export ended up a few years later as Special Adviser nations – had all the say, and 200 other nations of President Truman for Special Affairs. were rendered mere spectators. In other words, at critical junctures of the 20th Founded as organisations to allegedly serve century, the Rockefeller interests took direct the wellbeing of the people of the world, the charge. UN’s subsidiary organisations, such as the They decided the post war shape of the world World Health Organization (WHO) and and the distribution of its wealth. World Trade Organization (WTO), soon As such, under the influence of the U.S. State turned out to be nothing more than the Department, the verdicts in Nuremberg political arms of the global oil and drug against the I.G. Farben managers can easily be interests. explained. In return for taking over the corporate shares 1963 of I.G. Farben, and thereby global control of On behalf of the Rockefeller interests, the the oil and drug business, Nelson Rockefeller government of the pharmaceutical banana made sure that the real culprits of World War republic Germany spearheaded one of the II were not hanged. In fact, and as we shall most infamous efforts ever made within the see, they were needed. United Nations. Under the pretence of consumer protection, it 1949 launched a four-decade-long crusade to The Federal Republic of Germany was outlaw vitamin therapies and other natural, founded. This was the first time in history that non-patentable health approaches in all the constitution and society of an member countries of the United Nations. industrialized nation could be planned and The goal was to simply ban any and all modelled as a fortress of the pharmaceutical competition for the multi-billion dollar investment business – a transatlantic outpost business with patented drugs. of the Rockefeller interests. The plan was simple: copy for the entire world what had already been accomplished in Within only a few years, the I.G. Farben America in the 1920s – a monopoly on health managers sentenced in Nuremberg were care for the investment business with patented released from jail and put back into their drugs. previous positions as stakeholders of the Since the marketplace for the pharmaceutical Rockefeller interests. Fritz Ter Meer, for investment business depends upon the example, sentenced to twelve years in jail for continued existence of diseases, the drugs it his crimes in Auschwitz, was back as developed were not intended to prevent, cure chairman of the board of Germany’s largest or eradicate disease. pharmaceutical multinational, Bayer, by 1963!

1945 – 49 The role of the Rockefeller brothers was not limited to their taking over the global monopolies of the oil and drug businesses. They also needed to create the political framework for these businesses to thrive. Under their influence, therefore, the United Linus Pauling and other eminent scientists deserve credit for having kept open the door of knowledge about the health benefits of vitamins and other effective natural health approaches. If it were not for them we would already be living in a health prison today, guarded by the gatekeepers of the pharmaceutical business with disease in medicine, politics and the media. Linus Pauling should also be credited for having identified the significance of Dr. Rath’s early research in vitamins and cardiovascular disease, and for having invited Dr. Rath to join him during his last years to continue his life’s work.

1990 – 92 These years will go down in history as the beginning of the end of the pharmaceutical Thus, the goal of the global strategy was to business with disease. monopolise health for billions of people, with In a series of scientific publications, in some pills that nearly cover symptoms but hardly of which Dr. Rath invited Linus Pauling to ever address the root cause of disease. join him as co-author, Dr. Rath identified micronutrient deficiency as the primary cause The deprivation of billions of people from of diseases. having access to life saving information about These diseases include heart attacks, high the health benefits of natural health blood pressure, diabetic circulatory problems, approaches, whilst at the same time cancer and even immune deficiency diseases, establishing a monopoly with largely including AIDS. ineffective and frequently toxic patented Like a Sherlock Holmes of science, Dr. Rath drugs, caused disease and death in genocidal traced the real cause of these diseases, and proportions. found that they had been deliberately This epidemic of unnecessary disability and nebulized or even hidden away from millions death by the pharmaceutical business with of people for one purpose only: to feed the disease is unparalleled in history. insatiable greed of the pharmaceutical business with disease. https://www.dr-rath-foundation.org/2007/05/the- history-of-the-pharma-cartel/

Cannabis: A Lost History By Dr Joseph Mercola “Wake Up World “July 2018

Cannabis, better known as marijuana, has Cannabinoids and the Cannabinoid been used for its medicinal properties for Receptor System thousands of years. The marijuana plant contains more than 60 different cannabinoids; chemical compounds the human body is uniquely equipped to respond to. The two primary ones are cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the latter of which is the psychoactive component. Cannabinoids interact with your body by way of naturally occurring cannabinoid receptors embedded in cell membranes throughout your body.

It’s been heralded as a “cure-all,” revered for There are cannabinoid receptors in your brain, its healing properties, particularly for pain but lungs, liver, kidneys, immune system and also as a potential cancer treatment. more; the therapeutic (and psychoactive) Marijuana was a popular botanical medicine properties of marijuana occur when a cannabinoid activates a cannabinoid receptor. in the 19th and 20th centuries, common in U.S. pharmacies of the time. Your body also has naturally occurring

It wasn’t until 1970 that the herb was declared endocannabinoids similar to THC that a Schedule 1 controlled substance in the U.S., stimulate your cannabinoid receptors and a classification reserved for drugs with “high produce a variety of important physiologic processes. potential for abuse” and “no accepted medical use.” So, your body is actually hard-wired to Three years later the Drug Enforcement respond to cannabinoids through this unique Agency was formed to enforce the newly cannabinoid receptor system. created drug schedules, and the fight against We still don’t know exactly how far its impact marijuana use began. In light of its history as on your health reaches, but to date it’s known a global panacea for all sorts of ills, it’s that cannabinoid receptors play an important classification as a controlled substance is role in many body processes, including particularly unjustified. metabolic regulation, pain, anxiety, bone

Historical remnants from all around the world growth and immune function. also reveal the importance of cannabis in medicine and spirituality. For example, Taoist monks in ancient China burned cannabis as incense, and consumed it with ginseng — a combination thought to open your psychic centres, allowing you to see the future. Cannabis was also revered as sacred in Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and Buddhism.

As noted in the documentary, “Cannabis: A Before Nung declared its medicinal attributes, Lost History”, marijuana has been “an the cannabis plant, called “ma” in Chinese, integral part of human civilization,” featuring had been used for centuries in the production in ancient Japanese cave paintings, as well as of textiles, paper, rope and pottery. Around Chinese and Siberian burial rites dating back 200 A.D., a Chinese physician named Hua to 3000 B.C. Based on the evidence — Tuo performed the first surgery using an especially the discovery that the human body anaesthetic — a formula called Ma Fei San, is equipped with a cannabinoid system — it which translates to “cannabis boiling appears our relationship with cannabis goes powder.” back to the very dawn of the human species. For thousands of years, cannabis remained one of the 50 essential plants used in TCM. It was only removed from widespread use in recent times due to its controversial legal status. The film also reviews the history of cannabis in Indian culture. In the Vedas, the sacred text of India, cannabis (bhang) is listed as one of five sacred plants, and the Hindu god Shiva is referred to as “Lord of the bhang,” meaning the Lord of cannabis.

https://wakeup-world.com/2018/07/11/cannabis-a- According to the Mahanirvana, “bhang is lost-history/ consumed in order to liberate oneself,” and (To Watch the full documentary, control, click on this liberation is the path to immortality. link) The ancient Egyptians, Persians and Greeks The Earliest History of Cannabis also used cannabis in a variety of ways, According to the documentary featured including medicinally and for spiritual above, the earliest written references to upliftment. cannabis are found in the Chinese Materia References to cannabis are even found in Medica, said to be written by Shen Nung Islamic, Judaic and Christian texts, although around 2800 B.C. The oldest known copy of an error in translation appears to have crept this book dates back to 50 B.C. Nung is one into the Bible along the way. of three “celestial emperors” revered in the The original Hebrew term “kaneh bosm,” or Chinese culture. “Half emperor, half deity, he cannabis, is found several times in the Old is said to have ruled over China long before Testament. written history,” Rice says. In Exodus, chapter 30, God instructs Moses Nung is credited with inventing agriculture — on how to make a holy anointing oil: “Take including the hoe, plough and irrigation — as for yourself choice spices: 500 shekels of pure well as acupuncture and Traditional Chinese myrrh, half as much fragrant cinnamon, 250 Medicine (TCM). shekels of kaneh bosm and 500 shekels of Often depicted draped in leaves and chewing cassia and mix these with olive oil.” on various plants, Nung was the first In more modern Bibles, kaneh bosm has been pharmacologist, experimenting with and translated as sweet calamus. recording the health effects of plants. Nung The problem is this plant does not have the documented around 100 different conditions properties that the Bible ascribes to kaneh that responded well to cannabis, including bosm. gout, rheumatism, malaria and absentmindedness. According to the documentary, a 12th century Hemp seed oil was used in soaps, paints and painting found in a Sicilian basilica also varnishes. “appears to show Jesus near a pot leaf.” The battle that has raged over marijuana is a The painting is titled “Jesus healing the long and arduous one. blind.” You can read a brief history of marijuana Interestingly enough, “modern scientific prohibition in the Huffington Post. studies have since proven that cannabis delays Still, movements to legalise marijuana have retinal degeneration,” Rice says. persisted throughout, starting as early as 1973, when Oregon became the first state to The American History of Cannabis decriminalise cannabis. In the U.S., the prohibition of marijuana The most successful movement to date, and began to turn in 1996 when California became the one that produced the first legal marijuana the first state to legalise medical cannabis. market in decades, is the medical marijuana Since then, many others have followed. movement. In 2012, Colorado and Washington state became the first states to legalise its Medical cannabis is now legal in 30 U.S. recreational use. states, the majority of which allow limited use Today, the majority of Americans support of medical marijuana under certain medical cannabis either as a medicine, for recreational circumstances, although some limit medical use, or both. cannabis to oils or pills only. Surveys show at least 4 in 10 Americans have tried marijuana, while nearly 60 percent A number of municipalities have also created support full legalisation. their own marijuana rules, either decriminalising it, legalising it, enacting rules A 2013 survey also found a majority of that direct city law enforcement to cease physicians — 76 percent — approve of the arresting individuals for marijuana medical use of marijuana. possession, or making cannabis offenses the CNN’s chief medical correspondent and lowest priority for law enforcement. neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta even made a highly publicised reversal on his anti- What Can Cannabis Treat? marijuana stance after the production of his As mentioned, your body makes its own two-part series “Weed,” which aired in 2014. cannabinoids, similar to those found in marijuana, but in much smaller amounts. The American history of cannabis goes back These endocannabinoids appear to perform to our Founding Fathers, who cultivated the signalling operations similar to your body’s plant for industrial purposes. neurotransmitters, such as dopamine and George Washington, for example, is said to serotonin. have grown more than 100 hemp plants at his Cannabinoid receptors can be found on cell home in Mount Vernon, Virginia. membranes throughout your body. In fact, Cannabis is called hemp when being used for scientists now believe they may represent the its fibres, which are extracted from the stem most widespread receptor system. and constructed into rope, clothing and paper. The fact that your body is replete with Hemp plants are low in tetrahydrocannabinols cannabinoid receptors, key to so many (THC) levels and therefore do not get you biological functions, is why there’s such high. enormous medical potential for cannabis. During the 17th century, hemp was viewed as Even though research has been limited by its an important cash crop. classification as a Schedule 1 controlled It was used for rope by navies around the substance, its list of medicinal benefits is still world, and as a thick durable linen ideal for quite long. clothing and packaging heavy materials. For example, cannabis has been found useful Researchers have found cannabis is pro- in the treatment of: apoptotic, meaning it triggers cellular suicide of cancer cells while leaving healthy cells • Mental disorders, including post- untouched, and anti-angiogenic, meaning it traumatic stress disorder, mood cuts off a tumour’s blood supply. disorders and Tourette’s syndrome Dozens of studies point to marijuana’s • Seizure disorders such as epilepsy effectiveness against many different types of • Pain (in one study, three puffs of cancer. marijuana a day for five days decreased For example, Harvard researchers found THC chronic nerve pain) cuts tumour growth in lung cancer while • Rheumatoid arthritis significantly reducing its ability to spread. • Spasticity, dystonia and tremors • Heart disease Medicinal Marijuana Can Help Stem Death Toll From Narcotic Pain Killers • Multiple sclerosis and other Another area where cannabis offers great autoimmune issues hope is in the treatment of pain. • Autism Overdoses from narcotic pain killers are now

• Parkinson’s disease the leading cause of death among Americans • Chronic fatigue syndrome under the age of 50, and pharmaceuticals in • Cancer, including melanoma, leukemia general have for decades been among the and cancers of the brain, breast, leading causes of death in the U.S. prostate, lung, head and neck, thyroid, According to Dr. Margaret Gedde, owner and colon and pituitary founder of Gedde Whole Health and the • Nausea, vomiting and lack of appetite Clinicians’ Institute of Cannabis Medicine, • Insomnia research clearly confirms that cannabis is • Glaucoma safer and less toxic than many prescription • HIV/AIDS drugs. • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis This includes liver and kidney toxicity, • Crohn’s disease gastrointestinal damage, nerve damage and • Anorexia death. Moreover, cannabinoids often work • Alzheimer’s disease (the U.S. when pharmaceutical drugs fail, so not only is government, through the Department cannabis safer but it’s typically more of Health and Human Services, holds a effective. patent on CBD as a neuroprotectant) Besides treating intractable seizures, one of • Hepatitis-C the strongest areas of research regarding • Cachexia (wasting syndrome) marijuana’s health benefits is pain control.

• Asthma In 2010, the Centre for Medical Cannabis • Drug dependency and withdrawal Research released a report on 14 clinical • High blood pressure studies about the use of marijuana for pain, most of which were FDA-approved, double- Among the most exciting research is that on blind and placebo-controlled. cancer. Not only does cannabis help with the The report revealed that marijuana not only unpleasant side effects of traditional controls pain but in many cases, it does so chemotherapy (including pain, nausea and better than pharmaceutical alternatives. insomnia), but the cannabis itself appears to If you compare opioids to marijuana, be a natural chemotherapy agent. marijuana is unquestionably safer.

Contrary to opioids, a cannabis overdose cannot kill you because there are no cannabinoid receptors in your brain stem, the region of your brain that controls your heartbeat and respiration. What’s more, marijuana has been shown to ease withdrawal symptoms in those trying to wean off opioids, which are extremely addictive. In states where medical marijuana is legal, overdose deaths from opioids decreased by an average of 20 percent after one year, 25 percent after two years and up to 33 percent by years five and six.

Educate Yourself on the Scientific Evidence Supporting Medical Marijuana If you’re still on the fence when it comes to giving people the right to use medical marijuana, one of the best ways to still your fears is to look at the research, and look at what doctors are doing in clinical practice. Internet, medical journals, personal story’s. the evidence is out there, you just need to open your eyes

Finally, Common sense prevails, wake up Australia, we are becoming the laughing stock of the world. For a first world country, we are a very backward nation. The most over regulated country in the world…………………

Stephen Taylor of Winmalee given bond in Penrith Local Court By B.C. Lewis, Blue Mountain Gazette 20.7.18

A Winmalee dad facing police charges after 25, suffer from the chronic auto-immune juicing home grown cannabis to treat his condition Crohn's Disease before, after seriously ill daughters, was put on a six month thorough research by his wife Karen, he good behaviour bond in Penrith Local Court decided to grow cannabis in his backyard to today. Stephen Taylor, 64, was charged with help them. cultivating a commercial quantity of a prohibited drug and two counts of possessing Mr Taylor said his daughters were repeatedly a prohibited drug, after police removed 107 hospitalised with their condition and had cannabis plants from his rented home on serious side effects from pharmaceutical December 8 last year. drugs. One of the daughters Morgan is now on a free The charges were found proven but dismissed three month trial of medicinal cannabis – the and no conviction was recorded. drug normally costs $1000 monthly. Penrith Local Court Magistrate Stephen Corry On March 23 this year, Mr Taylor, a coffee took into consideration the substantive technician trainer, announced an intention to medical evidence on the beneficial effects of plead not guilty “on the grounds of medical the juiced cannabis on the daughters’ necessity” but he reversed those pleas to condition, including from the police’s own guilty on June 12 when police also removed a consultant forensic pharmacologist, John charge of possessing a commercial quantity of Andrew Farrar. a prohibited drug. Mr Taylor’s daughters hugged the police One of Australia’s leading barristers, the prosecutor outside the court. former chair of the Australian Republican The court heard, had the case gone to the Movement and adviser to Julian Assange and district court, Mr Taylor could have faced 10 Wikileaks, Greg Barns, and solicitor Sally years in jail. McPherson have been representing Mr Taylor Solicitor Sally McPherson said outside the for free during the court case. court “the law can’t continue to operate in a Mr Barns provided extensive medical vacuum to what the community wants and evidence from two doctors to confirm needs which is lawful access to cannabis”. Mr Taylor’s seriously ill daughters had Mr Taylor said they were relieved the case benefited from the juiced cannabis, a non- was over. psychoactive form of cannabis. “I couldn’t put my girls through any more.” Mr Taylor spent more than five years watching daughters Morgan, 21, and Ariel, https://www.facebook.com/groups/ANCAgro up/permalink/1743621529027176/

All About that Hemp! August 14th 2017 (HempHelps)

Currently, thirty-five (35) US states have Rest assured, there is virtually no scientific positive legislation on record for cultivation data of the effect polyester has on our long- of Hemp at various stages, from field tests, to term health and well-being from any source. actual acreage production. The garment lobby will not allow it, but it is something to ponder.

Even the beloved cotton so many people love to wear has its own downfalls. Cotton requires much more water for harvest than Hemp does. Cotton also uses chemicals for optimum crop yield. These chemicals needed for cotton production continue to deplete and destruct the soil. Hemp fibre, on the other hand, carries NONE of these burdens.

Paper Deforestation is a killer to our planet. Trees act as Mother Nature’s “lungs,” however, cutting down trees for paper We are celebrating the revival of the re- resources damages and kills our entire introduction of Hemp and its many ecosystem. applications into the American culture. Our beloved forests hold thousands of species Three major industries stand to make of animals and plants that are becoming significant gains via the Hemp revival: endangered due to deforestation. textiles, paper, and plastic. If there are no trees, how is our Mother Earth Let’s take a moment to look at these industries supposed to live and breathe and sustain individually and how they have the potential herself for the rest of humankind? to ignite the Hemp revival. Producing Hemp for copy paper, boxes, toilet

Textiles paper, books, and thousands more can have a When was the last time you gave serious positive impact on deforestation. consideration to the content of fibres used in Rather than using trees, use Hemp! the clothes you wear daily? Hemp matures in 90-120 days, for trees it Or even more importantly, how are those takes 20 years. fibres created and what are the processes used On average, one acre of Hemp can produce in their manufacture? two to four times more paper than one acre of trees. Retail stores, catalogues, websites and many other stores that retail clothes are loaded with Paper produced from Hemp can be recycled a clothes and other textiles made from little over two times more than timber paper. polyester. Paper manufacturing needs many harmful Polyester is a fabric made from finely spun chemicals for bleaching, while Hemp can be plastic treated with several chemicals to simply whitened with hydrogen peroxide. achieve the look and feel of the desired fabric. Trees are needed to help remove emissions PLASTIC AND CHEMICALS! Is that really out of the air—just like Hemp. what you want your skin to be breathing in for nearly 24 hours a day? Hemp absorbs four times as much carbon Hemp Food dioxide as trees do during its quick 12-14 A great way to integrate Hemp into your week grow cycle, which helps reduce CO2 everyday life is through Hemp food. emissions. The small seed packs tons of nutrition, like easily digestible protein, omegas 3 & 6, amino acids, and fibre. Due to the fact that Hemp is a super food, we have seen more and more popularity in its consumption. There are three main ways to eat Hemp: through oil, protein powder, and the seed. The best way to apply it is in smoothies, Plastic salads, yogurts, etc. To be honest, you can Did you know that enough plastic is thrown even sprinkle Hemp seed on top of your pizza, away each year to circle the earth four times? it is a versatile ingredient. The average American throws away approximately 185 pounds of plastic per year. Even worse, it takes 450-1,000 years for it to decompose! Look around your home, workspace, automobile, electronics, closet. Moulded petroleum products that last FOREVER. If the shop industry has taught us anything, it is that we don’t need anything forever. Why is Hemp better than Cotton Hemp plastic could be the solution to the Hemp can benefit many industries and truly plastic pollution epidemic. have a large impact on the sustainability of Hemp plastic is a bio based natural fibre our world. One of the ways Hemp can change composite that is produced from the Hemp our world is by processing Hemp into textile stalk. It is recyclable and can be manufactured sources. Prior to the 1800s, Hemp was the go- to be 100% biodegradable. On top of that, to textile for clothing, ropes, and canvas. producing Hemp plastic requires 22-45% less energy than fossil fuel-based products, which aids in lessening oil dependence. Manufacturing Hemp goods produces a greener and more ecofriendly environment. We promote Hemp products because they are good for us and for Mother Earth. It is our job to shine light on Hemp to revive this plant back to America’s forefront. We believe there are incredible entrepreneurial opportunities for all products to be produced from Hemp, just like textiles, paper, and plastics. Let us continue to revive the use of Hemp in our everyday lives, culture, and economy. Let us return to what is wholesome and good for Mother Earth and her inhabitants— HEMP.

With the ease of the cotton gin and prohibition of cannabis in 1937, Hemp became a forgotten textile. This is unfortunate because it’s clear that Hemp is superior to cotton. Currently, our number one source for fabric is the lesser.

Here are 6 reasons why Hemp is better than cotton: • On average, one acre of Hemp can produce two to three times more fibre than an acre of cotton. • Hemp detoxifies the soil by removing harmful chemicals and pollutants and enriches the soil with nitrogen and oxygen. Cotton takes a tremendous toll on the soil. • Nearly 10% of all agricultural chemicals and 25% of insecticides come from the cotton industry, which ends up in the soil, rivers, and streams. Hemp can be grown with much less chemicals, or many times, none at all. • Hemp needs one-third of the water that cotton needs. • Hemp is three to eight times stronger than cotton (depending on how it is processed). The textile products will last longer. • Hemp textile: breathes very well, moisture absorbent, UV protect-ant, and anti-bacterial. Medicinal Cannabis and Endometriosis By Kalapa Clinic

Cannabinoids and Endometriosis In a study done by the University of California 170 million women worldwide suffer from in San Francisco, it was shown that with a low endometriosis. dose of pain killers, cannabinoids can reduce The symptoms of this condition are similar to pain more so than if medical cannabis were menstrual pains which means that its not to be used. diagnosis will often go unnoticed on many It was found that 33% of patients with chronic occasions. endometriosis pain, who participated in this This disorder is unique to women and it study, reported feelings of relieved pain occurs during menstruation. despite having a reduced dose of conventional Endometriosis occurs when the lining of the analgesics. uterus grows around other internal parts of the body such as the ovaries or intestines, among Other studies presented in the publication of other areas. “Pelvic Chronic Pain and Endometriosis” indicate that results are being seen in Symptoms of Endometriosis treatments surrounding the neural pain The main symptom is that women with approach, where applying a treatment endometriosis experience intense pain. involving the endocannabinoid system, is The pain that occurs can be compared to that finding a substantial decrease in of a heart attack. inflammation, chronic pain and general pain. This disease occurs because the endometrium grown excessively around other internal What are the effects of medical cannabis on organs. endometriosis? The invasive tissue does not leave the body At Kalapa Clinic, through the consultations, during menstruation, but accumulates outside emails and social networking sites, we get of the uterus during the menstrual cycle. many requests from women who want to As well as intense pain endometriosis can also know how medical cannabis can help them cause nausea, vomiting and, in severe cases, it with their endometriosis. In this video can lead to extensive bleeding which can cannabinoids and their uses are explained and damage the organs in the abdomen or even how they may alleviate many of the cause infertility. symptoms that people with endometriosis have, including chronic inflammation, which Treating Endometriosis with Cannabinoids can lead to constant abdominal pain and The most common way to treat endometriosis oedema. is by taking anti-inflammatory and analgesic pain killers to reduce the pain. Medicinal cannabis, because of its potential However there are also alternative, more to sooth inflammation, helps people with this disease to improve their quality of life. natural treatments, for example, using cannabinoids. https://www.kalapa- Although medical cannabis cannot cure clinic.com/en/endometriosis-medical- endometriosis, it can reduce the pain thanks to cannabis-uk/ the soothing properties of CBD. How Cannabidiol (CBD) Helps My Endometriosis By Jessie M. Fletcher 27/4/18

I am currently experiencing an endometriosis you may only require a single drop each time flare-up. My right ovary has decided to — start small. remind me of its presence via throbbing, stabbing pains, and my uterus feels like it’s Cannabis is becoming an increasingly hot tearing apart. This is when my pain-relief topic in the world of endometriosis. weapons come into action, and cannabinoids In the U.S., most states still don’t include take centre stage. symptoms of endometriosis within their qualifying conditions to obtain medical marijuana. But projects like Know Your Endo are working to increase awareness on this subject, and Oscar-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg has launched a line of cannabis-based products aimed at women suffering from menstrual issues. I took strong painkillers for years, mainly New Zealand plans to hold a referendum so high doses of ibuprofen. that its citizens can decide on legalising the I knew I was playing with fire, since this type personal use of cannabis, which could enable of anti-inflammatory can damage the lining of those with chronic conditions to obtain medicinal cannabis. our stomachs. However, suffering chronically crippling I live in the U.K., where CBD is legal, pains, the only way I could hold a job and pay although the NHS (Britain’s public health bills was through strong medication. system) does not fund or prescribe it. Years have passed, and now my gut is a war There have been some isolated cases of zone. doctors prescribing it to epilepsy patients, and I have made changes in my diet, but also had while it can be easily bought online or at some to quit ibuprofen. health shops, it’s not cheap. That’s when cannabidiol (CBD) came into play. CBD is a cannabinoid (a cannabis I am writing this from my bed, having taken compound). “CBD oil” is an extract mixed some CBD with my lunch, which is enabling with a carrier oil. It also comes in pill form, me to function. and some people even vape it. I wish I had known about CBD before. It has the numbing effect one associates with It would have probably saved me from weed, but leaves out the THC element, which destroying my gut with strong, synthetic means no psychoactive (“stoned”) effects. medication. It’s very good at reducing the intensity of pain. If like me, you experience severe levels of pain, CBD may not get rid of it completely, but it can provide a lot of relief.

CBD is a superhero when it comes to migraines and anxiety. Taken orally as an oil, its taste is very strong and not particularly pleasant, but it can be mixed with anything you eat or drink. Depending on its concentration and potency, I believe cannabinoids should be an option for endometriosis sufferers. Cannabinoids help thousands of women, but The long-term effects of certain painkillers right now, it’s all down to word-of-mouth should justify the availability of more natural among patients who can afford it. alternatives. We need more awareness and availability I started buying CBD from someone who globally, and the power to change the laws to mostly sold it to cancer and endometriosis facilitate its supply and use for medical sufferers. purposes. https://endometriosisnews.com/2018/04/27/e ndometriosis-symptoms-helped-by- cannabidiol-cbd/

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Can You Manage The Symptoms of Menopause With Cannabis? By Burgess Powell March 15th 2018 (High Times)

Menopause marks the end of a woman’s According to National Public Radio, these menstrual cycle. According to the Mayo studies reduced the number of women taking Clinic, symptoms include irregular periods, hormone replacements by almost half. mood changes, hot flashes, vaginal dryness In an interview with NPR, Dr. JoAnn and issues with sleeping. Manson, who plays an active role in menopausal research, explains that these findings are far from clear-cut.

“This is a big, complicated study,” Dr. Manson says. “For just one example, the two trials found that taking estrogen alone reduced the risk of breast cancer while taking it with progestin increased breast cancer risk.”

Women’s Health Concern argues that, for many women, the discomfort of menopause exceeds the dangers of HRT. However, they add that older women should be warier of hormone replacement because they are more at risk. Overall the non-profit is mindful that statistically, a woman’s chance of developing Most women live over a third of their life with breast cancer or heart disease greatly menopause. Due to the resulting discomfort increases with this medication. This means and stress and the expanding uses of medical that you should only take the minimum marijuana, many are asking: can you manage effective dose. the symptoms of menopause with cannabis? Many women are dissatisfied with hormone Traditional Treatments for Menopause replacement therapy as the only ‘effective’ Women experience menopause due to treatment for menopause. Instead, they are decreased fertility after their bodies stop turning to supplements and natural remedies. producing certain hormones. Flaxseed and soy contain phytoestrogens— To counter this hormone imbalance, some estrogen found in plants—so many women doctors prescribe Hormone Replacement attempt to assuage their symptoms with diet. Therapy. Experts cite Vitamin E and exercise as This typically translates to taking an estrogen common coping mechanisms for menopause. and progesterone supplement. But these supplements cannot cure Recent research has found that Hormone menopause. Replacement Therapy poses a serious health As a result, health-conscious women risk. speculate, can you manage the symptoms of A study published in 2002 revealed that HRT menopause with cannabis? increases the risk of breast cancer and heart disease. Later, a second study found that one’s risk of dementia, stroke, and blood clots increases with estrogen supplements.

The Endocannabinoid System Impact Cannabis, a non-profit association This is why cannabis is an effective painkiller, dedicated to studying medical marijuana, mood enhancer and treats conditions such as attributes part of menopausal discomfort to a Parkinson’s disease, premenstrual syndrome, decrease in endocannabinoid signalling. and seizures. And its painkilling potential isn’t limited a The endocannabinoid system is a biological short list of conditions: system of proteins and protein receptors Though women have fewer cannabinoid whose role is to maintain homeostasis in the receptors after menopause, THC can still be a body. It regulates everything from mood, to powerful pain management tool. fertility and pain sensitivity. Research on the cannabinoids in marijuana Some experts do warn that cannabis can lead to the discovery of the endocannabinoid produce negative effects for older women system in the human body. who have lower levels of estrogen, and therefore require a higher dose of THC. Ovaries are a part of the endocannabinoid system. Some speculate that deficiencies in Final Hit: Can You Manage The Symptoms certain types of neurotransmitters in the of Menopause With Cannabis? endocannabinoid system induce early If one of the symptoms of menopause that menopause. you’re experiencing is pain, then there is a Additionally, the low levels of estrogen that good chance that marijuana can help. follow menopause correspond to lower As is the case with every drug treatment, activity in the endocannabinoid system. especially those lacking in research, you may This can negatively affect your mood. experience side effects or have to modify your dosage. The strong link between the endocannabinoid The answer to the question, can you manage system and menopause means that there is the symptoms of menopause with cannabis, is: potential for marijuana to treat menopause. potentially yes….. However, due to lack of research, scientists On the whole, the dangers of hormone don’t yet understand the specifics of the replacement therapy outweigh those of relationship between these biological medical marijuana. processes. And often, healthcare professionals are Marijuana for Pain Management dissuaded through lack of marijuana There is even less scientific inquiry on the education or disincentivised by drug effects of marijuana on menopause. companies to prescribe marijuana. What we do know is that marijuana’s So why not try a natural and organic solution cannabinoids work within the human before putting yourself at risk? endocannabinoid system. https://hightimes.com/women/manage- symptoms-menopause-cannabis/

Cannabis Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Ingredients:

1 1/3 cup of flour 1/3 cup of sugar 2/3 cup of brown sugar 1/2 cup of cannabutter 1 1/3 cup of chocolate chips 1/4 tsp of baking soda 1/4 tps of salt 2 tsp of vanilla extract 1 egg

The first step is to pre-heat your oven to 160C degrees and grease the baking sheet that you will be using. Grab a medium sized bowl and combine the 1 1/3 cups of all-purpose natural flour, 1/4 tablespoon of baking soda and 1/4 tablespoon of salt. Whisk this mixture until everything is combined and the set it aside for the time being. Grab another medium sized bowl and mix the 1/2 cup of cannabutter, 1/3 cup of granulated sugar and 2/3 cups of packed brown sugar. Continue mixing until the contents in this bowl are creamy.

Once the mixture is all set, add in the 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract and egg. Continue mixing with until the butter/sugar/brown sugar combination has a light consistency, and then add in the chocolate chips. Once the chocolate chips are added, gently stir in the flower mixture from the first bowl into the second. It may take a while, but continue mixing until you have decent looking and firm cookie dough.

Once the dough is ready, you will then spoon the mixture out into 1/4 cup cookies on a sheet and spread them out accordingly. Place them into the preheated oven at 160C degrees and let the cookies bake for 18-25 minutes. Remove the sheet from the oven when the cookies are a crisp golden brown and let them cool for approximately 10-15 minutes before removing from the sheet. Once the cookies have cooked, sit down and enjoy your hard work! Don’t forget the milk!

Little Green Trailer - Tasmania Please help us get LGT to Melbourne HHI Expo in December Little Green Trailer Tasmania has been invited to be part of the Melbourne HHI Expo at the end of the year in early December. This is something we have wanted from the start of the LGT project, and the education trailers have now become an accepted and valuable tool in education and legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis. “However” there is wee catch…. As you all know this entire LGT educational project has been funded by donations from all over Australia (couple from overseas), and we rely heavily on donations still to keep them on the road and doing what they were built for “educating”

We now have to look at some fund raising events to raise the money necessary to get the trailer across the Bass Straight form Tasmania to Melbourne and back again…

We are happy to report that although slow, donations are still coming in. All printing has been done for handouts, plus some new ones this time round. We have ordered fridge magnets with our very important message on which will be given out also along with free copies of “the leaf” newsletter.

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Why has the Premier of Queensland and the Health Minister of Queensland denied Kaitlyn Mosley a lifesaving operation for 8 months now……

PLEASE everyone, watch this video, and hear why the Queensland Government are denying a sick child a vital lifesaving operation. You will be literally shocked by their responses and attitude, especially coming from Government Officials sworn to represent and take care of the people of Queensland. Child neglect and abuse at its worst Disgusting, and they should be held legally responsible for their actions…. (Control/Click the link below) https://www.facebook.com/katrina.mosley.58/videos/1898857440209147/ https://www.facebook.com/katrina.mosley.58?fref=ufi

US Has Funded Israeli Cannabis Research For 50 Years, But There’s “No Medicinal Value”? By Anna Wilcox, October 2016 ‘Herb.co’

The U.S. government says that cannabis has The NIH would grant $100,000 to “no medicinal value”, yet has been funding Mechoulams team each year for further study research in Israel for a half of a century. What on the health effects of cannabis. gives? This funding has continued for over 50 years. This is amazing, as it is really tough to get an NIH overseas grant.

A half-century’s worth of medical discovery In that time, Mechoulam and his team have unearthed a wealth of medical potential in the cannabis plant. This includes findings that suggest that: • Cannabinoids aid in recovery after Apparently, the U.S. government has been brain injury funding medical cannabis research for the • Cannabinoids have neuroprotective past several decades. properties Only, they outsourced it to another country. • CBD has antipsychotic properties For half of a century, the National Institute of • Cannabinoids may aid in autoimmune Health has provided an annual grant to Israeli conditions research on the herb. • CBD lowers incidence of diabetes The big question is, if cannabis has “no • CBD aids in epilepsy medical value”, why has the U.S. funded Israeli research for 50 years? The few findings mentioned here are only the very beginning of what Mechoulam and A half-century’s worth of funding associated teams have discovered. If you’re a cannabis nerd, you may have heard The research conducted in Israel since the of Dr. Raphael Mechoulam. Mechoulam is 1960s has lent itself to cannabis reform time the man who first discovered THC. and time again. Back in the early 1960s, Mechoulam asked Without Mechoulams contributions, we may the U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH) for not have the medical cannabis programs that funding on his cannabis research. we have today. Unfortunately, true to form, they turned him In his own country, Mechoulam has won down. several major awards and honours for his work. However, according to a Newsweek report, Now, Israel’s medical cannabis industry is one year after Mechoulams first inquiry, he blooming. Patients can access medical got a call from the NIH. cannabis for cancer, chronic pain, post- Apparently, after an unnamed U.S. Senator traumatic stress disorder, paediatric epilepsy, caught his son smoking a little cannabis, the arthritis, and Crohn’s disease. senator called the NIH to find out what the herb actually did to the brain. No one had the answer. So, the same official that once rejected Mechoulams research called him with some good news. “No medical value” in the U.S. What gives? Though $100,000 can go quickly in scientific So, what’s with all of the hypocrisy? research, the federal government’s generosity Recently, large pharmaceutical companies helped fund these incredible discoveries. have made substantial donations to anti- legalisation campaigns. At the same time, So, after all of that funding, why is cannabis other companies have received special still seen as having “no medical value” by the permission to test cannabis-based DEA and other governmental agencies? pharmaceuticals in U.S. patients. In 2013, the NIH released even a study that Yet, everyday doctors who wish to prescribe described that the endocannabinoid system the herb cannot since the herb has Schedule 1 plays a role in “essentially every human status. disease”. All but a select few independent and The U.S. government currently holds a patent pharmaceutical researchers are blocked from on cannabinoids as a neuroprotective experimenting with cannabis on U.S. soil. antioxidant, which is helpful in Alzheimer’s Though the federal government has respected and other neurodegenerative diseases. state rights thus far, patients, recommending Dr. Alan Shackelford, a Harvard-trained, doctors, and cannabis businesses are still medical cannabis prescribing doctor in shunned to remain in a grey area of the law. Colorado, explained that the U.S. doctors had With all of this evidence, it’s time for real no trouble prescribing the herb prior to the change. Reefer Madness era. He tells Newsweek, Already, many of the U.S. states have implemented some form of cannabis reform. Marijuana was an integral part of American With the majority in favour, why is there still medicine for more than 100 years, from the a delay? 1830s through the 1940s, and it was used safely and effectively for all of that time. – https://herb.co/marijuana/news/israeli- Shackelford cannabis-research/

PLEASE NOTE: This newsletter contains only snippets of information in most cases, which will hopefully spur your interest enough to research these topics for yourself.... I encourage you to do just that, as the Internet and libraries are literally full of information, such as, previously undertaken research data, worldwide medical research papers (30,000+). Hemp industry, history, prohibition, botanical plant information, statistics, personal stories etc In your research, you will come across some minor negativity, but mainly from religious sources, pharmacy, alcohol and tobacco companies and some politicians and medical practitioners (still living in the dark ages sadly and/or being paid by Big Pharma??) I would encourage you also to talk to your GP or Specialist Remain open minded and come to your own conclusion