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Victoria to legalise medical marijuana

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By Lauren Hilbert, 6/10/15

The Andrews Government will change the law to allow cannabis to be grown, manufactured and sold for medicinal purposes in Victoria after recommendations from the law reform commission.

The Victorian Law Reform Commission has made 42 recommendations to legalise the use of medical marijuana, including:

that cultivators and manufacturers be licensed;
that the product be sold at pharmacies;
that specialist medical practitioners authorise such treatment

The report recommends the drug be used in exceptional circumstances to treat conditions including multiple sclerosis, cancer, AIDS, and epilepsy.

Trials of the drug will begin next year, but the commission says changing the law should not wait.

The government has accepted all the recommendations, but says it will consult more broadly on what conditions should be eligible to use the drug.

Legalisation is expected to take effect in 2017.

The report says the government will need to work closely with the Commonwealth to ensure it goes ahead.

http://www.3aw.com.au/news/victoria-to-legalise-medical-cannabis-20151006-gk295a.html
 
Marijuana conditions of use: (Victoria, Australia - ETA 2017)
Severe muscle spasms or severe pain from MS
Severe pain from cancer, HIV or AIDS
Severe nausea, vomiting or wasting from cancer, HIV or AIDS
Severe seizures from epileptic conditions (if other treatments do not work)
Severe chronic pain where two specialist medical practitioners think medicinal cannabis might work better than other medical options
Source: Victorian Law Reform Commission

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-...a-to-be-legalised-in-victoria-medical/6830892
 
damn, i was kinda hoping they would include anxiety in there.

pretty hardcore rules, makes me wonder why cancer patients in other states can't get mmj
 
Verybuffed said:
Marijuana conditions of use: (Victoria, Australia - ETA 2017)
Severe muscle spasms or severe pain from MS
Severe pain from cancer, HIV or AIDS
Severe nausea, vomiting or wasting from cancer, HIV or AIDS
Severe seizures from epileptic conditions (if other treatments do not work)
Severe chronic pain where two specialist medical practitioners think medicinal cannabis might work better than other medical options
Source: Victorian Law Reform Commission

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-...a-to-be-legalised-in-victoria-medical/6830892
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Sigh....you basically have to be dying. great. one of the safest drugs on the planet with thousands of applications and the government & law reform have effectively pigeon holed cannabis.

Who gets to cultivate it?
 
The Vic programs mentions it will be cultivated by the government.

We have worked long and hard to get this trial of non-psychoactive tinctures up and running in Australia. I am very glad that the people who need this medicine can now get it.
 
Hope it actually happens, also keeping it government produced is the absolute best way to do this. Looking at the US states that have adopted similar legislation they have made the mistake of privatizing the supply which I don't believe is the most effective way to introduce and control the supply side...
 
i think what is legal now is growing medical marijuana locally, for patients only with medical conditions, and have to be authorised. Previously, patients had to import from overseas.
So, recreational marijuana that you buy off the streets is still illegal.
but the problem that i can see here is with workplace... it might be confusing for the employer and cause some issues with safety and laws.
 
my biggest curiosity is the affect on the illicit market, should be interesting from here on in..
 
pisspotnrock said:
my biggest curiosity is the affect on the illicit market, should be interesting from here on in..
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As I understand it the products being introduced legally are not psychoactive. Two seperate markets. It will still be illegal to have fun in Victoria for some time yet.
 
i'm pretty sure it will be psychoactive, but its just for terminal illness. so u need cancer to have fun basically.

marinol (non psychoactive weed pill) has already been available before strict medical laws got passed in vic.
 
The medicinal cannabis trials in Australia are for non-psychoactive tinctures. This has always been the case. We have worked long and hard for a very long time to finally get this here in Australia.
 
weird, i guess i shouldn't be surprised, considering its illegal for health stores to sell hemp husks.
 
You can legally buy hemp seed in Australia that has been hulled. There is also a hemp protein product sold by the same company.

There have been two court cases recently in Canberra where both defendants have successfully argued that their positive cannabis roadside tests where attributed to the hemp seed they ate.
 
Man escapes conviction for driving under influence of drugs after eating hemp seeds

A Canberra magistrate has urged ACT lawmakers to test hemp seeds to see if they could trigger drug-driving screening tests used by police on the territory's roads.
Magistrate Bernadette Boss made the statement as she declined to convict a Hackett man who tested positive to driving with cannabis in his system.
Timothy Neil Pendelton, 33, pleaded guilty in the ACT Magistrates Court to drug driving.
But he asked the court to deal with the matter by way of a section 17, which would mean a conviction would not be recorded.
Court documents said police pulled over Mr Pendelton for random testing in Lyneham about 2.25pm on August 7.
He passed an alcohol screening test, but tested positive to THC, the chemical that gives cannabis its psychological effects.
Police noted that Pendelton had watery, bloodshot eyes, and slow speech at the time.
Mr Pendelton told the court on Monday that he had not used cannabis and claimed the positive result had been caused because he had been eating products that contained hemp seeds, including hemp protein, at the time of the test.
The products are legally available for purchase from health food stores.
"I don't smoke drugs," he said.
Mr Pendelton cited a previous Magistrates Court case in which a 37-year-old Canberra woman's drug-drive case had been dismissed because she had been eating gluten-free muesli that contained the seeds.
A medical report received by prosecutors in that case acknowledged that he seeds could have resulted in the low level of THC found in her system.
Mr Pendelton requested that the court dispose of his case in the same manner.
Dr Boss granted the non-conviction order, saying that it was incumbent on the state to prove that the hemp could not trigger the same result as cannabis in a roadside drug test.
The magistrate said Mr Pendelton's presentation of bloodshot eyes and slow speech could be for other reasons than being affected by drugs.
She advised Mr Pendelton to stop eating the hemp seed products until the effects could be researched.
Dr Boss urged the authorities to arrange testing to ensure the courts did not face similar situations in the future.
Since the 2011 inception, the road safety laws have received criticism for the zero-tolerance approach that criminalises all drugs found in a driver's system.
Lawyers and civil libertarians have previously voiced concerns that the laws ignored impairment levels and could snare motorists who had innocently ingested drugs.
The approach differs to drink-driving laws, under which drivers are allowed to consume a legal minimum because it does not impair their ability to drive.
Mr Pendelton smiled and said "winner" as he left the court.

http://canberratimes.com.au/act-new...-after-eating-hemp-seeds-20150302-13spp4.html
 
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ohk, i just remember a few years ago here in adelaide. they had hemp husks at the health store for a while, then they didn't have them any more. i asked the shop assistant what happened and i think maybe a parent complained or something and the police notified the store that they cannot sell them.

its possible the law changed here at some point. i never see it as a food product/supplement in any store here though.
 
I'd link the products for you but it is against the AusDD rules. Search the terms I posted and it will be the first result. I was going to try the protein but it isn't as good as what I use.
 
ohk that makes sense, i remember seeing on the packet that it had a sticker saying that it is only for external use. it seems that hemp products are illegal to consume since 2002 or so. the proposition to allow low thc hemp foods was rejected in 2012.

The Forum noted that FSANZ found that foods derived from the seeds of low THC hemp do not present any safety concerns as food, and that concerns regarding the impact on police THC drug testing fall beyond the remit of FSANZ.

Several concerns were raised by some Forum members, including law enforcement issues, particularly from a policing perspective in relation to roadside drug testing, cannabidiol levels as well as the marketing of hemp in food may send a confused message to consumers about the acceptability and safety of Cannabis.
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it would be a bit absurd if they prosecuted the people driving for having eaten hemp seeds, i guess it brings to light how sensitive our roadside testing is to low concentrations of drugs.
 
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