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07:00 Cannabis Science announces cure for basal cell carcinoma.
20:00 Mark Heinrich calls from Canberra, recently hosted Dr. Robert Melamede for MardiGrass in Australia.
24:00 Tony Bower, aboriginal medicine man, prescribing tinctures for some time. Coconut oil solution used for skin cancer with great success, 1 in 10 Australians develope skin cancer.
28:00 Patient sends email saying doctor is baffled that cancer is gone, a "good friend" of Heinrich's.
34:00 Situation in Australia, "a state of reefer madness", aggressive policing. Tony Bower starting trials through the "therapuetic goods" department, which is their equivalent of the FDA. Follows a discussion of cannabis vs. pharmaceuticals for various complaints.
53:00 Legal status, penalites can be quite harsh, a noblisse oblige attitude towards medical use for some people in some cases.
57:00 Change of law in Australia that allows Sativex also allows local production of tincture. Tony Bower (Mulawe Medical Cannabis) has a license from the government to distribute tinctures. New Zealand has essentially decriminalized. After Christchurch earthquake lads from Auckland packed up a truck and distributed cannabis at Christchurch.
1:04 Nimbin, MardiGrass, biggest marijuana festival in hemisphere, focus on visibility, coming out of the shadows.
1:26 The thrust in Australia is to bring cannabis out of the shadows, with a focus on appropriate health; no guarantee of healthcare in Australia constitution, not in keeping with the United Nations charter of human rights.
1:30 Henrich is on the Nimbin Mardi-Grass organizing committee. Just before Mardi-Grass, 3 Australian law enforcement started the first LEAP chapter in Australia. The lesson learned from North America is that we have to stand up and get out of the shadows. The Nimbin Hemp Embassy is the primary organization in Australia.
1:44 Since 1 in 10 Australians have skin cancer, a major focus for Australia will be that cannabis cures skin cancer.
Canada on Cannabis #12
Canada on Cannabis #12
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May 15, 2011
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