Protesting medical cannabis injustice in Australia
The protest was one of many dotted around the country, stemming from a case involving Craig Goodwin in Taree.
Mr Goodwin had been arrested for a cultivation offence to make cannabis oil, despite being a registered carer under the Terminal Illness Cannabis Scheme (or TICS).
Local men Rodd Green and Ron McCready stood on the steps at Bendigo’s law courts to protest what they saw as a grave miscarriage of justice.
Mr Green said using the non-psychoactive strains of the controversial drug – the CBCs or cannabichromene – could drastically relieve pain.
“I use medical cannabis oil for chronic post traumatic stress and a broken back in 1995,” Mr Green said.
“If it wasn't for the powers of medical cannabis, I wouldn't be alive today.”
He said there were many cases where children suffered uncontrollable seizures, which were much improved when they had a medical cannabis oil or tincture.
One example is that of young Tara O’Connell, who suffered up to 200 seizures...
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