I am just bumping this one to the top as it is of interest to quite a few members ..... it really is just a matter of time before Medicinal Cannabis Oil is made available at a reasonable cost to ALL Australians - as it is a HERB that has vilified for too long. Currently, it is legal to own 2 cannabis plants for personal use in Canberra/ACT ...... but not in the rest of NSW. With a machine called an Ardent - that would enable you to make your own!
Medicinal Cannabis Oil will be of benefit to patients who have a
huge range of medical issues -These include chronic pain, anxiety, insomnia, neurodegenerative and seizure disorders, autism, and relieving side effects from cancer treatment such as neuropathic pain, loss of appetite or nausea.
You CAN currently receive a script from your GP/Onc for Medicinal Cannabis Oil - but most (for unknown reasons) won't do it. grrr
You will NOT get high from medicinal Cannabis Oil - The THC element is only 'activated' in extreme temperatures - eg if it is smoked - the oil is taken sublingually (under the tongue.). The oils are cold pressed, so no heat involved.
Most cannabis oils aims aim for the pain free element (CBD) tho some may have a small mix of THC in it as well (it helps with sleep.)
There are a couple of webinairs coming up in Melbourne on the use of Cannabis Oil (one is on Bone Mets & the use of the oil) so check out this link in Counterpart ..... you may like to be a part of these educational webinairs - or look at their past ones. The first 2 items are 'upcoming' -
the Bone Mets one is NEXT WED and the 2nd one is in November. You need to register.
https://counterpart.org.au/?s=medicinal+cannabis+oilBe informed ..... the man made painkillers are addictive and potentially fatal if taken in large doses - there have been NO recorded deaths from Medicinal Cannabis Oil - and the anecdotal evidence is that it works!!
