Comments on: Drug Free Australia launches unreferenced cannabis assault http://www.drugblog.net/2008/03/01/drug-free-australia-launches-unreferenced-cannabis-assault/ News and issues for ATOD professionals Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:02:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Glenn http://www.drugblog.net/2008/03/01/drug-free-australia-launches-unreferenced-cannabis-assault/comment-page-1/#comment-132399 Glenn Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:33:21 +0000 http://diaf.pair.com/danaaust/drugblognew/?p=91#comment-132399 Can't access this website: http://dfaw.typepad.com/dfawatch/ Any idea how to find the dfawatch site? Can’t access this website:
http://dfaw.typepad.com/dfawatch/ Any idea how to find the dfawatch site?

]]> By: Pain Man http://www.drugblog.net/2008/03/01/drug-free-australia-launches-unreferenced-cannabis-assault/comment-page-1/#comment-122388 Pain Man Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:16:14 +0000 http://diaf.pair.com/danaaust/drugblognew/?p=91#comment-122388 None of those "almost 400 journal studies and reviews" mentioned the tends of thousands of journal articles which show cannabinoids to be harmless by comparison to any of the current prescription medications available (far less harmful than Panadol which can easily kill) and that it is helpful in the *treatment* of so very many horrible and painful health problems. This includes the symptoms of schizophrenia, which it HELPS, and does not cause - no matter what those 2 nurses who work in a psych ward seem to think - a "statement of opinion" letter, that you folk in the anti-drug world all seem to believe was a scientific study - it wasn't one. It was the opinions of two people who work in a psych ward, and whose entire 'sample set' were people with schizophrenia (by the way, less of that institutionalised group used cannabis than in the general population). There are no significant anti-cannabis medical journal articles that have not been utterly panned as either "bad science" or outright propaganda by serious medical professionals and scientists. As for me, to me cannabis is the difference between eating and starving - between walking and crawling - between being in terrible pain and being unable to (literally) live through it. I have been on dozens of antinauseants, pain medications and other medications and not one of them does the job as well (and with fewer side effects). Why should I be risking police involvement, in order to have the "quality medical care" which is guaranteed to me in the constitution of this country? None of those “almost 400 journal studies and reviews” mentioned the tends of thousands of journal articles which show cannabinoids to be harmless by comparison to any of the current prescription medications available (far less harmful than Panadol which can easily kill) and that it is helpful in the *treatment* of so very many horrible and painful health problems. This includes the symptoms of schizophrenia, which it HELPS, and does not cause – no matter what those 2 nurses who work in a psych ward seem to think – a “statement of opinion” letter, that you folk in the anti-drug world all seem to believe was a scientific study – it wasn’t one. It was the opinions of two people who work in a psych ward, and whose entire ’sample set’ were people with schizophrenia (by the way, less of that institutionalised group used cannabis than in the general population).

There are no significant anti-cannabis medical journal articles that have not been utterly panned as either “bad science” or outright propaganda by serious medical professionals and scientists.

As for me, to me cannabis is the difference between eating and starving – between walking and crawling – between being in terrible pain and being unable to (literally) live through it. I have been on dozens of antinauseants, pain medications and other medications and not one of them does the job as well (and with fewer side effects). Why should I be risking police involvement, in order to have the “quality medical care” which is guaranteed to me in the constitution of this country?

]]> By: Gary Christian http://www.drugblog.net/2008/03/01/drug-free-australia-launches-unreferenced-cannabis-assault/comment-page-1/#comment-110488 Gary Christian Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:12:30 +0000 http://diaf.pair.com/danaaust/drugblognew/?p=91#comment-110488 James You could have saved yourself 30 minutes of hard writing effort by just going to the DFA website and downloading the full document. It is fully referenced to a biliography of almost 400 journal studies and reviews. Gary Christian SECRETARY Drug Free Australia James

You could have saved yourself 30 minutes of hard writing effort by just going to the DFA website and downloading the full document. It is fully referenced to a biliography of almost 400 journal studies and reviews.

Gary Christian
SECRETARY
Drug Free Australia

]]> By: ian johnston http://www.drugblog.net/2008/03/01/drug-free-australia-launches-unreferenced-cannabis-assault/comment-page-1/#comment-20636 ian johnston Thu, 15 May 2008 09:01:44 +0000 http://diaf.pair.com/danaaust/drugblognew/?p=91#comment-20636 Why can people grow it in South Australia and Canberra and not in other states. I know it's bad for you. But they are hurting themselves whereas if they drink booze they are much more likely to hurt someone else. i feel much safer walking through a pub where everyone is stoned rather than a pub where everyone is pissed. Asked any policeman and see who they believe are more violent. The local drug dealer usually sells lots of drug types...so they know where to buy the shabu, e's etc etc. Let the hippies grow a few plants at home and forget about it.. take the criminal element out of it... Why can people grow it in South Australia and Canberra and not in other states.
I know it’s bad for you. But they are hurting themselves whereas if they drink booze they are much more likely to hurt someone else.
i feel much safer walking through a pub where everyone is stoned rather than a pub where everyone is pissed. Asked any policeman and see who they believe are more violent.
The local drug dealer usually sells lots of drug types…so they know where to buy the shabu, e’s etc etc.
Let the hippies grow a few plants at home and forget about it.. take the criminal element out of it…

]]> By: Terry Wright http://www.drugblog.net/2008/03/01/drug-free-australia-launches-unreferenced-cannabis-assault/comment-page-1/#comment-13074 Terry Wright Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:22:01 +0000 http://diaf.pair.com/danaaust/drugblognew/?p=91#comment-13074 If you want to know more about the devious DFA, visit DFA Watch at http://dfaw.typepad.com/dfawatch/ If you want to know more about the devious DFA, visit DFA Watch at http://dfaw.typepad.com/dfawatch/

]]> By: Terry Wright http://www.drugblog.net/2008/03/01/drug-free-australia-launches-unreferenced-cannabis-assault/comment-page-1/#comment-539 Terry Wright Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:54:06 +0000 http://diaf.pair.com/danaaust/drugblognew/?p=91#comment-539 The DFA are just trying to remain relevant in this post Howard era. They are without doubt, the biggest propaganda machine in this country. They have no facts, no evidence and often quote other nutters who cherry pick reports that have been slammed by the medical industry. They are so dangerous to our society and in a perfect world would be hauled in front of a court and charged with the deaths of thousands of addicts. The utter scum of this world. The DFA are just trying to remain relevant in this post Howard era. They are without doubt, the biggest propaganda machine in this country. They have no facts, no evidence and often quote other nutters who cherry pick reports that have been slammed by the medical industry.

They are so dangerous to our society and in a perfect world would be hauled in front of a court and charged with the deaths of thousands of addicts. The utter scum of this world.

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