The subject of medicinal marijuana in Australia is a touchy one for just about everyone whose job relies on a public election.
“Only a sick state and a sick government and police force would arrest and charge an ill man like me. The prohibition of cannabis for both medicinal and recreational use does far more damage to society than someone like me having a quiet smoke with friends.”
Cannabis activist and one of the speakers booked for this Saturday’s picnic, Dr Andrew Katelaris, states that whilst the progress currently being made by state and federal legislators is a step in the right direction, more needs to be done to ensure ordinary people can freely and legally access this product that has a wide range of highly beneficial medical uses.
“Cannabis is basically one of nature’s ‘wonder drugs’ and is safer and more beneficial to most people than similar substances created by the pharmaceutical industry.”
“Cannabis has been widely documented across human history and a plethora of cultures have made use of its healing benefits, something which is coming back into vogue with serious considerations being made as we speak of setting up an Australian medicinal marijuana market. But we need to do more.”
The picnic is scheduled for this coming Saturday from midday (with a certain observance occurring at the totally coincidental time of 4:20pm) at Victoria Park near the University of Sydney.