Title Page Assess the advantages and disadvantages of Cannabis Legalization in Australia Contents Title Page 1 Introduction: 3 Cannabis dugs: 3 Use of Marijuana in Australia: 4 Advantages of Cannabis legalization in Australia: 5 Disadvantages of Cannabis legalization in Australia: 5 Conclusion: 7 References: 8 Introduction: Currently drug abuse is the issue that has plagued almost all the societies in the world. This problem poses serious threat to the life of people
Federal government and the laws on cannabis growth and development. I have selected one local and one national article from Echonetdaily, which originates from the Eyre Peninsula in Cleve, South Australia. The two articles take opposing sides on the debate, with the local article, “Police destroy ‘good medicine’ say cannabis activists” swinging in with a more negative approach towards the police, who seem to be anti-cannabis. The national article, “Medical cannabis cultivation regulation to be controlled
Should cannabis be legalised in Australia? Your response should provide a considered discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of both legalisation and criminalisation which shows evidence of wide and varied reading. Cannabis originated from Central Asia generations ago, with references to Cannabis dating back to medical and religious Chinese and Indian texts. Cannabis was also used in the West as hemp fibre, for industrial purposes, before it was used for medical use by W.B. O’Shaughnessy
Should cannabis be legalised in Australia? Your response should provide a considered discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of both legalisation and criminalisation, which shows evidence of wide and varied reading. Cannabis, through the decades has changed dramatically from being an ancient herbal medicine to an illicit drug. Cannabis originated from Central Asia and was used as a healing agent, during rituals and as a spiritual euphoria. However, in most western countries this drug has
perception and policy on cannabis has been clouded by ill-informed attitudes uphold by a section of society and by the legacy of the various ‘war on drugs’. A handful of countries such as SPAIAN, Netherlands, North Korea, Colombia, Portugal, and parts of United States of America, have legalised medical and recreational use of cannabis. However cannabis is currently illegal in Australia, state of Victoria soon to legalise medicinal cannabis, but the handling and benefits of the current policies are
identified that hundreds of families throughout Australia are breaking the law by using medical marijuana (Cannabis) to help treat illnesses and ease chronic pain. To define, the term medical marijuana refers to using the whole unprocessed marijuana plant or it’s basic extracts to treat a disease or symptom. Through analysis of the Internet and other reliable sources, though an illicit drug in Australian society, medical marijuana should be legalised in Australia for medicinal purposes. It has been found
Australia lags behind other countries when it comes to legalising marijuana for recreational and medicinal use, despite the drug creating positive and negative aspects on the government and moral of society. Should we legalise marijuana in Australia? The legalisation of marijuana in Australia will significantly benefit the country’s economy. With government supervision and monitoring, the marijuana industry would thrive with minimal expenses and instead generate a new source of revenue. This presentation
The legalisation of medicinal marijuana is a very controversial topic within Australia. Recently, Victoria took the first steps to legalise medicinal marijuana, referenced in Victorian Government 's Access to Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2015 (12th April 2016) and passed by the Victorian Parliament. This is the beginning of “the process of enabling patients to access medicinal cannabis.” In spite of this forward move, the debate still rages. There are valid and significant stances about whether marijuana
In March 2015 I was able to discuss this issue with a prominent Paediatric Psychiatrist, Dr Daniel Geller. We discussed his experience with the medicinal use of cannabis. Dr Geller stated that in the 1960’s doctors failed to fight for the continuation of cannabis treatments around the same time that there was growing clinical evidence of the negative health effects of opium and barbiturates had on the individual, their family and society. Partnered with this modern medicine gave doctors a new
people with harmful and chronic illness. Amendments to the Narcotic Drugs Act permit legally-grown cannabis for the manufacturing of medicinal cannabis products in Australia like edibles or products that produce a high ( ABC 2017). Under the new federal act, patients with a authentic medical prescription can possess and use medicinal cannabis products manufactured from cannabis legally cultivated in Australia by the government, provided the supply of marijuana has been authorised under the Therapeutic