HomeGrowAmnesty
The Case for Patient Homegrow Amnesty: A Pragmatic Path Forward for Australian Cannabis Reform
Unlike full legalization, patient HomeGrowAmnesty represents a more modest reform that could garner broader political support.
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Why Australia Needs Patient Homegrow Before Adult-Use Cannabis Laws
While countries like Canada, Uruguay, and several U.S. states have legalised cannabis for adult recreational use, Australia maintains harsh criminal penalties for possession and cultivation in most jurisdictions.
South Africa
South Africa Legalises Cannabis for Personal Use and Cultivation
In a landmark move for cannabis reform in Africa, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially signed the Cannabis for Private Purposes Act (CfPPA) into law.
HomeGrowAmnesty
Why Australia Needs Homegrow Amnesty for Medical Cannabis Patients
With no legal recreational framework, those treating their conditions with cannabis have faced an impossible choice:
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Groundhogs don't get human rights
Despite having Labor governments in nearly all Australian states and territories, none have sought to try and move the needle on homegrow to help patients.
2023
Australian Cannabis predictions - 2023
Here's my list of Australian cannabis predictions for 2023. Make of them what you will, and in a year we'll re-visit and see how many (if any) of them are correct.
HomeGrowAmnesty
How to kill the illicit cannabis market - a guide.
It should also be allowed to freely traded and gifted, an approach which was demonstrated best by the example set by Thailand when the government freed 3000 cannabis prisoners and gave away one million cannabis plants.
HomeGrowAmnesty
Amnesty on home grow voted down in the Australian Senate.
Today is the first time an amnesty provision has been voted on, in either house of an Australian Parliament.
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Homegrown cannabis is not your enemy
I'm of the opinion that the continued opposition to home growing is damaging the sector itself, and more widely, the other many industries who took the leap of faith needed to support it.
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At what point does a cost benefit analysis kick in..
How many people need to die on the side of the road in sight of a hospital before resources are redirected from arresting patients to saving them?
Brazil
Brazil approves medical cannabis home grow.
Just like Australia, Brazil's health ministry is yet to make any regulation around the home grow of cannabis for medical use.
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Embrace an amnesty for the home growing of medical cannabis.
As the Senate inquiry found in 2020, the best way to address the only serious risks to patients with respect to home grow is with an amnesty.
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Greens support 6 plant homegrow.
Greens have announced a 5 point plan to legalise cannabis in Australia. The @Greens claim this will raise $4.4 Billion over the estimates period.
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Happy 420
April 20 (420) is the international day of celebration for cannabis patients and consumers.