Would You Give Cannabis Oil To Your Child If It Took Away Pain And Suffering?
By admin - July 9, 2018 “Health & Fitness”
Recently, a journalist wrote about a gut
wrenching issue: GPs sending dying patients
underground in the search for medicinal
cannabis.
It’s utterly soul destroying to hear of what sick
adults and children must do to access a potent
plant that can relieve pain and suffering,
restore some dignity, give them control and
autonomy over their bodies, and even extend
their lives.
Two years ago, a father gave cannabis oil to
his two year old daughter, who had an
advanced, rare form of cancer.
He was arrested and charged.
The father, Adam Koessler, said after using
cannabis oil the difference in his daughter’s
condition was miraculous:
“Her cancer-ridden little body was alive again
– Rumer had almost instant quality of life.
She would say ‘Daddy, tummy’s not sore’ and
she would be able to eat like a champion and
began to gain weight.
Her energy was up and she wanted to go
outside with me instead of lie on her back with
her legs curled up.
Her skin colour came back, her eyes were
sparkling again and we just looked at each
other in complete amazement”.
After he was reported to police, his daughter’s
condition was completely reversed.
She was placed into hospital care, and hooked
up to morphine.
Her health deteriorated, and she passed away
soon after.
Cannabis Oil Is Still Mostly Illegal In
Australia
We often hear how cannabis oil can stop
seizures (even when medications have been
ineffective), and breathe new life into cancer
patients.
It shows promising results for diabetes and
obesity, and can stop tremors in those with
Parkinson’s Disease.
These life changing stories aren’t just in cases
of terminal or serious diseases.
Cannabis oil is helping those with a range of
emotional, mental, and physical problems.
Patient access is a major issue, however.
Only about 24 Australian medical specialists
– authorised prescribers who must go through
a time-consuming ethics approval – are
allowed to prescribe it, via the restricted
access scheme.
If that weren’t a big enough hurdle for sick
and suffering Australians, especially those
who are chronically or terminally ill, there are
two other problems: finding out who those
specialists are, as well as there being strict
criteria for prescriptions.
The program is limited by very specific
conditions, on a state-by-state basis.
For example:
In Victoria, the Department of Health allows
only kids with severe epilepsy – where
medications are not working – to access
medicinal cannabis
In NSW it is limited to people with a terminal
illness
Tasmanian authorities say they will not limit
the patient cohort
These hurdles make it extraordinarily difficult
for the vast majority of people in need to
obtain quality, high potency cannabis oil, via
legal channels.