The Leaf THE LEAF Sept-Oct 17 | Page 8

When I decided that it was my Christian duty to God to get this medicine to as many of my fellow man that I could, I planted out my farm even though I knew it was illegal I knew in my heart it was the morally right thing to do, I started helping three people with cancer, 2 children with brain cancer and a 66-year-old man with mouth, tonsil and pallet cancer, all terminal Straight away within days of starting their treatment they showed improvement and could lower their doses of morphine, the two children have since passed away, Loren got home for Xmas and Joshua was living well again and his tumour was shrinking, Ian the 66-year-old completed his treatment and is now cancer free. The law got wind of what I was doing and raided my home in March 2013 and we were charged, both given bail so I went home and instantly put in more plants and continued what I was doing giving compassionate care to dying kids and adults, by November the Taree police raided me again and stole lifesaving plants and meds from the kids I had been helping, they didn't seem to care and just called me a crazy hippie, I was refused bail and sent to Kempsey prison on remand for 10 months. The first case of 600 plants was thrown out by police and the second case of 250 plants resulted in a penalty of time served, no conviction, no bond, no fine, so I started growing again to help the sick and dying. In March 2015, they raided me again fully aware of who I was and what I do but again they stole medicine and charged me for cultivating 170 plants. The case fell apart and I was found guilty of cultivation of 6 plants and given a 2-year bond. The busts and jail were the easy parts of my story but watching children and adults that I had become close friends to die from lack of access was by far the worst thing, Now I get contacted daily by people that have heard about cannabis medicine and want it as an option of treatment and to replace addictive pharmaceuticals medication. I was contacted last week by a woman with femoral tremors who was told by her Doctor they had exhausted treatment options for her and if she can get cannabis oil to start it asap, These people think the governments legalised this in February 2016 but as we all know there is no access for them unless they get it from the so called black market. These politicians here in Canberra don't see the human face of suffering and sheer desperation and despair in the people trying to save a loved one or a child, hell they know this stuff helps stop seizures and Parkinson tremors. The truth is in people, we aren't doing something wrong we are doing what is right, 97 % of the Australian public wants this now, and until the Government and the police stop this war against us over a harmless plant we will continue to Defy your outdated laws, Thank you