Date: 27/06/2014 16:09:56
From: CrazyNeutrino
ID: 552009
Subject: Tasmania mooted as growing site for medicinal cannabis

Tasmania mooted as growing site for medicinal cannabis

The bid to legalise cannabis for medical use is gaining momentum, and Tasmania has been suggested as a growing site.

A cross-party delegation from New South Wales will be in Tasmania next week for a site visit and will meet the state Health Minister.

NSW MP Kevin Anderson, who is working on a private member’s bill to legalise medicinal cannabis for the terminally ill in that state, will lead the delegation.

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Date: 27/06/2014 16:11:38
From: furious
ID: 552010
Subject: re: Tasmania mooted as growing site for medicinal cannabis

Haven’t they already got the monopoly on medicinal poppy too?

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Date: 27/06/2014 16:13:48
From: Divine Angel
ID: 552012
Subject: re: Tasmania mooted as growing site for medicinal cannabis

Does this mean the terminally ill will be packing up and moving to Tassie then?

FWIW I support the use of medicinal mj.

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Date: 27/06/2014 16:14:44
From: Dropbear
ID: 552013
Subject: re: Tasmania mooted as growing site for medicinal cannabis

Never seen you so happy.

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Date: 27/06/2014 16:15:50
From: morrie
ID: 552014
Subject: re: Tasmania mooted as growing site for medicinal cannabis

furious said:


Haven’t they already got the monopoly on medicinal poppy too?

No. Victoria is muscling in on that. The pharma companies need to diversify their base.

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Date: 27/06/2014 17:19:27
From: Skeptic Pete
ID: 552034
Subject: re: Tasmania mooted as growing site for medicinal cannabis

Divine Angel said:


Does this mean the terminally ill will be packing up and moving to Tassie then?

FWIW I support the use of medicinal mj.

I don’t know about you, but if I was terminally ill, I don’t think I’d be giving the legality of my medication a second thought.

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Date: 27/06/2014 17:24:18
From: Skeptic Pete
ID: 552037
Subject: re: Tasmania mooted as growing site for medicinal cannabis

One of the protestors against the Telstra mobile phone tower at Corlette made the claim in his letter, that there are 100 homes within a 200m radius of the proposed site.

I’m skeptical, but can’t seem to find a map. Surely that’s not possible, we’re talking normal homes on 1/4 acre blocks.

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Date: 27/06/2014 17:52:52
From: The Rev Dodgson
ID: 552054
Subject: re: Tasmania mooted as growing site for medicinal cannabis

Skeptic Pete said:


One of the protestors against the Telstra mobile phone tower at Corlette made the claim in his letter, that there are 100 homes within a 200m radius of the proposed site.

I’m skeptical, but can’t seem to find a map. Surely that’s not possible, we’re talking normal homes on 1/4 acre blocks.

There could potentially be 125 blocks of 1000 m^2 each.

That doesn’t allow for any roads, etc, but many “1/4 acre blocks” are less than 1000 m2, so I’d say it’s just about possible.

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Date: 27/06/2014 22:34:03
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 552236
Subject: re: Tasmania mooted as growing site for medicinal cannabis

morrie said:


furious said:

Haven’t they already got the monopoly on medicinal poppy too?

No. Victoria is muscling in on that. The pharma companies need to diversify their base.

Well, Tasmania does have a big plantation of medicinal poppy. So medicinal cannabis would be a minor step.

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