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IGNORANCE ABOUT THE USE OF MEDICINAL CANNABIS OIL
Australian Father Faces 20 Years
Jail In After Trying To Treat Daughter’s Cancer With Cannabis Oil
YOU CAN HELP CHANGE THE LAW
Stes de Necker
When Adam Koessler’s 2 year old daughter was
diagnosed with stage 4 Neuroblastoma – a very serious abdomen cancer – he
sought to do whatever he could to get her well again.
As a concerned parent that wanted to find the
least harmful way to treat his daughter’s illness, Adam came across studies such as these, showing very
positive results with treating her type of cancer with an alternative therapy –
Cannabis oil.
In Australia – where Adam and his daughter
reside – the use of medicinal marijuana is still currently illegal.
However, this didn’t stop Adam from trying to
treat her with cannabis oil.
Adam was arrested at the start of this year, January 2nd, for
“allegedly administering medicinal cannabis oil” to his 2 year old daughter.
He was also charged with ”possession of a dangerous drug.”
He
faces up to 20 years in jail if found guilty.
His daughter has now been removed from his
care (he is not in a relationship with the girl’s mother, they split up several
years ago) and is allowed to visit her in the Lady Cilento Children’s
hospital in South Brisbane, Australia.
She is currently being treated with
aggressive chemotherapy.
Before his daughter’s diagnosis Adam was
allowed to see her four days a week as per a court order issued back in
2013.
He is now only allowed to visit her with
restricted access, and he is not being informed about her treatment and
progress – or, for that matter, about anything significant in relation to her
care.
Adam has sought to organize a registered
business to supply organic meals for her to have during her stay in hospital
but the hospital will not approve of the delivery of the meals.
After speaking to other parents in the same
hospital, Adam was told that they are allowed to bring whatever they like
to their own children. Some are even bringing food from the very same organic
business that Adam wanted to use.
Most people will agree that it’s not okay
to keep a parent away from a child during hospital stays and treatments such as chemotherapy.
The trauma that can occur from this alone is incredibly stressful and
damaging – particularly when the child is only two years old.
To not allow a parent to give
healthier food (even airplane food tends to be far better than what is served in
our hospitals!) is truly disgusting.
What’s happening to Adam is another example
of how our human rights – and rights as parents – are being taken away from us.
Adam’s story is sadly not at all rare.
The government and medical system can “own”
our children and do as they will when they decide to step in, and when they do,
a parent loses all rights.
If you are a parent, can you even begin to
imagine what that would be like?
Wouldn’t it be your worst nightmare, not only
to have a child diagnosed with cancer, but to not be able to decide what is
given in the treatment of it, and then you are not allowed to see your child
when you wish, or be in charge of what they eat in order to get well again.
Medical
Use Of Cannabis Is Legal In Many Countries
The infuriating thing about this
case is that medical use of cannabis is now legal in quite a few countries and
jurisdictions.
Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic,
Finland, Israel, Netherlands, Spain, and some states in the US (such as Colorado),
although it is illegal under US federal law. More states in the USA are set to
make Cannabis legal for medicinal use.
The use of cannabis oil alongside standard cancer
treatment also has it’s benefits, pain and nausea are said to be
far less due to the soothing effects of Cannabis.
Whilst Adam only wanted the best for his
daughter and has done intense research into Cannabis for cancer treatment,
Adam is being treated like a criminal. The laws in Australia ( and in many other countries that still
outlaws Cannabis Oil as a drug) clearly need to change.
The US
Government holds a patent for using cannabis oil as a medicine. So it’s
madness that people are vilified for using it when Governments know
it works and clearly have plans for its use in the future.
Many people feel that they will only release
it as a ‘drug’ when pharmaceutical companies can profit from it.
Let’s
Help this father and in
so doing, help many more fathers and mothers in future.
Adam’s story has been in the Australian media
where he has a lot of support from some members of the Australian public who are petitioning
that this law regarding the use of medical cannabis must be changed.
A positive
outcome in this case will set a president for many other Courts of Law who may recognise
the Australian outcome as International Law. This will truly be a watershed judgement if the Court finds in Adam's favour.
Adam is now in desperate need of funding to
help him defend his case in court.
I therefore hope that we can get behind Adam in this groundbreaking case this
and donate, even if its just $10.
There is a go fund me campaign to help Adam. I really urge you
to donate. I personally always think when I see these sorts of
cases that someone would help me if I were in the same position.
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