Authorities 'hold back research'
source: http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2010/02/08/authorities-hold-back-research/
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CANNABIS may be a viable cure for chronic pain, but convincing the authorities is proving to be a political minefield for one pioneer.
Tony Bower, founder of Mullaway’s Medical Cannabis, has developed a way to access the healing qualities of cannabis without the infamous ‘side effects’, and his weekly Nimbin dispensary is fast gaining popularity.
It’s Saturday morning at Nimbin’s Hemp Embassy and its president, Michael Balderstone, is making us (conventional) tea while we wait for Mr Bower, the most popular man in town. Mr Balderstone says we’ll just have to wait.
Following a serious motorcycle accident 30 years ago Mr Bower developed a method to distil a stable tincture of THC (the active component in cannabis) capable of providing effective relief for sufferers of chronic pain, without the often debilitating side-effects associated with prescription painkillers.
Mr Bower has since successfully helped sufferers of cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis and migraines.
In Australia a synthetic cannabinoid known as Marinol is available under strict conditions, but Mr Bower says his is better.
He explained that different strains of the plant have different effects, and he has identified the types which are better for therapeutic use.
http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2010/02/08/authorities-hold-back-research/
Tony Bower, founder of Mullaway’s Medical Cannabis, has developed a way to access the healing qualities of cannabis without the infamous ‘side effects’, and his weekly Nimbin dispensary is fast gaining popularity.
It’s Saturday morning at Nimbin’s Hemp Embassy and its president, Michael Balderstone, is making us (conventional) tea while we wait for Mr Bower, the most popular man in town. Mr Balderstone says we’ll just have to wait.
Following a serious motorcycle accident 30 years ago Mr Bower developed a method to distil a stable tincture of THC (the active component in cannabis) capable of providing effective relief for sufferers of chronic pain, without the often debilitating side-effects associated with prescription painkillers.
Mr Bower has since successfully helped sufferers of cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis and migraines.
In Australia a synthetic cannabinoid known as Marinol is available under strict conditions, but Mr Bower says his is better.
He explained that different strains of the plant have different effects, and he has identified the types which are better for therapeutic use.
http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2010/02/08/authorities-hold-back-research/
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