Medicinal Marijuana and its benefits

Shane will join us on a Zoom meeting and present to us the reasons why this innovative discussion as to the pros of introducing Medicinal Marijuana as a genuine option for treatment to patients.

This controversial subject will certainly envoke lots of discussion during our current turbulent time.

"I come from a military background, where I was once upon a time very narrow-minded about the concept of MC. However my wife injured her lower back, 3 months after we were married, and with the issues surrounding ACC in the late 2000s, obfuscation occurred, and treatment delayed, resulting in her being left with chronic pain despite finally getting the best surgical option available in NZ. I have witnessed the ups and downs of Opiate-based pain medications, Enemas, overdoses induced by an ambulance crew, and neonatal withdrawals from opiates of our new-born son.

Because of my technical military background, where I was first of my peer group to get promoted to corporal, I have developed some transferable skills, small team/first-line management, adult education, and many others. Since leaving the Army I have studied ICT for 2 years and am currently working as a Server Administrator. I have developed a sound knowledge of analgesics, and strongly support the concept of standardised MC products as an alternative to the harder pain medications.

Since running out of options for my wife I have been active in the MC community, particularly running a website and blogging some patient stories, and after nearly 2 years observing I feel that a reputable charity is the way forward, and not the negative picketing and online abuse hurled at certain politicians, which only tarnishes the MC movement generally and distracts people from the core issue, the patients. I hope with my background to be able to pull together a small team of motivated people and keep them motivated for the sake of the patients, of all ages and disabilities."