Selina Stein is a fibromyalgia patient in the UK who uses cannabis to treat the symptoms of her condition.  Selina is now one of many patients being discriminated against in the UK due to their laws around cannabis and driving. Selina has a prescription for her cannabis use but the UK laws on driving have not been adjusted to accommodate for this. Currently the UK laws remain as a no tolerance limit meaning the limit is set to almost the lowest detectable amount and not to a limit which would reflect impairment.    As Selina is a long time consumer of cannabis due to her condition the police had her car marked as being driven by a person under the influence of Cannabis. The cops pulled her in due to this and not due to any signs of dangerous driving.  She has since been brought to court and lost her driving license however she intends to appeal the case to set a legal precedent for other medical cannabis patients in the UK and help reduce the discrimination they face.  Selina needs to raise £5000 to bring her appeal to the high court and she is currently being helped by the Seed Our Future campaign.

Go Fund me link https://gofund.me/2c6d56d7 

Lisa Midleton, a terminally-ill hairdresser who avoided prison after being slapped with a suspended jail sentence - for growing her own cannabis plants to help with her sickness joins me for a  discussion on the podcast about how cannabis prohibition has affected her life and how cannabis has helped with her condition. 

In this episode of the podcast Member of European Parliament Luke "Ming" Flanagan joins me and we get to take a trip down memory lane while also discussing the current cannabis climate in Ireland and Europe.

Recorded on November 5th

Green Tea is a full time carer for her husband who suffers with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).  Her partner's condition has seriously deteriorated in the last few years due to his MS which has led to him being paralyzed on the left side of his body. On top of this  he has extremely limited motor skills on his right side and no sense of touch in his right hand. 

Green Tea cares for her husband around the clock starting at 6am in the morning. She has done this for over 3 years now and without a day off. She is unable to take a day off as she is also a provider of her husband's medicine in that she grows cannabis for him. This means that Green Tea is unable to avail of support like home help as she is fearful the cannabis plants would be discovered leading to gardai interfering in their lives. 

Green Tea started growing cannabis not long after the pandemic started. She does this as they could not afford to keep buying substandard and overpriced cannabis on the black-market. Also because they could not afford the €500/month price tag on the legally available Sativex (Oral cannabis spray solution). 

Green Tea is just 1 example of many people out there right now illegally sourcing or growing cannabis to treat symptoms of serious life threatening conditions. The reason green tea is not using her real name or image is due to fear of being targeted by the authorities for doing the right thing and providing an effective remedy for her partner's life limiting condition. I hope more people find the courage to speak out and highlight the suffering caused by the prohibition of Cannabis.  

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Had some audio issues with an earlier upload apologies for any inconveniences caused.  

In episode 35 of the podcast I got to sit and chat with the legendary Tommy Chong.  We talked about his beginnings in Jazz, his love of body building, his movies, the time he was raided and locked up for selling bongs and of course his love for Mary Jane.   

If you want to support the show and support the fight for Cannabis legalisation in Ireland then don't forget you can sign up to the Patreon ( https://www.patreon.com/martinsworld ) or you can make a donation in the form of cryptocurrency ( bitcoin, ethereum, & enjin ). 

The funds will be used to improve the show, support the cannabis legalisation campaign in Ireland and to open up a Cannabis activist hub in Cork city.   

#BringAliciaHome #CannabisReformIreland

In episode 35 of the podcast I got to sit and chat with the legendary Tommy Chong.  We talked about his beginnings in Jazz, his love of body building, his movies, the time he was raided and locked up for selling bongs and of course his love for Mary Jane.   

If you want to support the show and support the fight for Cannabis legalisation in Ireland then don't forget you can sign up to the Patreon ( https://www.patreon.com/martinsworld ) or you can make a donation in the form of cryptocurrency ( bitcoin, ethereum, & enjin ). 

The funds will be used to improve the show, support the cannabis legalisation campaign in Ireland and to open up a Cannabis activist hub in Cork city.   

#BringAliciaHome #CannabisReformIreland

In this episode of the podcast I get to chat with Charlene one of the organisers of the Major Smoke up protest in the Phoenix park on the 10th of July @2pm by the Wellington monument.   Last years protest went down really well with no interference from the authorities with the people who showed up to protest (consume cannabis) .  This year the protest will include a march that will bring the protesters past the Criminal courts for Justice, the Director for Public Prosecutions and the Garda Headquarters . Make sure to bring banners to express your views and opinions to the public. The media should be there taking photos and covering the protest so make sure you represent the community well .   Also on the day will be a raffle to win some really good prizes including a Storz and Bickel Mighty vaporizer .   Enjoy the chat in this episode and I hope to see ye there on the day of the protest.   The Major Smoke up protest crew   

0:55 Interview starts 

1:25 Last years Major smoke up event 

3:45 Gardai respected protesters and there were no arrests or stop and searches on the day in the park.  

4:10 Will more people show up this year due to that respect? 

5:40 The reason why Phoenix park makes such a good location for this protest 

7:40 Will there be music & speakers this year at the protest? 

9:50 Some really cool prizes to be won in a raffle 

14:05 Comments by garda commissioner saying legalisation wont work 

15:25 The pushers out marches  

18:00 Gardai picking the easy jobs while ignoring crimes with actual victims 

20:25 Gardai do not have the respect of many communities  

22:20 Kids are not getting effective education about drugs because of prohibition 

24:45 Cannabis use in the younger generation and the importance of education and regulation 

28:35 The biggest danger to kids currently is prohibition, not drugs! 

32:45 This is our citizen assembly calling for the ending of Cannabis prohibition ! 

34:40 Its important people come out of the Cannabis closet 

36:45 The cannabis community is made up of a really diverse crowd of people and the major smoke up displayed that well last year 

38:20 Fancy dress this year? 

40:00 What’s the best way for someone to get in contact with the crew if the would like to get involved  

41:00 The planned march on the day starting at around 2.45pm

Dr Russel Banta material chemistry expert who had a serious bike crash which left him with a broken back and with serious damage to his jaw and nerves. The damage done in the crash has left him suffering with chronic pain which he has found Cannabis helps greatly with.   Russell asked his pain consultant to help him acquire cannabis legally but they refused stating "there is no evidence to support the use of Cannabis for the treatment of neuropathic pain.

Todays guest is a Cannabis activist and an amazing mother. One of her kids Murray is 8 years old and suffers with a rae type of Epilepsy knows as Doose Syndrome. Karen has long fought for access to Cannabis medcine for Murray and even had to become an international drug smuggler as part of the battle. As before she had the private prescription she was having to travel to Holland and illegally smuggle a legally purchased medicine home to help keep her child alive. Murray is now 2 years seizure free thanks to his cannabis medicine and is no longer needing aides such as a protective helmet or wheel chair.  More recently Dean Gray , Murray’s 13 year old brother hand delivered a letter to the First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon  asking for the cost of Murrays medicine to be covered by the NHS so the family no longer have to fundraise the £1300/month bill for Murray’s medicine. Cannabis prohibition which has made research incredibly difficult over the last 70 years and is why so many patients now are without effective access. I hope after hearing this more people will stand up and call for an end to Cannabis prohibition which causes so much hardship in our society.  Thanks again to Karen Gray for joining me and I hope everyone else enjoys the conversation and gets motivated by it. Cannabis prohibition has got to go!!

Jen Devlin is just one of many people in Ireland currently suffering without effective access to cannabis to help improve her quality of life. Jen suffers with severe and debilitating pain & stiffness associated with her Fibromyalgia  and also Ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Ankylosing spondylitis is a rare type of arthritis that causes pain and stiffness in your spine. It’s a lifelong condition, usually starts in your lower back. It can spread up to your neck or damage joints in other parts of your body. 

Jen has benefited from using cannabis illegally and since cannabis was medicines have been allowed in Ireland through ministerial license Jen has fought to get an exemption but her consultant will not put in an application for her as the hospital the consultant works in has a policy of not prescribing cannabis for patients suffering with pain. Jen informed her specialist that she has been using cannabis illegally and it benefited her but despite this they were still unwilling to apply.  

Then on the 16th of April Jen announced she with the Wexford cannabis club would hold a protest in Wexford on 420 to raise awareness of medical cannabis.  Then on the 17th Jen received a knock on the door from 2 plain clothes detectives who “advised” her not to go ahead with the protest or they would fine and/or arrest her for doing so. This intimidation at her home by our gardai left Jen with no choice but to cancel the protest out of FEAR that was spread by our gardai. Gardai should not be terrorizing people in their homes nor should they be calling to the door of activists to advise them against protesting.  

 I hope you enjoy the chat and if you would like to get involved with Jen and the Fibro warriors you can join the group through this link https://www.facebook.com/groups/WexfordFibroWarriors/