Marijuana as Medicine

“Yet there is no problem with other drugs like alcohol or tobacco despite the fact that this nation is coughing, spitting and vomiting its way to oblivion.”
(Paddy Doyle, November, 1999)

Paddy Doyle suffers from a rare disability – Generalised Dystonia – an involuntary movement condition that affects his entire body causing violent spasms and incessant movement. Some time ago a Consultant Neurologist suggested that he might consider taking Marijuana under medical supervision as all other drugs which he had tried had failed to relieve his disability. The Doctor wrote to the Minister for Health and the Minister for Justice but his request was refused on the grounds that Marijuana is a Class 1 drug and that there was “no evidence to suggest that marijuana was effective in the treatment of any disability.”

Paddy Goes Up in Smoke



Paddy Not Smoking
Paddy Not Smoking


Paddy not smoking for a very long time
Paddy Not Smoking for a Very Long Time


Paddy smoking...
Paddy Smoking


Paddy after a smoke
Paddy after a Smoke

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  1. Mike Scull

    Thanks Paddy for the use of one of your articles …stirre up a hornets nest where it was needed.
    Thank you Sir and would like to share a joint with you if ever we get in the same hemisphere ….I’m in Aus
    http://www.catholica.com.au/forum/index.php?mode=thread&id=71273#p71316
    You may need to be a member to see the mess your article caused ..join up if you can be bothered and use my name if you need to.
    Brians Catholica forum is kicking goals in Aus at the moment ….at least the church threatened to sue this morn heheheheee …I call that a breakthrough :)

    cheers Paddy
    and I admire your work
    thank you again
    mike.

  2. Thanks for the kind comments Mike. Always nice to get and always appreciated. I do my best to keep people informed – that’s the key to making sure no shady deals are done as have been done in the past. Paddy.

  3. I agree Paddy – if one small exception can make the slightest positive difference to any other individual, then it should be excepted. I’m not for a full decriminilisation of cannabis or its byproducts, but if it helps, it helps, and nobody should play god and enforce their moral opinions on the discussion, which only prevent others from said refief.

  4. glennkearney

    I agree, in america its used very successfully as medical reasons , why not here, i would support this and in fact having lived in care all my life , and having being abused left right and centre, and all the anti-depressentis the docter gives me are do not compare to a smoke ,but thats just my opinion , for the fact it does help plp it should be looked into more as postive thing
    regards to you paddy
    and be brave

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