Australian Medical Association (2006) stated that in 2004, cannabis was the most used drug in Australia. ... This one concern of why people are against the legalization of cannabis in Australia. There are just as many advantages to disadvantages of legalizing cannabis in Australia. ... Addiction is another downfall to legalizing cannabis in Australia. ... However to all those advantages they are many complications that result in a huge list of disadvantages that would affect Australia, the government, finances, drug trading, society, individuals and their health....

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They also believe that the government shut down the Compassionate Use Program because the government feared that too many people would start using pot. ... Government lawyers claim that the Oakland Court system is tampering with its ability to enforce federal drug laws. ... Australia is divided between decriminalized territories and territories where it is still illegal. In 1987 and 1992, two of Australia's eight territories removed criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana for personal use. ... This is proven in a survey done in Australia. ...

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When marijuana was prohibited by the United States federal government in 1937 very few Americans even knew what it was. ... With the same general aims as the Netherlands, two of Australia's eight territories removed criminal penalties for marijuana related offenses. South Australia and Australia Capital Territory removed their penalties in 1987 and 1992, respectively, for possession of small amounts of marijuana intended for personal use. ... A subsequent report done by the Australian government in 1996 found no significant difference in reported usage rates (Curtailed Marijuana Use). ......

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Australia is a founding member of the United Nation and therefore is obliged to uphold all articles within the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). ... All forms of cannabis, CBD and THC is currently illegal in Australia. ... Thus, the Queensland Government should legalise medical cannabis to uphold its commitment to Article 25 of the UDHR to provide patients with beneficial medical care. Under the Australian constitution, Queensland is responsible for enacting the state's criminal laws. ... The Queensland and Victorian state governments have joined forces with New South Wales ...

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The basis upon which marijuana is prohibited has been proven by the very government which has banned the drug to be false. ... It is about whether the government may prevent doctors from providing a patient with an honest medical opinion recommending marijuana." ... It is a criminal act of the U.S. government by it's own manifesto, the Constitution, to make a personal behavior a crime. A government that cannot criminalize alcohol or tobacco cannot, for the same reasons, deny the right to use marijuana. ... In reality, the average amount of THC (the active ingredient of marijuana) in go...

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In a free society the government's duty is to protect individuals from others who might harm them. ... Under civil forfeiture statues passed by Congress in the 1980's, the federal government now has the right to seize real estate, vehicles, cash securities, jewelry and other property connected to a marijuana offense. The government need not prove that the property was brought with the proceeds of illegal drug sales, only that it was used or was intended to be use in a crime (Schlosser 95).5 If the owner had no involvement in, or knowledge of the crime, he or she can lose all p...

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The Australian Medical Association released to the media a statement on October 15, 2000 about the health risks involved with smoking marijuana. ... In a survey conducted by our team, we asked a series of ten questions relating to marijuana, its legalization, and government regulations in general. ... Our first question was in regards to government regulations. It stated, "In the United States today, there are too many government restrictions on people's private behavior." ...

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