After an incredible 2020 for Medical Cannabis across the world from UN rescheduling, to a US election that now means that 1 in 3 patients in the US can now safely access cannabis. It is set to continue into 2021 with the now looking certain to be passed MORE Act, soaring Cannabis stocks and even in little Ireland Gino Kenny from the PBP will unleash a bill to fully legalise Cannabis in Dáil Éireann, the establishment of several new advocacy organisation things are getting very exciting indeed...
For our part... The Irish Medical Cannabis Clinic. will be rebranding as the Irish Canna Clinic with a brand new website
A Patient-led Clinic with a goal to educate and enable patients to embrace their own self medical advocacy within more holistic values and with medical Cannabis treatments at it's core. Still a work in progress we hope to have it fully officially launched in the New year but to get the momentum going we are offering a series of informative talks with patients sharing their real life experiences.
It is the type of informative learning that will form the basis of the clinic and we have put together 5 brilliant speakers with the talks being delivered in conjunction with the UCD Students for Sensible Drug Policy and we hope it can be the beginning of a mass movement.
Join us every Wednesday Evening from November 11 to December 9th
*****Other speakers being confirmed all the time
For our part... The Irish Medical Cannabis Clinic. will be rebranding as the Irish Canna Clinic with a brand new website
A Patient-led Clinic with a goal to educate and enable patients to embrace their own self medical advocacy within more holistic values and with medical Cannabis treatments at it's core. Still a work in progress we hope to have it fully officially launched in the New year but to get the momentum going we are offering a series of informative talks with patients sharing their real life experiences.
It is the type of informative learning that will form the basis of the clinic and we have put together 5 brilliant speakers with the talks being delivered in conjunction with the UCD Students for Sensible Drug Policy and we hope it can be the beginning of a mass movement.
Join us every Wednesday Evening from November 11 to December 9th
*****Other speakers being confirmed all the time
MEDICAL CANNABIS DEMYSTYFIED – THE UCD TALKS
This will be the first of a series of ‘Fireside Chats’ facilitated by MS patient and Irish Medical Cannabis Clinic founder Stephen Garland in conjunction with UCD Students for Sensible Drug Policy.
The talks will take place every Wednesday from November 11th to December 9th online at 7.30pm
Each week Stephen will welcome different guests to share their real lived experience of an area within the multi-layered world of Medical Cannabis.
The talks will take place every Wednesday from November 11th to December 9th online at 7.30pm
Each week Stephen will welcome different guests to share their real lived experience of an area within the multi-layered world of Medical Cannabis.
Title: 1. MedCanna and MS and a brief History of Medical Cannabis
Date: November 11th
Time: 07:30pm – 08:30pm
Speaker(s):
Date: November 11th
Time: 07:30pm – 08:30pm
Speaker(s):
Stephen Garland is an International Event Manager, currently studying with the UCD Innovation Academy. Diagnosed with PPMS in 2016 and unhappy with the 'No Treatment, No Cure' prognosis he was given, he became his own self-medical advocate that took him to a non FDA approved HSCT treatment in Moscow that has successfully stopped the unstoppable disease. 3 years post his Stem Cell transplant he has definitively saved himself from a wheelchair and a very bad end of life. The damage done is the damage done with MS unfortunately and Stephen still suffers pain for which he has been self-medicating to ease symptoms illegally for years. He has also recently finished a course on Medical Cannabis with the University of Boulder Colorado.
For this first talk Stephen will be joined by a legend of the MedCanna cause...
Tom Curran is a director of Exit and has been the organisation’s Europe Coordinator based in the Irish Republic since 2010.
Tom has over thirty years experience in the use of cannabis in treating the symptoms of MS.
He has become an active campaigner, not only for a right to die law in Ireland but for drug law reform including the use of cannabis as a medicine.
Tom Curran is a director of Exit and has been the organisation’s Europe Coordinator based in the Irish Republic since 2010.
Tom has over thirty years experience in the use of cannabis in treating the symptoms of MS.
He has become an active campaigner, not only for a right to die law in Ireland but for drug law reform including the use of cannabis as a medicine.
Title: 2. MedCanna and Chronic Pain: MCAP and Medical emigration
Date: November 18th
Time: 07:30pm – 08:30pm
Speaker(s):
Date: November 18th
Time: 07:30pm – 08:30pm
Speaker(s):
Miriam Haskin A cannabis patient turned industry worker, Miriam returned to Ireland earlier this year after her GP and Consultant were successful in securing a license for Medical Cannabis.
In addition to working in the Irish cannabis space, her most recent role in Canada as the National Educator for one of the world’s largest producers brings a unique insight to the good and the bad of regulating and legalising cannabis.
In addition to working in the Irish cannabis space, her most recent role in Canada as the National Educator for one of the world’s largest producers brings a unique insight to the good and the bad of regulating and legalising cannabis.
Alicia Maher – has suffered from chronic pain since complication from surgery in 2006.
Cannabis has replaced over 30 opioids a day for Alicia and she now uses cannabis to exclusively manage her pain.
She is currently undertaking a PhD in the regulation of cannabis for medical purposes in Ireland.
Cannabis has replaced over 30 opioids a day for Alicia and she now uses cannabis to exclusively manage her pain.
She is currently undertaking a PhD in the regulation of cannabis for medical purposes in Ireland.
Title: 3. MedCanna and Cancer
Date: November 25th
Time: 07:30pm – 08:30pm
Speaker (s):
Date: November 25th
Time: 07:30pm – 08:30pm
Speaker (s):
Kenny Tynan – Diagnosed with a brain tumor recurrence in 2016, and has been treating himself with medical cannabis oils ever since. Licenced patient has found that cannabis has given him a great quality of life – seizure free, symptom free, and no side effects through chemo and radiation.
Activist and Campaigner for regulation of Cannabis. 6,000 signatures on a petition for Kennys licence – Man behind ‘Cannabis Patient Podcast’
Activist and Campaigner for regulation of Cannabis. 6,000 signatures on a petition for Kennys licence – Man behind ‘Cannabis Patient Podcast’
Title: 4. MedCanna and Epilepsy in Kids
Date: December 2nd
Time: 07:30pm – 08:30pm
Speaker:
Date: December 2nd
Time: 07:30pm – 08:30pm
Speaker:
Vera Twomey - Mother to Ava who has the rare form of epilepsy Dravet Styndrome.
Ava's life has been saved by the seizure control gifted to her by Medical Cannabis.
Vera's activism for her daughter needs no introduction and her amazing story has been brought together in the book 'For Ava' which can be purchased at this link if you want to give yourself some background before this wonderful talk with 2 of Ireland's Strongest women!
Ava's life has been saved by the seizure control gifted to her by Medical Cannabis.
Vera's activism for her daughter needs no introduction and her amazing story has been brought together in the book 'For Ava' which can be purchased at this link if you want to give yourself some background before this wonderful talk with 2 of Ireland's Strongest women!
Deborah Downey - I'm the mother of a 16 year old child with Lennox Gastaut Syndrome.
I have a ministerial licence for medical cannabis and Abigail is doing so well.
My destination at present is to see MCAP up and running.
I have a ministerial licence for medical cannabis and Abigail is doing so well.
My destination at present is to see MCAP up and running.
Title: 5. The current state of activism in Ireland
Date: December 9th
Time: 07:30pm – 08:30pm
Speaker(s):
Date: December 9th
Time: 07:30pm – 08:30pm
Speaker(s):
Martin Condon - Father of 2, Hsc GMP & Technology, BSc hons Herbal Science.
Martial arts and self-defence coach.
13 year Cannabis activist.
Founder of CIT Students for Sensible Drug Policy.
Face of ‘Martin’s World Podcast’
Political candidate in Cork North Central 2019 general election
Martial arts and self-defence coach.
13 year Cannabis activist.
Founder of CIT Students for Sensible Drug Policy.
Face of ‘Martin’s World Podcast’
Political candidate in Cork North Central 2019 general election
Graham de Barra - Founder, Students for Sensible Drug Policy Ireland,
B.A, Philosophy LL.M,
International Human Rights Law -
“Deconstructing drug prohibition has now become a question of how; and not if. Society has greatly evolved over the past 50 years since the current control regime was enacted, leading to many unsolved opportunities and challenges in engineering the new frontier of drug policy.”
B.A, Philosophy LL.M,
International Human Rights Law -
“Deconstructing drug prohibition has now become a question of how; and not if. Society has greatly evolved over the past 50 years since the current control regime was enacted, leading to many unsolved opportunities and challenges in engineering the new frontier of drug policy.”
NOTE: Still a work in progress we hope to officially launch (we are planning for Early 2021), the Irish Medical Cannabis Clinic will be a patient-led Clinic with a goal to educate and enable patients to embrace their own self medical advocacy within more holistic values and with medical Cannabis treatments at its core.
We want to help remove the stigma from the Medical Cannabis
Create a space and promote an adult conversation that might reach our politicians to pay attention and seize the massive opportunity that is developing around the world right now!
And most of all we want to STOP THE CRIMINALISATION OF PATIENTS!!!
For all information please contact
Stephen Garland
ferdianevents@gmail.com
Tel: 087 943 3578
We want to help remove the stigma from the Medical Cannabis
Create a space and promote an adult conversation that might reach our politicians to pay attention and seize the massive opportunity that is developing around the world right now!
And most of all we want to STOP THE CRIMINALISATION OF PATIENTS!!!
For all information please contact
Stephen Garland
ferdianevents@gmail.com
Tel: 087 943 3578
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