Steve Peek

@ProudyMan1 I have been waiting more than 5yrs & many others have been waiting longer for the science & RCTs to catch up to what we already know

@StevePeek8 Steve - RCTs with improved blinding for MC will improve patient access; improve science; increase likelihood / incentives for public insurance funding (medicare/PBS) - its a chicken/egg situation I get it - but win wins happen when ivory tower types get good RCT evidence bases.

4 ways to reduce bias in Medicinal Cannabis RCTs: 1) trials could include a psychoactive control 2) participants for trials could be recruited who are naive to cannabis use 3) trials at a minimum could assess the adequacy of blinding

@ProudyMan1 Andrew I understand the future benefits of science & RCTS but that does not help those who need access now Many thousands cannot or don't have the time to wait for the science or RCTs To me that is what the focus should be on, what is needed now

@ProudyMan1 Too much emphasis on CBD alone 4 me Rightly or wrongly I dont make comments based on science or RCT only on my own lived experience & the experience of those close to me Sometimes science hinders & blocks access to what many need now Anecdotal evidence is lived experience

@StevePeek8 That is not what the paper or the tweet says - its refers to preparations enriched with CBD not excluding THC

@ProudyMan1 Restricting trials to strains & preparations enriched 4 cbd & not THC is promoting the bias Many children & adults with drug resistant epilepsy REQUIRE THC & THCA Every pharmaceutical epilepsy medication has a psychoactive effect Why should the benefits of THC be ignored

4) clinical trials can explore cannabis strains and preparations that are enriched for CBD, which does not have the psychoactive effects of THC Casarett, David MD - 2018 JAMA Internal Medicine dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamain…

@criprights @Patrick_OCONNR @DRC_AU I honestly cld have spoken for at least another hour but I wasn't allowed The commissioner I found out later is wheelchair bound which may have explained her compassion & sympathy

@StevePeek8 @Patrick_OCONNR @DRC_AU That’s very good news. There are issues for people who sometimes take a lot longer to communicate and for people with a lot of trauma and/or lifelong abuse histories.

This seems to be an ongoing theme with the @DRC_AU #DisabilityRC What percentage of people are actually those with direct lived experience of abuse?

In 2019-20 Qld budget the Qld Govt is providing $3.9ml over the next 4yrs & 11 full time equivalent positions 4 the dept of justice & att gnrl, Qld Hlth & QPS This includeda permanent increase in funding 4 the CCQ of $474000/yr Is it just me or is the CCQ underfunded& resourced

@criprights @Patrick_OCONNR @DRC_AU My session was a private session due to a lot of the material was subject to coronal & was for 1 hr. In all honesty i found the commissioner to be very good

@Patrick_OCONNR @DRC_AU I just heard at estimates that they have only had 74 private sessions and have limited them to an hour. That’s outrageous.

@marijuanacomau Small things outrage small minds like Scotty's.

If there is one thing the LNP do hands down better than Labor, it's #distraction. Everybody talking about $3000 watches when the real story is the gifting of $27,000,000.00 to a donor. #AuspolSoCorrupt #auspol

What is the future of AGE CARE in Aust On ABC news this morning that the Fed Govt has told the RC they dont want to spend any more on aged care & that is why it was privatised. Apparently the commissioners are now divided on what 2 do. An issue that will one day affect us all

@Lyn_Cleaver When we wld take Suli to ED the Neuro register wld come & ask if we needed anything I wld say yes a MC prescription they wld say sorry we can't do that & go

Technically the application was pending.. Three years later we are still outside the law.

@ACTINOSProject @JoshButler @amnestyOz The actions of Qld Hlth & Qld Govt refusing to prescribe a legal MC product for Suli in 2017 were in breach of the United Nations convention of a child's right to life The state shall not make a decision knowing it will cause harm to or the death of a child.

@JoshButler @amnestyOz Honestly, would hardly be surprising. Australia is in violation of about 5, in how it treats refugees... It was back in 2003, and their approach has only worsened since then. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.104…

the QLD LNP's plan for a curfew for under-18s "potentially breaches international law”, according to @amnestyOz - including the Convention on the Rights of the Child #auspol thenewdaily.com.au/news/2020/10/2…

@ACTINOSProject @bruce_haigh My grandfather served in France in ww1 but would never celebrate Anzac day He just wanted to forget

@bruce_haigh Amen. The glorification of war is for those who have never seen it.

#auspol Today further allegations of SAS murders. Soon the full finding will be released. It will have a big impact and lead to long overdue reform, hopefully, including a reapraisal of the jingoistic Anzac myth and a scrapping of the $500m plan to further glorify the AWM.

@criprights @DisabilityRC In Qld you cannot claim compensation for the wrongful death or death by medical negligence of a disabled child as under Qld law their life has no monetary value This means that no law firm will take on my daughters case This is discrimatory & dangerous

Not til mid 2021 for a guarantee of safety for disabled people, families, workers to be able to tell their abuse stories without fear of reprisal. And still no safety. In 2018 it took 11 days for government to address an issue of public safety. #MakeItSafeToSpeak @DisabilityRC

@criprights @DisabilityRC Lack of protection is a deterrent for people telling the truth which they prefer is not told Inclusion, justice & transparency are just words when it comes to disability

@themathendo We can dream cant we

A federal ICAC would be a curious beast if unleashed on the regulation of therapeutic goods.

@ACTINOSProject @ProudyMan1 A red bellied black is quite a beautiful snake with its contrasting black & red colours

@StevePeek8 @ProudyMan1 I was in Tassie last year, and the Lady of The House at which we were staying spoke of folk who would try and get Red Bellied Blacks on to their property, to drive off the Browns. On their own, I was told, they are less...'lively' than the Browns, & keep themselves to themselves.

Oh, they’re back... Two BIG browns in yard today- closer to 2m than 1m. I remember Julian White telling us that we probably were never more than 10 from a snake in Australia.

@criprights Many families with high needs children live in poverty & after spending their working life caring a parent or parents are quite often left with no job skills or superannuation

Universal basic income and poverty and why poverty is not a lack of character but a lack of cash. facebook.com/TED/videos/860…

@ProudyMan1 @ACTINOSProject Red belly blacks not as aggressive & are known to keep browns away Lesser of 2 evils

@ACTINOSProject Red Belly blacks near us often. I shiver at the thought of their proximity

@criprights UNSW did a report in 2019 for the NDIA & found 53% of disabled deaths in Qld were found to be treatable & avoidable

@StevePeek8 Starts off as a loose conversation about advanced care directives and ends up with the person with MD signing off a DNR. Including younger adults. And giving them predicted survival stats (very early on in the pandemic). I find this wildly disturbing.

Just a reminder that there are a range of disability slurs that you might not consider offensive. If you’re calling people cabbages/turnips, or calling non disabled people words that are related to disability slurs, it’s a bit shit for those who hear this about themselves often.