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Owning the Cancer Treatment and the Plant

Owning the Cancer Treatment and the Plant

For two decades, commercial use of raw acidic cannabinoids sat inside a corporate patent claim. That patent has now expired. But the cancer‑treatment patent built on top of it remains in force, shaping who gets to turn a plant into medicine — and who gets left outside the system.

Robots are taking over our protest

Robots Are Taking Over Our Protest

Even machines have had enough. Outside Parliament, a line of robots assembled with flawless banners and data‑driven conviction — calmly demonstrating what lawmakers still refuse to acknowledge. Their message was simple, logical, and impossible to dismiss: the evidence is in, the policy is wrong, and the excuses have expired.

Lived Experience

Lived Experience Deserves Recognition

Lived experience has always been the first form of evidence. Communities understood Cannabis through real‑world results long before research was permitted to investigate it. Today, the science exists and the endocannabinoid system is mapped, yet policy and medical practice still lag behind. This report explores why that gap persists — and why recognising lived experience matters now more than ever.

Stoner Stereotype

Stoner Stereotype Credibility and Perception

The Stoner Stereotype has shaped public perception for nearly a century, training people to hide their relationship with Cannabis and suppress their voices even as support for reform grows. This report examines how credibility, safety, and identity—not visibility—form the foundation of a movement built around people conditioned to stay quiet, and why dismantling outdated stereotypes is essential for meaningful policy change.

Australia’s Road to Full Legalisation

Australia’s Road to Full Legalisation

Australia’s Cannabis debate is shaped by outdated treaties, federal scheduling, and confusing terminology. This report defines the true destination—full legalisation through descheduling—and maps the structural roadblocks that stand between Australia and that final stop.

Correcting the Record

Correcting the Record of a Misclassified Genus

For more than a century, Cannabis has carried a criminal record it did not earn.
This statement corrects the public record, presenting the biological, historical, and human evidence that its classification was never based on science. Two voices — one procedural, one human — lay out the case for accuracy, fairness, and the long‑overdue revision of a misinformed narrative.

Glass-Steagall needed for healthcare

How Glass-Steagall Applies To Your Health

The Glass-Steagall Act was created to stop financial giants from controlling every part of the banking system. Today, healthcare is facing the same problem. Insurers, pharmacies, PBMs, and data companies are merging into vertically integrated corporations that can set the price, approve the service, process the claim, and pay themselves. Cannabis policy shows how quickly a health market can be reshaped when corporate incentives dominate.

Homegrown Remedies for Treating Yourself

Homegrown Remedies for Treating Yourself

Homegrown remedies aren’t a rebellion — they’re part of our heritage. Long before the rules got complicated, people used what they had on hand and trusted what they learned from each other. These traditions have always lived quietly in sheds, kitchens, and back gardens, passed between neighbours and families without fuss. What’s strange is how something so ordinary can still make the system uneasy.

Anecdotal Reporters

Doctor Anecdotal Joins Our Team

Doctor Anecdotal has officially joined The Pot Report. Known for his community‑driven wisdom and deep understanding of the ECS, he brings the lived‑experience perspective our team has been missing. In this interview‑style introduction, Bill and Emjay ask the questions everyone’s been wondering as the underground healthcare phenomenon steps into the spotlight.

Psychology Behind Mental Health

The Psychology Behind Mental Health Survival

Prohibition isn’t just a legal framework — it’s a psychological environment. It creates anxiety, paranoia, and survival‑based behaviour in ordinary people, then blames them for adapting to the pressure. This piece explores how criminalisation reshapes mental health, erodes trust, and drives the search for genuine relief in a system that punishes it.