Jacqueline Verne, LCQ

11/02/2026

The comments on the original post say a lot about how people are thinking now.

Rather than celebrating the operation, many people were questioning priorities, cost, and whether criminalisation still makes sense in practice. There was little support for spending police time and public money in this way.

What has changed is understanding; medical practice and broader knowledge around cannabis have moved on. The law has not kept pace.

Police are enforcing the law as it stands. The issue is that policy is lagging behind evidence and reality, creating a growing disconnect between enforcement and public understanding.

When understanding moves forward and the law does not, reform becomes inevitable.

A six-month drug operation targeting the unlawful supply of commercial quantities of cannabis across Central Queensland has concluded, resulting in the seizure of more than 100 kilograms of cannabis and over $200,000 in cash.
https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/?p=312844

24/01/2026

Many progressive countries have looked at the evidence, decided regulation makes more sense, and moved on.
In Australia, we’re still treating growing a canna plant as a criminal offence.
Instead of sensible rules, we’re still using police and courts.
It’s long overdue that we caught up.

24/12/2025

More time together doesn’t need to come with tension or excess.For many Australians, family gatherings and shared meals are about connection, conversation, and simply being present.
For some, cannabis is part of how they stay calm, engaged, and comfortable in those moments.
A mature society makes room for different ways of unwinding, as long as it’s respectful and responsible.
However you spend the next few days, may they bring a bit of calm, connection, and breathing space

22/12/2025

When media distort the truth about cannabis, it causes real harm.
It reinforces stigma, misinforms the public, and undermines sensible health and justice policy.

This does not benefit the community.
It damages trust, delays reform, and distracts from evidence-based responses to alcohol-related harm, health outcomes, and community safety.

Media outlets have a responsibility to the communities they serve.
Report the evidence.
Tell the truth.
Focus on outcomes that actually benefit the community.

21/12/2025

End-of-year parties are full of booze, and we all know how that can end.
Now imagine the same room without the aggression.
Different substance. Very different outcomes

20/12/2025

In a noisy world, it is worth recognising the quiet good.
Canmabis is not about headlines or arguments.
For many people, it is simply about comfort, calm, and getting through the day with dignity.

18/12/2025

I recently saw a written claim from an employment lawyer stating that medicinal magic flower is “not TGA approved”.

That statement is misleading.

Medicinal magic flower is regulated under the Therapeutic Goods Act and lawfully prescribed by doctors through TGA-administered pathways such as the Special Access Scheme and Authorised Prescriber framework.

These pathways exist in law and are used for many legitimate medicines in Australia.

When legal advice gets this wrong, it creates confusion in workplaces and exposes both workers and employers to unnecessary risk.

Facts matter. Especially when people’s livelihoods are affected.

17/12/2025

Yesterday I talked about what the law says about workplace rights.

Today I’m talking about reality.

Just because something is legal doesn’t mean it’s accepted.
Just because you have rights doesn’t mean you’ll be supported when you use them.

Stigma doesn’t disappear overnight, and regulation alone doesn’t protect people from poor decisions or power imbalances at work.

Sadly, that’s the reality.

16/12/2025

Legally prescribed medicinal cannabis patients are entitled to the same workplace rights and protections as anyone else.

Workplace policies must be lawful, evidence based, and applied consistently.
Fitness for work is about impairment and safety risk, not stigma or assumptions.
Privacy matters. Medical treatment is not an employer’s business unless there is a genuine safety issue.

Patients are not asking for special treatment.
They are asking for the same rights, standards, and protections as everyone else.

15/12/2025

Medicinal cannabis is legal in Australia, yet the system around it is inconsistent and politically avoided. Patients are prescribed legally, doctors operate in grey zones, and laws still punish people for lawful use. This is a policy failure caused by inaction. Politicians need to stop avoiding the issue and fix the laws so regulation, healthcare, and reality actually line up.

12/12/2025

Queenslanders are losing jobs or being denied work because our laws still can’t tell the difference between impairment and lawful use of medicinal cannabis. Current workplace drug testing measures presence, not safety. That is not evidence-based policy. It is outdated stigma, and it is costing people their livelihoods. Queensland can do better. Fair rules should protect safety without discriminating against people who have done nothing wrong.