22/09/2025
Prohibition is the real crime, End the Harm
How Does Legalising Cannabis Impact Australia
More Importantly
How Do You Make The Most Of Cannabis Legalisation
Part 1
The emergence of any new Industry is exciting & offers something beyond the new jobs that it creates and tax's it provides into the public purse to fund our schools and hospitals, it brings something all too rare in our world today , It brings Life into the community it brings a sense of hope that Australia could once again be back in business after decades of being treated like a Garage Sale by our previous and present Government's.
Lets not avoid the elephant in the room Yes it's Cannabis & yes its legalisation and developing new enviromentally friendly industries we are talking about,
While there will always be challenges & obstacles in the initial stages of any new industry the century of propaganda demonization the of cannabis plant ceates firtile ground for misinformation to take root. This may create some hurdles unique to this industry from staffing & technology to regulatory uncertainty however they are far from insurmountable. Once the challenges are met & the obstacles overcome the substantial benefits can begin to be realised from the emerging markets.
Today I want to talk to you about becoming aware of those potential benefits before they have emerged and before the potential been realised so that you make the most of the advance notice to position yourself to best take advantage of those opportunities as they emerge.
With the recent amendments to the Narcotics Control Act which came into effect on Sun 30th Oct 2016, the opportunity to apply for a cultivation licence has been available,this quickly attracted interest by a number of overseas company's already involved in the Medical Cannabis Cultivation & Supply Industry where Cannabis is already legally produced..
This should make it pretty obvious that this isn't some flash in the pan travelling salesman coming to town make a quick buck never to be seen again opportunity, No this is not & do you know why this is not, do you know why this opportunity has potential bigger than coal as an export and do you know why ?,
For one simple reason, Cannabis unlike our coal or uranium or even our oil and gas, Cannabis is not finite, it wont run out year after year Cannabis will keep growing & year after year a little bit more of its potential will emerge to be realised and capitalised upon,
A 100% renewable resource that as a side benefit makes a great carbon trap giving it a place at the table in upcoming emission targets
with the potential synergy of creating building materials with the fibres which can be used to create a range of very strong and versatile building material's, this manufacturing process of the fibres into building materials would literally trap the carbon forever, with bridges in Europe created from Cannabis based materials dating back centuries that still stand..
That is a project for future consideration as the present limitations would not allow a large enough cultivation area for the biomass required for that type of project as yet however it gives a glimpse into a future where a potential industry based on the production of an environmentally friendly range of building materials as varied as was the range of asbestos products, it is possible to use cannabis fibre to make every single product that was previously manufactured with asbestos, in fact cannabis can do anything that asbestos can do except for 1 thing, Cannabis isn't capable of killing anyone.
There are so many support industries that will be required by the cannabis industry as it develops in Australia & I want us to be there guiding those developments as a stakeholder and increasing the scope of the industry through the development of the Industry stakeholders, using networking and cooperation between the stakeholders increases the level of influence the Industry has in the decision making process as the industry develops..
The opportunity to create a Professional Standards Association in order to create a platform to influence future Industry operations or regulation, a platform from which to promote the Industry Agenda and Regulatory Changes being sought in the future, this would basically be a group of Lobbyists promoting Industry interests while Appearing to be an Independent Industry Association promoting professional standards within the Industry. The creation of this body should be incorporated into the business plan as a primary project once the licence is granted.
Even with the limitations of the prospective licences and regulatory requirements the potential areas of employment created by this first step is far larger than you may have possibly considered, For instance as I am sure you will have just now perhaps immediately thought gardeners or farmers & you would be correct,
they will require people to grow the cannabis plants,
which then creates a need for the materials to grow the plants,
which then requires equipment to place the materials in which to grow the plant,
which then requires a place to grow the plants,
which then requires construction
which then requires custom design,
which then requires standards,
which then provides the opportunity for control
the staffing of the facility is also far wider ranging than many would imagine, consider the various activities involved in the cultivation of vegetation on a large scale in a controlled environment, from the variety of maintenance tasks in the facility & the constant cycle of inspection the facility will require to maintain optimum conditions for cultivation, This dependence is not an isolated incident and even a cursory investigation will illustrate that this dependence upon the bulb changers and spanner hands that keep the lights burning bright and stop the wheels falling off.
The opportunity to create a service provision department tasked with training and verifying the legal requirements have been met for any person wishing to work in the medical cannabis cultivation and research industry.
The development of a service providing temp staffing from a pool of avail and security cleared personnel who are capable of fulfilling the required tasks until the employer finds a suitable new candidate for the position, based on usual staff turnover in similar industries and the calculation of staff sickness and holidays there would be a constant need for quite a large team of Temps in each state where the industry establishes a growing or processing facility.
Then of course there will be a constant demand for cultivation and production materials ensuring the viability of production facilities and generating employment possibilities within areas requiring just such a stimuli.
Specialised support industries will emerge providing services that offer a symbiotic relationship such as the obvious need for specialised equipment for the cleaning and servicing of both hydroponic channel and pipe systems to the multitude of filters and associated consumable in the various air supply and extraction systems,
the potential symbiosis or perhaps even synergy that the combination of a willing provider to supply the said services and a willing consumer who required these services, could result in a consumer defining the procedure that the provider will model his service provision on the parameters established providing the service to the consumer, a reliable consumer allows a willing provider the foundation to provide services in an increased number of consumers.
The nature of the Industry will require the Development and Implementation of security protocols and procedures dealing with everything from day to day operations such as controlling all entry and access to the facility including the procedures regarding entry and exit of all personnel and the guidelines and security induction for any Visitors or Contractors entering the facility,
there will be a need for protocols for the transportation of cannabis,
for the destruction of no longer required cannabis materials,
for the handling & testing of the cannabis samples,
even for the simple act of trimming becomes a security operation when each leaf will most likely be required to be accounted for, during the what I can imagine will be quite often random audit and inspections from whichever body gains control of the cannabis regulation responsibilities for which they will probably charge the licence holder a fee for conducting the Audit.
