Adam Koessler was charged earlier this month after giving the oil to two-year-old Rumer Rose, in a bid to treat her Stage IV neuroblastoma – a nerve tissue based cancer which has left the toddler in severe pain, and facing an uncertain future.
He is now barred from seeing Rumer, and faces a possible jail sentence on Tuesday.
The Change.org petition says, ‘Adam Koessler is a loving father who was arrested on 2nd January 2015 for administering medicinal cannabis oil to his daughter Rumer Rose after she was diagnosed with stage 4 Neuroblastoma.
‘Adams bail conditions prohibit him from having direct or indirect contact with his own child who is in the Lady Cilento Children’s hospital – South Brisbane. On the 9th January 2015, Rumer was moved to Intensive care after having seizures.
‘It is inhumane and unjust to keep a parent, who acted out of love for his child, wanting to prolong her life, away from her during such severe illness.
Speaking to the Newcastle Herald last week, Mr Koessler, from Cairns, explained how his daughter showed considerable signs of improvement after the oil was mixed with coconut.
He said: ‘Her cancer-ridden little body was alive again – Rumer had almost instant quality of life.
‘She would say “Daddy, tummy’s not sore” and she would be able to eat like a champion and began to gain weight.
‘Her energy was up and she wanted to go outside with me instead of lay on her back with her legs curled up.
‘Her skin colour came back, her eyes were sparkling again and we just looked at each other in complete amazement’.
However, Mr Koessler was arrested on January 2 after travelling to Brisbane, where he met with his daughter’s oncologist.
He has been charged with supplying dangerous drugs to a person under 16 and possession of dangerous drugs, and will appear in court on Tuesday.
His bail conditions now mean that he is not allowed to contact his daughter, who is currently in intensive care, following seizures after she stopped taking the cannabis oil.
