MKR Chef Pete Evans dumped from medicinal cannabis gathering

Pete Evans has been dumped from speaking at the upcoming medicinal cannabis symposium to be held this weekend at Tweed Heads in New South Wales. The organisers of the event, United in Compassion (UIC), recently released a statement announcing the fact, citing his anti-vaxx stance as the main cause.

This has been the cause of some controversy, particularly in the wake of Mr Evans' Facebook post about an anti-vaccination podcast which has understandably raised concerns in the press and outrage across social media.

Pete was originally scheduled to give a speech at the symposium alongside world-leading researchers, doctors, and scientific experts in the medicinal marijuana industry. How a celebrity chef managed to join them is a question to be pondered. Even with UIC giving Pete the hammer, they're still allowing him to film his own documentary about medicinal cannabis at the event, albeit in the room next door.

To clarify, UIC is not aligned with Mr Evans in any way, nor do we support or have sympathy for the anti-vax movement or any such non-science-based views.

It seems the right decision has been made. Suprisingly, even with his cancellation, Pete continues to promote the symposium on Facebook: You can read the full statement on UIC's website.