A CAIRNS dad who has been propelled to the forefront of the campaign to legalise marijuana will today face court, charged with drugging his sick toddler.

The man, who cannot be named as it would identify his daughter, will today come before the Brisbane Magistrates Court charged with supplying dangerous drugs to a person under 16 and possessing dangerous drugs.

He was arrested at a Brisbane hospital this month,after it was alleged he had been treating his two-year-old, who is suffering from stage 4 neuroblastoma cancer.

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It is alleged he gave her medical grade cannabis oil mixed with coconut, which he placed in her food.

Hundreds of people have been slated to take part in a peaceful protest outside the court today, in support of the accused and legalising marijuana for medical use. He faces up to 25 years jail if convicted.

More than 26,000 people have liked a Facebook page supporting the man.

media_camera A CAIRNS dad who has been propelled to the forefront of the campaign to legalise marijuana will today face court, charged with drugging his sick toddler.

An online petition urging Queensland premier Campbell Newman to “intervene” in the father’s legal process has more than 14,000 signatures.

A crowd-sourcing fund has been set up to help cover legal and medical costs, but a post on the man’s Facebook page stated he had his Legal Aid bid rejected because legal aid “have reason to believe he has funds that he has not disclosed to them” the post read.

The child’s mother has started a separate Facebook page and is also fundraising for her daughter’s treatment.

Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has sponsored a Bill currently before parliament to legalise the drug and last year long-standing Cairns judge Brian Harrison threw his support behind the move.