2019 UIC Australian Medicinal Cannabis Symposium
22-24 March 2019, Tweed Heads NSW Over 3 days hear from world experts as we grapple with the problems around patient access, guidelines and supply. Keynote Speakers Buy Tickets
MEDICAL CANNABIS WORKSHOP, NIMBIN JANUARY 19th & 20th 2019
The Nimbin Hemp Embassy hits the ground running in 2019 with another of their popular Medican Workshops on the weekend of January 19 and 20. Special Guest Leah Bisiani (MHlthSc/DipBus/RN1/Dementia Consultant/Learning & Advisory) will be a key speaker. Leah has 35 years experience within aged-dementia care establishing a highly skilled knowledge basis as a global […]
Hemp Health & Innovation Expo
HHI Expo & SYMPOSIUM 2018 MCEC Melbourne (Jeff’s Shed) Saturday 8th December – 9.30am – 6.30pm Sunday 9th December – 10am – 4pm Buy Tickets Here
Nimbin Hemp Inc AGM 2018
IT’S TIME AGAIN FOR THE Nimbin Hemp Embassy’s ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Time: 11am Date: Saturday 1 December 2018 Location: Town Hall Verandah, 45 Cullen Street, Nimbin – Enter via the Hemp Bar All members are invited to attend the annual general meeting at 11am on Saturday 1 December 2018 at the Town Hall, 45 Cullen […]
NIMBIN MEDICAN WORKSHOP 20-21 OCTOBER 2018
11am – 4.20pm Sat & Sun 20-21 October 2018 Bush Theatre, Old Butter Factory, Nimbin Most speakers will be there on both days and talks start at 11am and aim to finish by 4.20pm, at the Bush Theatre by Mulgum Creek in the old butter factory on the north side of Nimbin. Everyone is welcome, […]
MardiGrass Hemposium 2018 Talks now Available on YouTube
Speaker presentations from the Nimbin MardiGrass Hemposium, 4-6 May 2018, are now online. Also check out previous years’ Hemposium speakers as well as our Medican Workshops: Hemp Embassy YouTube Channel MardiGrass Hemposium Nimbin Channel Big Thanks to Pancho, Neil, Bob and George!
Nimbin Medican Workshops on YouTube
Speaker presentations from the Nimbin Medican Workshop, last weekend 23-24 June 2018, are now online. Big thanks to Disco Sista for documenting the many medican workshops that the Embassy has hosted in Nimbin over the past 3 years. If you’ve missed these amazing gatherings, then you can still watch the speakers online. Click on this […]
MEDICAN WEEKEND WORKSHOP June 23/24 2018
MEDIA RELEASE from Nimbin HEMP Embassy Monday June 18 Next weekend’s Medical Cannabis workshop at the Bush Theatre in Nimbin has a line up of impressive speakers. “We’re only doing a few of these popular workshops a year now and I urge anyone wanting to learn about what’s going on in the fast emerging new […]
JUNE 23/24 MEDICAN WEEKEND NIMBIN
JUNE 23/24 MEDICAN WEEKEND at the BUSH THEATRE, Nimbin Entry by donation, beside the river at Nimbin’s Bush Theatre. Starting at 11 am and aiming to finish by 420! Learn how to make and use Cannabis as medicine! Speakers confirmed from the Nimbin Hemp Embassy, and The Hemp Club including Malcolm Lee, Rayman, Andrew Kav, […]
NIMBINS 26th MARDIGRASS. A Celebration, Almost!
MEDIA RELEASE April 17 2018 NIMBINS 26th MARDIGRASS. A Celebration, Almost! Organisers of Nimbins 26th annual MardiGrass on the weekend of May 4 – 6, say there is plenty of interest now the law is finally in question. “It looks like the argument is pretty much over as to whether Cannabis is a medicine or […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 348
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND ‘Medicine Man’ Escapes Prison Time for Serious Drug Charges [Sydney Criminal Lawyers] Veteran medicinal cannabis producer Tony Bower escaped prison time when he was sentenced for commercial drug cultivation, along with other serious drug offences, at Port Macquarie District Court last Monday. Elderly people breaking the law to use medicinal cannabis […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 347
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Growing our own: Inside an Australian medical cannabis farm [Triple J Hack] Medical cannabis patients are finally able to get high on Australia’s own supply, but is growing locally going to make it easier to get this medicine? Olivia Newton-John opens up on health battle [Yahoo!] Back in September 2018, the […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 346
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Greens NSW plan to legalise, regulate and licence cannabis [News] The Greens are set to announce a plan to legalise, regulate and licence cannabis for recreational use in NSW — which will allow you to own up to six plants and light up anywhere where it’s legal to smoke tobacco. Cannabis […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 345
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Lucy Haslam repulsed by medicinal cannabis laws, calls on nation to #FixDansLaw [Northern Daily Leader] In a one-on-one interview with the Leader, Lucy Haslam reveals the pain this Sunday will bring, marking four years since her son’s death and why she’s retracting claims of victory on medicinal cannabis. Desperate patients turn to black […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 344
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Elixinol just bought land in NSW to grow pot and changed its name to the Australian indigenous word ‘Nunyara’ [Stockhead] Elixinol Global Limited just paid $2.6m for 60 acres of land in northern NSW on which it hopes to grow medical cannabis. It’s so confident in the healing properties of hemp, […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 343
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Cannabis legalisation to be delayed by new parliamentary rules [The Sydney Morning Herald] A bid to legalise cannabis in Canberra will be slowed by new parliamentary rules, despite support from Labor and the Greens. The Greens and the Labor executive have already flagged that they will make amendments to the private […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 342
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND ‘Green wave’: Businesses look to medicinal cannabis [Sydney Morning Herald] With cannabis legalised in some parts of Australia for medicinal use, businesses are positioning themselves for what is tipped to be a ‘green wave’ of opportunity. Garden State hoping to bloom into Australia’s medical cannabis capital [Finfeed] Last year, Victoria released […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 341
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Victoria has high hopes of becoming cannabis bowl of Australia [ABC] Authorities have only granted 3,200 approvals for the legal use of the medicine in two-and-a-half decades, but with 2,500 of those coming last year, the sector is forecasting a year of big growth. 4 Reasons to Invest in the Australian […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 340
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Everything you need to know about legalising cannabis in the ACT [The Canberra Times] The ACT government may be in a rush to enact legislation legalising cannabis in the territory, but many questions remain. E-Petition: Legalise cannabis for recreational use [Parliament of Victoria] The petitioners request that the Legislative Council calls […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 339
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Embassy hosts first 2019 Medican [EchoNet Daily] Whether you love or hate the idea, ever-controversial medical cannabis looks like it’s here to stay, and in Nimbin, the HEMP Embassy’s mission is to keep you well informed on the subject. Ex-Qld premier Newman wants drug debate [The Australian] A former conservative leader […]