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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
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
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 […]
Nimbin’s 420 Smoke-In!
Featuring the BIG Joint from 2pm ~ Music, hemp food and 4:20 Smoke In ~ Mingle Park Nimbin ~ 4:20pm April 20 2018
CANBERRA CANNABIS PROTEST FIRST DAY OF PARLIAMENT
MEDIA RELEASE: NIMBIN HEMP EMBASSY Nimbin’s HEMP Embassy is once again sending its giant inflatable mascots, the Big Joint and the LGTB (Lovely Giant Tincture Bottle), to Canberra for the first day of parliament, Monday February 5th. “We welcome anyone who is sick and tired of the ridiculous restrictions on Cannabis use to join us,” […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 333
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Hemp Health & Innovation Expo MCEC Melbourne (Jeff’s Shed) Saturday 8th December – 9.30am – 7pm Sunday 9th December – 10am – 4pm, Melbourne New Zealand Government amnesty allows illicit cannabis into legal industry [Hikurangi] An opportunity for illict cannabis growers to enter the legal medical cannabis industry is being offered by […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 332
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND More detail is needed as ACT moves to legalise cannabis [The Age] Canberra has every right to legalise cannabis, and the federal government would be ill-advised to try and overturn such a law, according to a prominent barrister. Greg Barnes, who is national president of the Australian Lawyers Alliance, said a […]
Fundraiser: Weed Billboards
The Nimbin Hemp Embassy is organizing an ongoing billboard campaign dedicated to changing Australia outdated cannabis laws. America used billboards a lot to get their Cannabis law changes on the agenda and we thought we could give it a go too. One billboard for a year costs about $5000. There is no way Australia can […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 331
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Queensland proposal to open up medicinal cannabis access [The Brisbane Times] It would be easier for patients to get access to medicinal cannabis in Queensland under proposed law changes. Health Minister Steven Miles on Tuesday introduced a bill to repeal the Public Health (Medicinal Cannabis) Act 2016, and make other reforms. […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 330
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Tasmanian Government’s Controlled Access Scheme under fire by Mt Direction family [The Examiner] Jeremy Bester has trialled, and failed, 16 drugs over two decades. Diagnosed with refractory epilepsy as a child, the 27-year-old has been living with severe, uncontrollable seizures ever since. Last month Jeremy was notified by his Melbourne-based neurologist, Dr Simon Bower, […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 329
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Judge Recognises that Medicinal Cannabis Producers are Not Criminals [Sydney Criminal Lawyers] In handing down the sentence, Judge Ellis said that it was clear that Mr Futter had been cultivating the plants for non-profit medicinal purposes. And his Honour acknowledged that there is a rising awareness in the community of the […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 328
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Weed Billboards [Hemp Embassy] The Nimbin Hemp Embassy is organizing an ongoing billboard campaign dedicated to changing Australia outdated cannabis laws. Just Reform It! Let’s Get Real about Drugs [The Greens] We know it’s time for a new approach which treats drug use as a health issue, not a criminal one. […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 327
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Canada has legalised cannabis. This is why Australia should follow suit [ABC] Canada has legalised cannabis. And I’m not interested in celebrating. I’m interested in preparing — preparing for cannabis legalisation by ensuring we have the best health and safety measures in place before it hits our shores. Recreational drug use […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 326
AUSTRALIA & NZ Leyonhjelm leads the way on legal cannabis [Mirage News] Senator David Leyonhjelm attended the Uniting Church’s drug summit in Sydney today, reinforcing the Liberal Democrats’ longstanding policy of decriminalising recreational drug use in Australia. Criminal Code and Other Legislation Amendment (Removing Commonwealth Restrictions on Cannabis) Bill 2018 [Parliament of Australia] The #Senate […]
NIMBIN TO CELEBRATE CANADA RE-LEGALISING WEED ON WEDNESDAY
MEDIA RELEASE FROM NIMBIN HEMP EMBASSY NIMBIN TO CELEBRATE CANADA RE-LEGALISING WEED ON WEDNESDAY 17 OCTOBER 2018 Nimbin will celebrate Canada’s re-legalisation of Cannabis next Wednesday October 17 and the crowd will no doubt over flow the Embassy’s tiny HEMP Bar. “It’s definitely a moment to celebrate,” says Michael Balderstone, President of Nimbins HEMP Embassy […]