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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,” […]
Nimbin Medican Workshop 20-21 January 2018
The next Nimbin medical cannabis workshop with MC Michael Balderstone is over the January weekend 20/21 2018 at the Nimbin Bush Theatre: 11am to 4.20pm both days. Entry by donation. Three Californian medicine makers will demonstrate various extraction methods [with legal herbs!], and talk about their experiences in North America. Saturday speakers also include: Dr […]
Nimbin Hemp Inc AGM 2017
All members are invited to attend the Nimbin Hemp Embassy’s annual general meeting at 11am on Saturday 16 December 2017 at the Town Hall, 45 Cullen Street, Nimbin. Nominations for an elected position on the executive committee must be received by the president at least one week before the meeting. Voting for Office Bearers will […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 321
AUSTRALIA & NZ Australian-made medical cannabis hits pharmacy shelves [The New Daily] Western Australian-based Little Green Pharma (LPG) is claiming to be the first in Australia to grow and manufacture medicinal cannabis oil and supply pharmacists across Australia. The crops are grown hydroponically in south-west WA and processed and manufactured in a facility near Perth. […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 320
AUSTRALIA & NZ Who’s got those all-important golden cannabis licences and who hasn’t [Stockhead] By our count 12 of the 27 ASX-listed companies involved in the medical cannabis sector have some form of licence to operate in Australia. Medical cannabis licences in Australia have an expiry date of 12 months but so far it appears […]
‘Sex, Drugs and the Electoral Roll’: MP’s Memoir Goes On Sale
BOOK REVIEW Victorian MP and leader of the Reason Party, Fiona Patten, has welcomed the release of her memoir – Sex, Drugs and The Electoral Roll. The book, published by Allen and Unwin and released tomorrow, contrasts her life as a lobbyist for Australia’s sex industry over two decades, with her life as a politician […]
Fiona Patten’s Track Record on Law Reform of Drug and Other Social Issues
This year’s Victorian State election on November 24 will mark four years of the Sex/Reason Party being in the Victorian parliament. In those four short years the party’s leader, Fiona Patten, has achieved a lot. The ABC’s morning show host John Faine called her “the most effective legislator in Australia today” and many are saying […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 319
AUSTRALIA & NZ High Hopes: Farmers add hemp to their grain cropping programs [ABC] Following the legalisation of hemp seed as food last year, Australian farmers are now adding hemp to their grain cropping programs. But key players in the emerging industry say a golden opportunity is being missed in the nutraceutical market. NZ licence […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 318
AUSTRALIA & NZ NSW drivers face bigger fines, loss of licence under new laws [The Sydney Morning Herald] Under the proposed laws, introduced into Parliament by the Roads Minister Melinda Pavey on Wednesday, the punishments for low-range drink and drug-driving would be handed out on-the-spot. Anyone choosing to fight the low-range charge in court risks […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 317
AUSTRALIA & NZ Join Us to Voice your Opinion [Medical Cannabis Users Association] Q&A Bonus Question – DOPE TESTING [YouTube] I come from Nimbin where we have nine permanent police and our main street is live on cameras to their station. Some of them love doing random roadside drug testing… its like letting a […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 316
AUSTRALIA & NZ Clearing the air: A response on medical cannabis [Asia & Pacific Policy Society] Want to improve Australia’s policies on medical cannabis? Give doctors the freedom to treat it like any other unregistered medicine, Rhys Cohen writes. Legal experts call for changes to NSW roadside drug testing advice [News.com.au] Legal experts are calling […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 315
AUSTRALIA & NZ Australia’s Medical Cannabis 48-Hour Application Scheme Has Been Rolled Out In NSW, Victoria, And Queensland [BuzzFeed] Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration quietly rolled out a streamlined application process for medical cannabis on Monday — but only Queensland, Victoria, and New South Wales are involved for now. Accessed via the TGA’s website, Australian prescribers […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 314
AUSTRALIA & NZ Hemp Embassy president on drug driving charge [Echo NetDaily] The president of Nimbin’s Hemp Embassy, Michael Balderstone, has revealed he tested positive for cannabis during a recent random drug test (RDT) in the area. New Laws Will Allow the Use of Military to Break Protests [Sydney Criminal Lawyers] The new legislation also […]