HEMP EMBASSY HOSTS A MEDICAL CANNABIS WEEKEND OCTOBER 26/27
HEMP EMBASSY MEDIA RELEASE October 11 2019 Medican time again October 26/27 Nimbin’s HEMP Embassy is hosting another of its popular Medican weekends on October 26/27. There’s a full program lined up says Nimbin HEMP Embassy President Michael Balderstone. “And as a special treat the new movie Green Light about a couple of […]
NEXT MEDICAL CANNABIS WEEKEND WORKSHOP IN NIMBIN October 26/27
HEMP EMBASSY MEDIA RELEASE September 25 2019 Medican time again October 26/27 There’s a full program with a few twists lined up for the next Medical Cannabis weekend workshop in Nimbin’s Bush Theatre over the weekend of October 26 and 27. Dr Pot and Dr Deb are coming as usual, along with PlantMed […]
MardiGrass Organizing Body AGM 2019
IT’S TIME AGAIN FOR THE MardiGrass Organizing Body’s ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Time: 12pm Date: Saturday 16 November 2019 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 16 November 2019 at the Town Hall, 45 Cullen […]
Nimbin Hemp Inc AGM 2019
IT’S TIME AGAIN FOR THE Nimbin Hemp Embassy’s ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Time: 11am Date: Saturday 16 November 2019 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 16 November 2019 at the Town Hall, 45 Cullen […]
HEMP Embassy hosts High Tea for Peacebus
HEMP EMBASSY MEDIA RELEASE June 19 2019 The Nimbin HEMP Embassy will be hosting a High Tea for Peacebus 4.20 pm Friday 21 June 2019 at the Hemp Bar, Cullen Street, Nimbin The event will raise funds to keep Graeme Dunstan’s Peacebus rolling.See https://chuffed.org/project/keep-peacebus-rolling-on As the director of the 1973 Aquarius Festival, the event […]
NEXT MEDICAL CANNABIS WEEKEND WORKSHOP IN NIMBIN JUNE 22/23 now includes the movie “High as Mike” on Saturday night
HEMP EMBASSY MEDIA RELEASE June 17 2019 NEXT MEDICAL CANNABIS WEEKEND WORKSHOP IN NIMBIN JUNE 22/23 now includes the movie “High as Mike” on Saturday night. The acclaimed new movie about medical cannabis “High as Mike” will be shown on the Saturday evening June 22 of Nimbin’s next Medican weekend. The film starts […]
NEXT MEDICAL CANNABIS WEEKEND WORKSHOP IN NIMBIN JUNE 22/23
HEMP EMBASSY MEDIA RELEASE May 30 2019 Nimbin’s HEMP Embassy is gearing up for it’s next Medican Workshop to be held at the villages Bush Theatre over the weekend of June 22/23. This is a weekend about sharing information from healers and users and growers and makers of medical cannabis. Everyone is welcome, entry is […]
HEMP PARTY CAMPAIGN LAUNCH ON MONDAY IN LISMORE
MEDIA RELEASE FROM HELP END MARIJUANA PROHIBITION (HEMP) PARTY MAY 9 2019 The Nimbin based Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party will officially launch its Election campaign in Lismore on Monday at midday in front of local National party MP Kevin Hogans office in Lismore. The HEMP Party has senate candidates running in every state […]
May Day March 2019
MAYDAY MARCH for cannabis law reform Wednesday May 1 …at 1 pm from Lismore Court House to our local MP’s offices Nimbin’s MardiGrass organisers say they are ready for the big crowds expected to descend on the village this weekend. We start our annual protest tomorrow with our Mayday March from Lismore Court House to […]
WELCOME TO NIMBIN’S 27th MARDIGRASS
Nimbin is home of the Cannabis law reform protest and the gathering we call MardiGrass. This is the 27th year in a row that we’ve rallied to change these ugly, ridiculous, and extremely damaging and hurtful laws. Why should we be treated as criminals for using a plant that our ancestors have loved as a […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 377
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND A growing number of Australians want marijuana legalised [Roy Morgan] New research from Roy Morgan shows increasing numbers of Australians across all age groups want to legalise marijuana – although 49% remain opposed. Federal Government wants to see ‘evidence’ legalising cannabis is a good idea [ABC] Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt […]
HEMP EMBASSY HOSTS A MEDICAL CANNABIS WEEKEND OCTOBER 26/27
HEMP EMBASSY MEDIA RELEASE October 11 2019 Medican time again October 26/27 Nimbin’s HEMP Embassy is hosting another of its popular Medican weekends on October 26/27. There’s a full program lined up says Nimbin HEMP Embassy President Michael Balderstone. “And as a special treat the new movie Green Light about a couple of […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 376
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Australian Government invests $3m for medical cannabis research [Health Europa] The research is intended to examine the benefits of medical cannabis for pain, symptom and side effect management for cancer patients. Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health, said: “Since her own battle, Ms Olivia Newton-John has been an advocate for breast […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 375
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Roadside Drug Testing Devices Are Unreliable, Study Reveals [Sydney Criminal Lawyerrs] And a recently released study carried out by Sydney University’s Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics found that when it does come to cannabis the two roadside drug testing devices being used around the country are hopelessly flawed. Legalise weed, NZ […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 374
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Australian Capital Territory votes to legalise cannabis for personal use [The Guardian] Territory becomes first jurisdiction in Australia to legalise possession of up to 50 grams of marijuana and two plants. Peter Dutton: government may override ‘dangerous’ ACT decision to legalise cannabis [The Guardian] Minister says attorney general Christian Porter is […]
NEXT MEDICAL CANNABIS WEEKEND WORKSHOP IN NIMBIN October 26/27
HEMP EMBASSY MEDIA RELEASE September 25 2019 Medican time again October 26/27 There’s a full program with a few twists lined up for the next Medical Cannabis weekend workshop in Nimbin’s Bush Theatre over the weekend of October 26 and 27. Dr Pot and Dr Deb are coming as usual, along with PlantMed […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 373
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Cannabis regulation in Australia could be about to become way less complex [Business Insider] A report into the Narcotic Drugs Act has been tabled in Parliament, recommending a number of changes to the licensing regime regulating the business of medical marijuana and other cannabis products in Australia. The report acknowledged the […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 372
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND MedCan 2020: New Zealand set to have its first medicinal cannabis summit [Stuff] The summit, called MedCan 2020, is open to everyone and people will learn about medicinal cannabis from local and international health professionals, academics, researchers and patients. Roadside drug tests for cannabis return false results, research finds [ABC] A study […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 371
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Cannabis prohibition doesn’t work anywhere. It’s New Zealand’s turn to legalise it [The Guardian] On Wednesday, the Helen Clark Foundation released a report which sets out the case for legalising and regulating cannabis. New Zealanders have the opportunity to vote for that in a referendum next year. Clearly, the prospect of […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 370
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Medicinal cannabis company to build one of the world’s largest production facilities in regional Victoria [ABC] Australian company Cannatrek has been given the final green light to develop the $160 million plant near Shepparton. There are plans to produce 160 tonnes of medicinal cannabis each year and create 400 jobs in […]