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Saturday March 27! NIMBIN MEDICAN THIS WEEKEND
11am – 4.20pmSaturday 27 March 2021Nimbin Town Hall, Cullen Street, Nimbin NIMBIN MEDICAN March 27 Nimbin’s HEMP EMBASSY hasn’t held a MEDICAN in over a year and we are looking forward to coming together and sharing our experiences again, says Embassy President Michael Balderstone. “We’re so fortunate in this part of the world to […]
NIMBIN MEDICAN WORKSHOP 27 March 2021
11am – 4.20pmSaturday 27 March 2021Nimbin Town Hall, Cullen Street, Nimbin NIMBIN MEDICAN March 27 with TWO POT DOCTORS AND AN EX MAGISTRATE Nimbin’s HEMP Embassy hasn’t held one of its popular educational MEDICAN gatherings in over a year and reckons time is up. “It’s just a one day gathering in the village Town Hall […]
NIMBIN MARDIGRASS MAY 1 & 2 2021 – LIKE THERE’S NO CORONA
The weekly friday meetings to pull MardiGrass2021 into shape will begin this Friday January 22 at 4.20 in the HEMP Bar says MOB (MardiGrass Organising Body) President Michael Balderstone. ” We’re planning it like there’s no Corona but who knows what will be going on with Covid by the first weekend in May. It could […]
Nimbin MardiGrass 2021
We’re planning MardiGrass like there’s no Corona! What else are we supposed to do? And who knows what will be happening on the first weekend in May this year. If Corona is loose we’ll go virtual or minimal or whatever is allowed. Maybe you’ll have to have the jab to be allowed in! God only […]
Nimbin Hemp Inc AGM 2020
IT’S TIME AGAIN FOR THE Nimbin Hemp Embassy’s ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Time: 11 am Date: Saturday 21 November 2020 Location: Town Hall, 47 Cullen St, Nimbin ALL WELCOME! AGENDA Welcome & Appointment of Meeting Chair Apologies Minutes of Previous AGM Reports from President & Treasurer Election of new 2021 Management Committee Nominations for an elected position […]
MardiGrass Organizing Body AGM 2020
IT’S TIME AGAIN FOR THE MardiGrass Organising Body’s ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Time: 12 pm Date: Saturday 21 November 2020 Location: Town Hall, 47 Cullen St, Nimbin ALL WELCOME! AGENDA Welcome & Appointment of Meeting Chair Apologies Minutes of Previous AGM Reports from President & Treasurer Election of new 2021 MardiGrass Organising Body Nominations for an elected […]
Nimbin Hemp Embassy’s New Online Store
LAUNCH OF SHOP.HEMPEMBASSY.NET by MP Janelle Saffin on Friday August 14 in Nimbin “Everyone is welcome to attend the launch of shop.hempembassy.net with Janelle which we also plan to do livestream online. We also hope to discuss some difficult cannabis issues with her, like….saliva testing drivers for cannabis the way we do, ACT pot legislation, legal […]
EGA Presents – Garden States Microdose – Livestream
Sunday, July 5th 2020, 11 am-6:30 pmon the EGA YouTube channel Entheo TV (subscribe via the link) Sadly, due to COVID-19, EGA has postponed the 2020 ethnobotanical symposium Garden States. In the meantime, we’re running a free Livestream, ‘Garden States Microdose‘. We hope you can join us for this special event and be sure to let any like-minded friends know about […]
Australian Ethnobotanical and Psychedelic Community Video Call Out
Entheogenesis Australis invites the Australian ethnobotanical and psychedelic community to contribute original video content to our livestream on Sunday 5th July. Some examples of the kind of original content we’re looking for include: • A short botanical workshop (e.g. cactus grafting or seed germination techniques) • Give a micro lecture on anything raised by our […]
VIRTUAL MARDIGRASS….NO ROADBLOCKS, SALIVA TESTING OR SNIFFER DOGS!
PRESS RELEASE Thursday April 30 2020 From the Nimbin HEMP Embassy Virtual Mardigrass 2020….NO ROADBLOCKS, SALIVA TESTING OR SNIFFER DOGS! VIRTUALMARDIGRASS.COM “It smells nothing like the real thing but the virtual MardiGrass has some distinct advantages,” says Michael Balderstone, President of the MardiGrass Organising Body, the MOB. “There will be no roadblocks nor saliva testing […]
Legalise Cannabis Party win two seats in Western Australia
Media Release Legalise Cannabis Party win two seats in Western Australia Nimbin’s HEMP Embassy president Michael Balderstone says members of the Embassy and HEMP Party are over the moon about the two Legalise Cannabis WA candidates who won seats in parliament. “This is a genuine world first,” he said. “Many have tried but Sophia Moermond […]
WESTERN AUSTRALIANS VOTE YES TO CANNABIS LAW REFORM
Media Release MCUA of Australia Inc 7/4/21 WESTERN AUSTRALIANS VOTE YES TO CANNABIS LAW REFORM Jubilation spread across cannabis groups on social media late yesterday as word got around that the Legalise Cannabis Western Australia Party (LCWA) had won its second Upper House seat. This is a HUGE win for the Legalise Cannabis movement […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 454
TOP STORIES Legalise Cannabis wins second Upper House seat in WA election as preference harvesting bears fruit Closes 12 April: Australian Medical Cannabis Users Experience Survey AUSTRALIA/NZ Legalise Cannabis WA’s Sophia Moermond wins inaugural seat in WA election Legalise Cannabis WA member Dr. Brian Walker unexpectedly wins second party seat in WA election Everything you […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 453
TOP STORIES New York Legalizes Adult-Use Cannabis Victorian parliament starts public hearings as part of an inquiry into cannabis use AUSTRALIA/NZ Cann Global obtains export permit to bring Canntab’s “hard pill” medical cannabis to Australia Hundreds still ending up in NZ courts for cannabis possession We’re being left behind on drug laws Drug reform’s glimmer […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 452
TOP STORIES Hearings begin on use of cannabis in Victoria Saturday March 27! NIMBIN MEDICAN THIS WEEKEND AUSTRALIA/NZ Queensland cannabis farm set to employ 1,000 people upon completion Big changes for Tasmania’s Controlled Access Scheme CSIRO looks to get into medicinal cannabis to take advantage of US$44bn market Australian anaesthetist says alcohol is a more […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 451
TOP STORIES WA election: Legalise Cannabis victory likely for WA Upper House, with 2% of primary vote British American Tobacco’s $174m investment to focus first on CBD Australia’s ‘Amazon for cannabis’ sells $10 million in medical cannabis products AUSTRALIA/NZ Closes 12 April: Australian Medical Cannabis Users Experience Survey Australian Lawyers Alliance says “the time is […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 450
TOP STORIES Jacinda Ardern ‘shares the view of many’ that possessing cannabis should not be a crime Home-grown cannabis: how COVID-19 has fuelled a boom around the world AUSTRALIA/NZ Tasmania grows 80% of Australia’s hemp crops Australian medical cannabis prescriptions boom in February Why did New Zealand’s referendum to legalise recreational cannabis fail? Temporary rules […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 449
TOP STORIES Between an Amnesty and Adult Use CANNABIS FOR PRESIDENT! AUSTRALIA/NZ NZ Medical Cannabis Imports “Out Of Control” UNSW to host event on synthetic cannabis, calling it a “new drug class” Move pharmacy to the forefront of medicinal cannabis supply NSW Greens Deliver Workable and Timely Cannabis Legalisation Bill Australia’s first university-reviewed medicinal cannabis course […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 448
TOP STORIES 89% of Victorian cannabis inquiry submissions want legal cannabis Study: Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Is Not Independently Associated with Increased Risk of Crash Victims Testing Positive for Cannabis AUSTRALIA/NZ NSW Greens introduce bill to legalise recreational cannabis Is New Zealand’s Medical Cannabis Market in Trouble? University of Sydney launches study into the quality-of-life of medical […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 447
TOP STORIES What would Australia look like if recreational cannabis was legalised? Even though pubs were shut, Aussies drank 25 per cent more during pandemic The Misuse of Drugs Act will be 50 years old this year AUSTRALIA/NZ Australia to ‘significantly reduce’ regulatory burden for cannabis industry CBD will go on sale in Australia, but […]