HEMP EMBASSY HEADLINES #662 | 3 JULY 2025

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High Headliners!

Wow, wild weather along the whole New South Wales coast! So far we’ve only had the wind up here, it’s whistling through the forest at the moment. When I first moved here, forty odd years ago, the big winds snapped some tall trees in half, but now that others around them have grown up, they all seem to hold each other up. Just like humans, strength in numbers.

Jeremy’s NSW Upper House Inquiry into how the war on cannabis is going was finally released this week and received widespread support in the media. It recommended a staged approach to reforming the laws, starting with decriminalisation and ending with full legalisation. It suggested the Canadians have a good model to follow and urged the Government to get on with amending the driving laws. We all wait on the NSW Premier now, who has been depressingly resistant to any change.

It’s great news that Legalise Cannabis Victoria has introduced a motion to reform the workplace drug testing laws. It just shows the power Big Pharma has in looking after its own profits. You can use any drugs you like at work, so long as they’re prescribed by a doctor, EXCEPT medical cannabis. Hundreds of thousands of workers across Australia now take Endone or some other Big Pharma pain reliever, instead of using the herb they know works best for them, and gives them minimal side effects. They’re supposed to be keeping people safe, but their real focus is on maximising profits. I’ve now met hundreds of cannabis users who lost their jobs because of workplace testing and or driving. No other country with legal cannabis is doing this.

Near the end of this Headlines, you will find ‘Events’ and a notice about the EGA Garden States: Regeneration, the EGA’s ethnobotanical gathering to be held just outside Melbourne at the end of November. They released the first wave of “program contributors” this week and I highly recommend this event, in a few months time, for all those interested in the power and importance of psychedelics in these times of huge change. EGA has been a great supporter of MardiGrass over the last decade and their professionalism and reputation is outstanding. Check it out at gardenstates.org.

Love to everyone!

Michael Balderstone

Nimbin HEMP Embassy Head

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