AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Cannabis advocate avoids drug-driving conviction [Northern Star] HEMP Party president Michael Balderstone has conceded he drove with a detectable quantity of cannabis in his system, but he's been spared a criminal conviction. His solicitor, Steve Bolt, hopes to debate a broader issue around drug-driving laws and [...]
https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/cannabis-advocate-avoids-drug-driving-conviction/3766317/ by Liana Turner 28th Jun 2019 2:00 PM | Updated: 4:28 PM HEMP Party president Michael Balderstone has conceded he drove with a detectable quantity of cannabis in his system, but he's been spared a criminal conviction. His solicitor, Steve Bolt, hopes to debate a broader [...]
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 'Significant help': experts, community laud launch of national epilepsy helpline [The Sydney Morning Herald] A new service aims to help the 250,000 other Australians living with epilepsy. Launched on Wednesday, the Epilepsy Nurse Line provides access to nurses trained in epilepsy treatment between the hours of [...]
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND The NSW Cops Spent An Eye-Watering Amount Of Money Policing This Small Town Festival [Junkee] Every year, the northern NSW town of Nimbin hosts MardiGrass, an event that’s part festival, part protest, and 100 percent committed to all things weed. Naturally, a celebration of all that [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]