Are cannabis raids effective? [The Northern Star] Police cannabis raids on the Northern Rivers have been put under the microscope by law and cannabis experts. Last week, NSW Police drug squad and Richmond Local Area Command police seized 3314 cannabis plants with an estimated street value of $6.6 million during [...]
The 'war on drugs' has failed, and Australia must change its policies [The Age] It has long been evident the global "war on drugs" sparked by then US president Richard Nixon about half a century ago is one of the most tragic and abject failures in the history of public [...]
Media Release HEMP Embassy Nimbins indefatigable HEMP Embassy leaves on a road trip to Canberra tomorrow on an Obama Appreciation Mission. “More than anyone President Obama has helped half of America have access to legal cannabis. His simple memo telling the Federal Police to leave the States alone with their [...]
Petition: Give Dying Patients Back Their Right to Access Cannabis [Change.org] “I can't express how disappointed I am with the Federal Government in their treatment of patients who use medicinal cannabis for control of serious and debilitating health conditions. The Federal Legislation passed in February 2016 was hollow victory indeed [...]
"California was the first state to put civil rights and social justice first – this was not just about legalizing pot, this was about disassembling the largest justice failure our nation has seen in the past century." Coalition for Cannabis Policy Reform California, Nevada and Massachusetts vote to legalize recreational [...]
Media Release HEMP Embassy Nov 15 2016 OBAMA APPRECIATION MISSION, from Nimbin to Canberra Nimbin's HEMP Embassy is taking its infamous Obama banner and giant inflatable joint to Canberra for one more trip on whats it's calling an Obama Appreciation Mission. "President Obama is a big part of why most [...]
