Nimbin MardiGrass

22/10/2026

H**P EMBASSY HEADLINES #730 | 22 OCTOBER 2026 - https://mailchi.mp/hempembassy.net/hemp-embassy-headlines-issue-730-22-october-2026
New Queensland driving laws. I want to believe they’ve fooled themselves, misreading statistics—is it deliberate? Cannabis stays in your blood so long it pops up on all sorts of blood test statistics—road deaths & hospitals. LC MP Jeremy gave us blood readings from car accident deaths in NSW. Majority had minuscule amounts in blood from past use—no affect on driving—Queensland keep quoting numbers presuming any presence means being impaired

15/10/2026

H**P EMBASSY HEADLINES #729 | 15 OCTOBER 2026 - https://mailchi.mp/hempembassy.net/hemp-embassy-headlines-issue-729-15-october-2026
Changing cultural practices—a slow process—it is happening. Research shows people who use cannabis decrease alcohol use & many stop altogether. Americans surveyed—majority believe cannabis healthier option. We seem a long way behind.

In WA Parliament, Dr Brian Walker argued grog poses a greater societal danger than pot & asked Government to investigate framework that treats each according to evidence and harm. Way too rational I suspect.

13/10/2026

Let it Grow 🌈💚🌈 Growing Together

https://fb.watch/KdB9nzNoSO/?fs=e

08/10/2026

H**P EMBASSY HEADLINES #728 | 8 OCTOBER 2026 - https://mailchi.mp/hempembassy.net/hemp-embassy-headlines-issue-728-8-october-2026

High Headliners!

I like that PlantMed wont prescribe THC without C*D as well. Just imagine if they let the hippies, who’ve used w**d for decades, sell medicine from dispensaries, as well as cuttings of cultivars, suited to your needs, that you could grow at home. That’s the dream and I’m sticking to it!

Michael Balderstone
Nimbin H**P Embassy Head

06/10/2026

🌈💚🌈At Harvest time get creative with branches and roots🌈💚🌈

06/10/2026

🌿🌈 WHAT’S REALLY IN YOUR MEDICINAL CANNABIS? 👀

Okay Nimbin… this one is worth a little look 👀🍃

We all know cannabis is a plant. A very complex plant. Cannabinoids. Terpenes. Flavonoids. Oils. Aromas. All sorts of naturally occurring compounds working together in ways scientists are still learning about.

But here’s where things get interesting…

🌱 The cannabis plant goes into a commercial production system. It can be grown, processed, extracted, filtered, formulated, packaged and stored before it ever reaches a patient.

So what’s actually in that bottle, capsule or flower? And do you REALLY know?

Now before anyone jumps in…

I’m not saying medicinal cannabis is secretly being filled with mystery chemicals.

There are rules.

The TGA says medicinal cannabis products must meet quality requirements and must not contain undeclared substances. Products are also tested for things like pesticides, heavy metals, mould toxins and other contaminants.

BUT…

Here’s the bit that might surprise you 👀

Most medicinal cannabis products supplied in Australia are classed as UNAPPROVED therapeutic goods.

That doesn’t mean they’re illegal. It means the individual product has not gone through the same TGA assessment for safety, quality and effectiveness as an approved medicine.

🤔 So maybe the question isn’t…

“Is cannabis medicine?”

Maybe we have already moved past that conversation.

Maybe the question now is…

🌿 WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE BEING GIVEN?

Where was it grown? What was it treated with? How was it processed? What extraction method was used? What contaminants were tested for? Are there ingredients other than cannabis? And can patients actually see the testing results?

Because there is a BIG difference between knowing you are taking cannabis… and knowing exactly what is in the final product.

And here’s where I think Nimbin has something pretty important to say.

We have been talking about this plant for decades. We have watched it go from something people were arrested for possessing… to something doctors can prescribe.

That’s one hell of a journey. 🌿

But if cannabis has entered the medical system, shouldn’t transparency come with it?

Shouldn’t people be able to ask questions?

Shouldn’t patients know what’s in their medicine?

And shouldn’t we be curious about what happens to this beautiful plant between the soil 🌱 and the medicine cabinet?

Maybe it’s time to stop asking whether cannabis is medicine…

…and start asking

🌿 WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PLANT ALONG THE WAY?

Now THAT is a conversation Nimbin knows how to have 🌈💚🌈

What do you reckon?

Do you know exactly what is in the medicinal cannabis you’re taking?

05/10/2026

A little taste of the Magic from MnemonicTrip at Mardigrass🌈✨ Bringing the beats the good vibes and that wild Northern Rivers energy to the dance floor 🎶🔥

Free the w**d Free the mind and let the music take you somewhere a little different 🌿✌🏽💚 Turn it up let go and enjoy the ride ✨💃🕺

https://fb.watch/v/3w38qfvkO/?fs=e

01/10/2026

H**P EMBASSY HEADLINES #727 | 1 OCT 2026 - https://mailchi.mp/hempembassy.net/hemp-embassy-headlines-issue-727-1-october-2026
Visiting the massive Tw**d Hospital. My old mate James Kingsbury, aka Heathen Lovechild, is very sick. As is Jim Moylan—going through experimental chemo—choofing as much as, which doctors are fascinated by. Legalise Cannabis would not exist without the years of work by those two, so this mention is in deep appreciation. Some of the campaigns with Jim are legendary while Heathen kept the H**P Party running from a tin shed in the bush for years.

27/09/2026

24/09/2026

H**P EMBASSY HEADLINES #726 | 24 SEPTEMBER 2026 - https://mailchi.mp/hempembassy.net/hemp-embassy-headlines-issue-726-24-september-2026
RDT rules finally passed for NSW but I keep reading misunderstandings. As I see it, no change to testing roadside, just different punishments. If you have a script and register you should no longer get in trouble, long as you are not impaired and no alcohol or other drugs! Never forget this is war and we’re negotiating peace, this is just the first step. Finally you can consume your medical cannabis, drive and no longer be a criminal!