 It is a solid and immovable fact that a policeman will one day want to arrest you. You might think that you know them. You may have nodded to them on occasion. You may even have had a pleasant discussion about any number of trivial and entertaining matters. But one day, down the back of Museum, or in a dark car-park, the same person will suddenly become a copper! ( full story … JAG chat sheet 1-2011 )  Its been a few years now since the last Nimbin ‘Hand Picked & Home Grown’ CD was delivered to 100 radio stations around Australia. ( full story … Nim-FM second crop )  This is just the sort of opinion that got Nutt sacked. It is a little over a year since he was fired from his post as chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, for publicly stating that alcohol and tobacco were more harmful than LSD, ecstasy and cannabis. ( full story … Professor Nutt and the Deadly Cocktail )  When the Bosses brawl you can hear it for three kilometres on a still day. Like buffalo charging each other. Or giant walruses fighting over their harems. The war on drugs has finally made it to HO (head office) where the differing views are clashing like Titans. ( full story … Undaneath it all, lies the Great Mystery )  We, as Australians, condemn calls for violence, including assassination, against Australian citizen, Julian Assange, or for him to be labeled a terrorist, enemy combatant or be treated outside the ordinary course of justice in any way. ( full story … Get Up for Assange )  The copshrink was caring and concerned for my mental health state and I left with a huge bag of pills that promptly got flushed. I know what medicine I need and this years confiscated bush is top class I must admit. ( full story … Undacuvva maintains the illusion )  In the areas of health and medicine the use of Hemp could lead to dramatic improvements in society. Cannabis or Hemp seed is one of the richest sources of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), the plant based form of the essential fatty acid omega 3. ( full story … Cannabis Health )  The application of advanced computer technology and robotics have opened a chilling new phase in asymmetrical warfare, with predator drones controlled from half a world away unleashing deadly fire on unsuspecting targets, combatant or civilian, man, woman or child alike. ( full story … Asymmetrical Warfare )  Less than a week ago I was hanging out with some French backpackers and we caught the Nimbin bus for the day trip and I never gave it a second thought when a pretty girl handed out cookies soon after we drove off. Someone started talking about mushrooms and I still didn’t twig. Then the birthing waves started rolling over me and when we stepped out of the bus at the waterfall the jungle was alive. Everthing was alive. ( full story … Finally Unda-standing )  Some business owners, whose shops cater to the tourist trade, talked about very unfriendly police interactions and indicated that they believed their current financial difficulties were largely attributable to the overbearing police tactics currently being employed in the village. Following the rally in the main street of town the brightly dressed protestors walked, danced, and sang their way to the local Police Station in a procession led by a Ganja Faerie and the Big Joint, where they assembled and held what was described as a ‘Community Protest Theatre’. ( full story … Nimbin nine eleven ) |
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