These words came from the mouth of none other than the President of the HEMP party, Michael Balderstone, in the main street of Nimbin in front of thousands of onlookers at this year's Mardi Grass. At first glance you might be hit by a solid "WTF?!", but think and look a little closer and you may just penetrate this mystery with relative ease."But the bloody cops are free!" may be the first thought that comes to mind, however from the perspective of many campaigners and advocates in the … [Read more...] about “Free the Cops, Change the Law!”
Psilocybin
Psilocybin Mushrooms of South East Queensland – the book!!
Everything you ever wanted to know about foraging is here! The book that you didn’t even realise needed to be written has been written. As I say in the Disclaimer:'This book has been published with the intention to reduce the potential harms surrounding the use of psilocybin-containing mushrooms in the Australian context. Psilocybin mushrooms are completely non-toxic to human beings[1]. The major harm identified with mushroom ingestion is misidentification and ingestion of poisonous … [Read more...] about Psilocybin Mushrooms of South East Queensland – the book!!
The Other End of the Spectrum
Allow me to reintroduce the Multi Criterion Decision Analysis (MCDA) tool championed by Professor David Nutt back in 2011. Before I do though, did you know he released a new book this year?Drink? The New Science of Alcohol and Your Health can be purchased here and, unsurprisingly, is a scientific look at the relative harms surrounding alcohol consumption.Alcohol - a simple molecule that can induce so much pleasure and pain at the same time... As the most harmful drug in the UK, it has … [Read more...] about The Other End of the Spectrum