If you cannot afford a pass or just want to contribute to the cause, you can register as a volunteer at the Hemp Embassy or the Information Booth in front of the Hall. We need volunteers from as early as Monday on, so if you want to be part of the preparations, come early. You do not have to register in advance, just come. Locals are especially encouraged to volunteer four hours and twenty minutes to obtain their weekend pass. Register at the Hemp Embassy prior to the weekend. Volunteers are needed throughout the weekend so register your interest in the bunker at the back of Embassy. Camping is available at many sites near the village, a bedroll and sleeping bag are minimum kit. The nights are starting to get cold at MardiGrass time so make sure you bring warm clothing and whatever else you need in case it rains. Jobs are varied, and according to the needs of the moment. They can include fence and barricade construction, rubbish collection, erecting marquees and tents, setting up stages, constructing big joints, and anything else that needs to be done to make MardiGrass happen successfully. Online  MardiGrass Pass

    ADVERTISE IN THE PRINTED 2010 Nimbin MardiGrass PROGRAM Advertising space is available in the Print Program of Nimbin MardiGrass, the annual Rally for Cannabis Law Reform. 30,000 copies were printed last year and we will print at least that many again. We will distribute them all year from the Embassy promoting the virtues of Hemp for food, fuel, fibre, medicine and as a recreational substance of choice.   You can place your advertisement for $200 in 82mm wide, 55 mm high in CMYK at 150dpi. Larger sizes are available at the same width. Or contact us for your requirements.   The deadline for print is Saturday 24th, April. Thank you for your support. Ads automatically included on MardiGrass website program for 2010.   We reserve the right to reject ads deemed not in keeping with the aims and objectives of the M*O*B. MardiGrass Organising Body   nimbinmardigrass@hempembassy.net EMAIL FORM     NimbinMardiGrass.com    

Why legalisation and not decriminalisation? Some cautious and well-meaning people advocate the ‘decriminalisation’ of the possession and cultivation of cannabis for personal use. They accept that the use of cannabis is a victimless ‘crime’ and that the greatest danger posed by use of the herb is its current legal status. But having accepted that personal cannabis use is not a rightful consideration for agents of law enforcement; the same well meaning but mistaken amongst us (alongside conservative agents who want only incremental change at best) still advocate for ‘decriminalisation’.   Why? What does decriminalisation achieve? It continues the wrongheaded prohibition on the personal use and cultivation of cannabis, urging politicians to place ALL the discretion in the hands of the police [thereby making our police at once judge, jury, and… collector of fines].   It continues to stigmatize and vilify the actions of a huge percentage of our population who are doing nothing [morally] wrong.   It is economic madness to push all cultivation, sales, and distribution of cannabis into a black market, at once; depriving Australian farmers access to a valuable cash crop. depriving the Australian government of desperately needed revenue. making organised crime figures rich. and depriving Australian cannabis users of choice, protection, and a fair price.   It continues to deprive medical cannabis users of legal and economically feasible access to their required therapeutic agent.   ‘Cautioning’ and fines are not the answer – they are a civil rights nightmare: do you want to give the police even more power to decide if you are guilty, how guilty you are, and how much you should pay? Cannabis is a medical, not a legal matter. The police force should not be involved.   DECRIMINALISATION = just another way of saying ‘NO’ LEGALISE CANNABIS NOW.