There is always something in the air around Nimbin during the annual Mardi Grass Festival, but this year it's combined with a sense of optimism.
It was started to campaign for drug law reformThe president of the village's Hemp Embassy said after 30 years of campaigning for drug-law reform, the time was right for meaningful change.
The responsibility for that change will sit largely on the shoulders of Jeremy Buckingham, recently elected to the NSW upper house on the Legalise Cannabis Party ticket. "It's going to be there day-in day-out pushing the case in person to the most powerful decision makers in the state."Mr Buckingham said changing drug-driving laws to recognise impairment, rather than just the presence of cannabis in saliva, would be a top priority.
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