Police destroy ‘good medicine’ say cannabis activists

The Nimbin Hemp Embassy has accused NSW police of destroying ‘a truckload of good medicine’ with its latest cannabis eradication raids.

Echonetdaily reported yesterday that police had seized more than 12,500 cannabis plants at Cawongla, Wadeville, New Italy, Double Duke, Jackie Bulbin, Mummulgum, Bulldog and Ewingar in recent weeks.

Another 8,000 plants were seized from a large crop in the Bundjalung National Park in November.

Police said the plants had an estimated potential street value of more than $8 million, despite the fact many were juveniles.

Nimbin Hemp Embassy president Michael Balderstone said the estimated value placed on the plants by police was ‘nonsense’.

‘Don’t our police ever question their systems or do they just use the same manual until the laws change?’ Mr Balderstone said.

‘It’s time they reviewed their cannabis eradication policy, especially now we all agree it really is a medicine.

Mr Balderstone said police valued every small...

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