Want to be a Ganga Faerie
at MardiGrass?
Ganga Faeries meeting for rehearsal
on Saturday at the Dance Studio, Community Centre, from 11am till
1pm Ganga Faeries preparing for Rally � Sunday from 12noon at
Dance Studio
This MardiGrass
Events program will change, currently up to ten+ times
daily,
as new information comes to hand.
Check this page
regularly if that matters.
Breaking News Friday, April 27th
The Lismore Shire Council
and Richmond Area Police Command have informed us that, due
to a petition by residents living around the Doof location,
the Doof will not be allowed to continue anywhere in the Lismore
Shire without a development application. There is not enough
time for a DA to pass through Council before MardiGrass. It
would appear the 2007 Doof has been
shut down.
With the total lack of trouble last year, and exposure
of the big lie of Thomas George's "Nimbin the next Cronulla
Riot", the Richmond Area Command has pledged to waste slighly
less resources on this year's MardiGrass. The Riot Squad will
not be here is what they say, but there will not be as few police
as used to be here before '06 either.
Come with all your friends, keep it peaceful, and show
the world, "We are not criminals!"
Police Press
Release 29th March 2007
Driver
Advice on the Saliva Testing Iemma-bago
Since last year riots and vandalism have
occurred in nearly every other town of the Richmond, while good
old Nimbin has had a peaceful year. This makes the ideological
motives behind excessive policing ever more obvious. We are being
used as a political stunt, but it could not be called a cheap
one.
You
can check the weather on the Grafton NSW Rain Radar
You can check the NSW weather on the Infra-red Australian Weather
Sattelite
You
can check the Infra-red Australian Weather Sattelite
Please respect our little peace of Gondwanaland.
007
- Licenced to Mull
A Full Weekend Pass
costs $30 and gives you access to all official
activities, including those in Peace Park and the Nimbin Town
Hall . A One Day Pass
for either Saturday or Sunday costs $20. A
Full Weekend and Camping Pass combined is $50.
The MardiGrass
Organising Body endeavours to keep MardiGrass accessible to everyone,
but we do need YOU to BUY A PASS to cover costs and support the
future of MardiGrass and our efforts for Cannabis Law Reform.
Please
be generous of heart.
If you cannot afford that 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.
Four hours and Twenty minutes (4:20) volunteering earns you a
weekend pass.
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.
"Accommodation" is not provided
for volunteers, 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 so make sure you bring warm clothing
and something 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.
Early volunteers could assemble the Big Joint on Wednesday
or Thursday before.
Please remember
to respect this village that allows this festival, and try to
conduct yourself as a true ambassador for HEMP. Do not give our
opponents free ammunition through bad behaviour. The whole world
is watching, possibly when you least expect it.... Be your best
self. Peace.
The Jungle
Patrol, the parking attendants, all the people doing the work
that make it possible, they are all VOLUNTEERS,
so please try to help them to help you.
Chill Out Zones:
So far, Peace Park and Town Hall
A BLATANT
PLUG:
The
HEMP Embassy is the main contributor to MardiGrass.
Help them to help put it on again.
Buy something from them. Go on.
The Embassy will be open as much as possible given the
staff also want to enjoy the MardiGrass program.
The "Tomato Sauce"
building, home of the HEMP Embassy, with the front awning returned
to the way it was from 1918 to 1980, completed just in time
for MardiGrass 007.
You are getting
sleepier, (yawn) you are getting sleepier,(yawn), you are completely
under my control, (yawn) when you stop reading this you will go
and BUY something at the HEMP Embassy! FINGER SNAP! Go.....
If I might recommend
this years range of genuine
official MardiGrass T-shirts.....available only from the HEMP
Embassy and the Hemp
Embassy Online Shop. Please don't settle for a rip-off imitation
...
INTRA
(Buttery Outreach Drug Service) are please to accept an invitation
from the Nimbin Hemp Embassy to provide a variety of services
at Mardi Grass 2007. INTRA has previously worked with the Hemp
Embassy trialling out the new Saliva Drug Testing devices.
INTRA workers
have just completed a huge five nights at the Byron Bluesfest.
The workers completed over 3200 breathalyser tests and more than
400 enquiries about the NSW Roadside Saliva Drug Testing laws.
We look forward to working in a more chilled Nimbin environment.
One of our aims is to help keep
people safe throughout the Mardi Grass weekend. We would like
to have no festival goers test positive to alcohol or other drugs
at any of the police random roadside testing spots.
INTRA are assembling a team of
health workers to provide breathalyser services at various locations
throughout the weekend. (For those drivers who forgot which
drug they were here for!) Machines will be permanently located
at the Nimbin Hotel and Bowling club from Friday to Monday. We
will also be giving out information about the saliva drug testing.
Depending on the interest we should have some of the pesky Drugwipe
saliva testing devices for sale. A warning: these are expensive
at $40 each and unreliable. In addition, we have organised to
have an Impairment testing program set up as a trial so that people
can self assess when its safe to drive. There will be specialist
Drug and Alcohol workers available for information, support and
referral.
INTRA
are also pleased to be trialling Chill Out at the Saturday night
Doof with experienced workers from
Gold Coast Chill Out service.
Party
Safe Northern Rivers Trial
Party Safe Chill Out Training
Minimum qualifications for liability
reasons to work in Chill Out is Senior First Aid Certificate or
equivalent.
http://www.nimbintelevision.com/photoawards/oo7photos.html
M*U*N*C*H (Monitoring*Unfair*Nimbin*Cannabis*Hype!)
We need licensed non-stoners with
vehicles to be the M*U*N*C*H vehicles, which will patrol the approach
roads to Nimbin making sure police don’t turn people away
from the MardiGrass like they did last year, saying “Nimbin
is full, turn around and go home!” and observe police behaviour
generally. Our fleet of M*U*N*C*H vehicles will be monitoring
any unfair Nimbin Cannabis Hype.
Caution: May differ from actual
vehicle.
Hemp
Jelly Wrestling (April Press Release: Shock news!),
the OTYAs (Of-The-Year-Awards)
, Hemp Olympix return of the Tug
o' Peace, Comedy Cafe performances, music, laughter, new special
event wheelie bins from Lismore City Council, and the
Doof has been shut down by the Council
and Police.
This list will grow!
oo7 MardiGrass - Galaxy of Stars :
Hemp Olympix, Olympix Torch Bearer, Ganja Faeries, Plantem, Kombi
Konvoy, Spook, Growers Forum, Joint Rolling, Growers' Iron Person,
Bong Throw and Yell, Cookie Man, Jungle Patrol, Tug O' Peace,
Cannabis Cup, Hempseed Blissballs, Michael, Chibo, Salty, Jamie,
Gail, Sheelby, Sam, Dave, Peter McDonald, Pot Art, Pot Art Tatoo,
Church of the HOLYSMOKE, Wadzy and Clara, Hemp Expo, Bubble Hash,
Louis Burdett, Ganja City Ram, Bertha Control, Andrew Kavasilas,
L.E.A.P., Wild Marmalade, Kat, Utopians, Bart Willoughby, Seed
Swap, Police Monologues, Charlie McMahon, Legless from Adelaide,
Invisible Friend, Nunukul Kunjeil, One4One, Antibodies, Shivara,
Dr. Keith ‘hempseed’ Bolton, Elsewhere, David Hallett,
StickyPoint, HEMP Embassy, H*E*M*P*Bar, Kog, Remo, Barefoot Bowls,
Andrew Katelaris, Martin Preedy, Asia, Bikko & Doug, Kaptain
Reefer & the Konescrapers, Lovebus, ZELFO, Damiana All Stars,
BRINGABONG, Archie, S Sorrensen & Alan Glover, INTRA, Dick
Desert and The Shotgun Country Club, Pickers Ball,
M*U*N*C*H, George Scott, Robert Bruce, Professor Puff from Vancouver,
Jordan Lawrence, the Goddess, Oasis Comedy Cafe, Pot Slam Poetry,
Bo Kaan, Mari-J-Magik, World Wide Marijuana March, Maxx Mango
& the Seedless Variety, Minx Contortionista, Professor Michael
Dawson, Lordz of the Fly, Baron Samadhi, Azzadoota, Spoonbill,
The Hoochers, The Medieval Knights of the Black Grail, Steve Bolt
and legal advice, Bob the joint builder, John Jiggens, Dr Bud,
Carol de Launey PhD HEMP, Mullaways, MardiGrass Markets, Big Bong’s
Max Stone and the new Big Joint, SUNDAY 2:30 RALLY!!!!!!
Cookies are not always a "weak"
option. Every MardiGrass we get a few people who take too many
too fast, and immobilise themselves, missing everything....sleeping
it off, or being upset or disoriented at being in a condition
they did not expect. So try not to pig out on da Cookies, OK?!
Take it slow, till you know, that's the go......
Rusty
Cleared! - Case Dismissed!
Rusty's preparedness to debate anyone, regardless of their official
powers, lead to him being called "Jesus" by visiting
Police , and then charged with assault last MardiGrass; a charge
dismissed after the arresting officers contradicted each others
evidence in court. Rusty may not have been convicted, but is still
left with considerable Court Costs after clearing his name. Anyone
wishing to donate to Rusty's Court costs can see him at MardiGrass.
There you can talk to him, buy his postcards or make a contribution
to his Court Costs Piggy Bank.
The Information Booth
will be outside the Town Hall
Join the HEMP Party here. Buy Armbands, Cup Raffle Tickets. Get
Programs, Information. Volunteer.
A big joint.
The HEMP
Party wants you!
Federal
Hemp Party membership form.
NSW
HEMP Party membership form.
Click on the map for a bigger map.
See the Traffic
Control Plan
Changing the world from the bottom up,
www.naturalevent.com.au
are doing 15 composting toilets in a way that will make unloading
a pleasure. Check their website; a first for MardiGrass and the
North Coast...
Don't forget to buy a ticket in
the Raffle for Cannabis Cup Judging positions....your armband gives
you one chance, raffle tickets give you more chances.
Check out the
2NimFM radio podcast site at http://nimbinradiomedia.libsyn.com/
This site includes podcasts of many of the 2NimFM radio programs
broadcast during last MardiGrass. They will be recording events
over MardiGrass and posting new material as it comes in.
While
at MardiGrass, Tune your FM radio to NIM
FM 102.3 broadcasting live from venues
around the village. NimFM are doing the Town Hall Cafe and Chill
Space this year, so please support them.
Friday
4th of May
*MardiGrass*
begins:
12:00am - Town
Hall Information Booth opens
4:20pm
- Web Cam Broadcast begins at the H*E*M*P*Bar
: NimbinHempBar.com
4:00pm Pickers
Ball: Town Hall, hosted by the
Nimbin Headers Sports Club, licensed! Kitchen by "NimFM
Munchies Cafe" Performers include Mona Lizard, Asia, Maxx
Mango and the Seedless Variety, Martin and the Big Notes, George
Scott and special guests.
Sunset
Opening
Ceremony - Allsop Park, with Bundjalung
elders, Nunukul Kunjeil the Mullet Fish Clan Corroboree. Music
by George Scott and Shivara. The arrival of the Hemp Olympix Torch
Bearer with the Eternal Flame for
victims of prohibition
. There will be a minute's silence.
Other Roadside Attractions:
Nimbin
Hotel: Food, drink, and live
entertainment
Bowlo:
Food, drink, and live entertainment
Birth
and Beyond * Earth First Films Grooves and Chill
Space * follow the lights. Local Films * The Gathering,
with Bunna Lawrie at 7pm followed by David Bradbury’s
must see films ‘Blowin’ in the wind’, ‘Hard
Rain’, and more.
Regional Gallery
* "Daze of our Lives" Exhibition
Saturday
5th of May
Peace Park:
Saturday 10am to 10 pm
Featuring Hemp Expo in Peace Park all weekend, to include
Zelfo Australia�s new hemp plastics. Clothing, Arianrhod
Aromatics and their MARI-J-MAJIK cosmetics, oil, bricks, paper;
any product that can be made from the cannabis plant.
INTRA
Saliva Driva Information Stall. Open all day, Saturday and Sunday.
10:00 am * Peace
Park, CWA (Cooking With Attitude) Breakfast
of Champions Hosts Martin Preedy and Archie, with Sheelby,
Sam, Dave, and Professor Puff
of Vancouver with his Animal Banana Delights and Hemp Seed Bliss
Balls! Folk music, Asia, Kaptan Reefer & the Kone Scrapers,
Jordan Lawrence and Remo.
11:00 am * Pot Poetry
Slam with Gail M. - Winner to be guest at Cannabis Cup
judging - $100 prize money, with Archie,
Len Martin, Professor Puff and David Hallett, 2007 Woodford
Storytelling Champion, who promises a ripping Ganja story.
11:00 am * Holy Communion
with Hempseed Cakes and the Goddess of the Church of the Holy
Smoke.
11:30
* Baptism with the Goddess, leading to the Knights
of the Black Grail - a medieval performance group, who demonstrate
the punishments of ages gone by, beheadings, garrotings, disembowellings,
and burnings to remind us how it used to be long ago, before they
had enough prisons.
12:00 * Hemp
Olympix registration and First heats of the Bong Throw and
Yell, followed by the Growers Ironperson. Hosted by S Sorrensen
and Alan Glover.
Press
Release: Cruel blow to the Jelly Wrestlers!
1:30 pm * Industrial
Hemp Forum - with Keith Bolton, Wadzy, Klara, Peter Hardwick .....in
Hemp Expo Tent.
2:00 pm * Mass Marriage
into the Church of the Holy Smoke.
2:00 pm * Bubblehash
Demonstration
2:00 till 3:00 pm
* Music by The Utopians
3:00 pm * Hemp Olympix
Joint Rolling : Speed, Artistic and Adverse Conditions. Sponsored
by Bringabong
4:20 pm * World Record
Attempt for greatest number of joints rolled at an event, followed
by * Hemp Olympix Tug O' Peace with the Knights
of the Black Grail organising.
5:00pm to
10:00pm * Peace Park Stage * Concert
for Cannabis Law Reform
*
Music by Invisible Friend,
Charlie McMahon,
Wild Marmalade, Legless,
Robert the Bruce, Doug and Biko.
Town
Hall
Chill Zone, to include Hemp Forum, Pot Art Tattoo, Movies, Music,
Food, Peace & Quiet, in the Garden at least.
1:00 pm * MardiGrass
Just Say Know Forum * MC Bob Tissot, President of NimFM * Starting
with legal advice from Steve Bolt the Forum will discuss all
things cannabis. Law reform, medicinal cannabis, the latest
research, saliva testing, psychosis or not, hydro v bush…
panel includes John Jiggens, Professor Michael Dawson, Dr. Paul
Recher, Dr.Carol de Launey,
Remo, Andrew Katelaris, Andrew Kavasilas from LEAP, Professor
Puff and Dr Einstone from Hemployment.net
Sunset: * Growers
Forum with Kog.
6:00pm * Rock and
Constitutional Law * A discussion on Court tactics.
Nimbin Regional
Art Gallery
Helen Rodriguez and Frenz - Local
and Pot Art - Open all weekend.
Other Roadside Attractions:
Nimbin
Community Centre
MardiGrass Market open all weekend:
Stage with MC Bo Kaan 10am David Julian 10:45 Maxx Mango &
the Seedless Variety 11:30 Martin Preedy 12:15 Shivara 1pm Mona
Lizard 1:45 Bo Deadly Kaan 2:30 Al Japaljari Showband 3:15 Paranoia
Club 4:15 Hypernova 5pm Dick
Desert and The Shotgun Country Club 6pm ONE4ONE 7pm
Sai Masil 8pm Progressive Film Festival.
Birth
and Beyond * Earth First Films Grooves and Chill
Space * follow the lights. Local Films * The Gathering,
with Bunna Lawrie at 7pm followed by David Bradbury’s
must see films ‘Blowin’ in the wind’, ‘Hard
Rain’, and more.
NCDA DANCE STUDIO
10:00 am * Registration of entries for Pot
Art Tattoo Show begins.
2:45 pm * Registration of entries for Pot Art Tattoo Show closes.
3:00 pm * Showtime and judging for Pot Art Tattoo Show.
Nimbin
Hotel: Food, drink, and live
entertainment
Goori
Stage * behind the Museum * Performances by Nunukul Kunjeil,
Spook, Bart Willoughby ….
Rainbow
Cafe * Bertha Control
3:30 pm
* Kombi Konvoy arrives in Nimbin.
Sponsored by Rvbyesque - Could
people in the crowd please refrain from jumping on the back
bumpers of Kombis as they pass through town, as it can damage
the vehicles. This year the Kombis get to park at the Showgrounds!
This means they will go down Sibley St, specially opened for
them, to go round the block, along Thorburn Street, and back
along Cullen Street to the Showgrounds in Cecil Street.
9:00 pm on... The
Oasis Comedy
Cafe ......starring
S Sorrensen, Alan Glover, Mandy Nolan, Ellen Briggs, Jenny Wynter
(Bris). and more.
6:00 pm Saturday to Midday Sunday * Open
Mind Freedom Festival * (Doof)
Sunday
6th of May
Peace Park:
Sunday 10am to 5pm
Weaving Workshops: bring the best fibrous
stalks you can.
During the day
there will be an Exorcism of the recently revived Reefer Madness
demon, conducted by the Goddess and the Black Knights. (Bring
a sealed container.) Pray for us all, that we survive the onslaughts
of the Dark Side.
INTRA
Saliva Driva Information Stall, with Professor Michael Dawson,
open all day.
10:00
am * Peace Park, CWA (Cooking With Attitude)
Breakfast of Champions Hosts Martin Preedy
and Archie, with Sheelby, Sam, Dave, and Vancouver's Professor
Puff with his Animal Banana Delights and Hemp Seed Bliss
Balls! Folk music, Asia, Kaptan Reefer & the Kone Scrapers,
Jordan Lawrence and Remo.
10:00 am * Hemp Expo
includes Zelfo Australia�s new hemp plastics. Clothing, Arianrhod
Aromatics and their MARI-J-MAJIK cosmetics, oil, bricks, paper;
any product that can be made from the cannabis plant.
11:00 am * Seed Swap
* Performance by Knights of the Black Grail
11:30 till 1:30 pm
* Hemp Olympix (Finals) Iron Person & Bong Throw and Yell.
12:00 * Bubblehash
Demonstration
12:30 pm * Industrial
Hemp Forum with Dr Keith (hempseed) Bolton on how the Hemp Industry
can help save the Earth, includes Wadzy, Klara and Peter Hardwick.
1:30 pm (or End of
Olympix, whichever comes first) * Cannabis
Cup Raffle drawn. You must have
a ticket, be
there, and have
a valid armband in order to be eligible. This year the armband
number gives you one chance, and then buying raffle tickets gives
you extra chances.
The Main
Event:
2:00 pm
Begin to gather
for the
Cannabis Law Reform Rally
& Parade which will begin at top of Cecil
St., Opposite the local Police Station.
2:30
pm
Cannabis Law Reform Parade March which
proceeds to
Peace Park
for the
Rally.
Sometimes
the parade might stop while the Ganja Faeries up front do a brief
set performance. This keeps the parade from being too hasty, and
allows the crowd a better opportunity to take it all in. All marchers
behind should stop too. No rush. Percussionists who have not been
practicing with the Ganja Faerie troupe are asked to form a Second
Drumming Troupe, half way back in the parade to provide another
independent wave of percussion for the crowd and a continuing
accompaniment for the parade. Beware of badly manouvering Big
Joints; its a bit of a hassle for the joint to change direction.
Give the Joint room on corners. The march will eventually make
its way to the Rally in Peace Park.
3:30 pm * Rally, Peace
Park Gathering and Speeches. John Kaye
- Greens MLC, Smoulder and Remo.
Sunset * Peace Park
* MardiGrass Harvest Celebration * Antibodies,
Peppa Rose and the Transit Band, Gabi Bliss and the Love Circus,
Martin and the Big Notes and special guests.
Town
Hall
Chill Zone, Forums, Movies, Music, Food, with occasional Peace
& Quiet, in the Garden at least.
12:00 am * MardiGrass
Just Say Know Forum * MC Bob Tissot * Starting with legal advice
from Steve Bolt the Forum can discuss all things cannabis. Law
reform, medicinal cannabis, the latest research, saliva testing,
psychosis or not, hydro v bush… panel includes John Jiggens,
John Kaye - NSW Greens MLC, Professor
Michael Dawson, Dr.Carol de Launey, Remo, Andrew Katelaris,
Andrew Kavasilas from LEAP and Professor Puff.
5:00 pm * Joint Rolling
Finals
Other Roadside Attractions:
Nimbin
Community Centre
Aquarius Markets Stage MC Bo Kaan:
10am Marissa, 10:45 Special Surprise act, 11:30 Asia, Adam and
Jordan, midday Kaptan Reefer and the Konescrapers, 1pm Zahlu,
3:45 Paranoia Club, 5pm Dick Desert
and The Shotgun Country Club.
Goori Stage * all
day behind the Museum with Chai Tent. MC Spooki - includes
Corroboree by Nunukul Kunjeil at 1pm, Quandamooka Reggae Band,
Bart Willoughby, Wagner’s Brazilian Drummers, Al Japaljarri’s
Showband, Sadin and the Brazilian Rastas ….
BOWLO
10:00 am * Barefoot
Bowls at the Bowling Club (Please,
not to use for mulling.)
1:00 pm * Boogie Nites
Nimbin
Hotel: Food, drink, and live
entertainment Spoonbill 7.30-11pm electro/funk/dance
band from Melbourne, also featuring Minx Contortionista!
Birth
and Beyond * Earth First Films Grooves and Chill
Space * follow the lights. Local Films * The Gathering,
with Bunna Lawrie at 7pm followed by David Bradbury’s
must see films ‘Blowin’ in the wind’, ‘Hard
Rain’, and more.
Oasis
8:30pm * Oasis Cafe:
"Police Monologues"...
9:00 * Oasis Comedy Cafe: starring S Sorrensen,
Alan Glover, Jenny Wynter (Bris). and more.
Rainbow
Cafe * LoveBus
at 3:00, 6:00 and 9:00 pm *
When you leave our gentle
village, beware of blue meanies and drive safely so that one day
you can return again to our magic land. Meanwhile, keep the magic
alive within you, so that one day it might spread.
The Saturday after MardiGrass, May 12th,
is the Aquarius Foundation's
34th Anniversary of the Aquarius Festival
Reunion and Gig.
2008 will be the 35th Anniversary, and
a Big Gathering.
It is 2007. Cannabis
users are still considered criminals. Politicians still misrepresent
cannabis and cannabis users to the public. A fawning media gleefully
assist. A good worker is a "drug free" worker. Big Brother
is escalating. The rungs on the ladder of opportunity are other
people's heads. Nimbin puts new meaning into being heard in-camera.
Is there a vision acceptable to a committee? How do we end the
dreadlock? "Us old hippies aren't going to take it any more"?
(It worked for Peter Finch.) Give me a word I can believe in,
and I will take the leaf of faith. Take it to the most high. The
Bush burns. The plant is beheaded. The old season is dead! Grow
fresh grass, and be fruitful! The Muller has spoken many words
and yet said nothing. His mumbles will set you free! Follow the
mumble. Verily, verily, very eerily, life is but a dream....then
I awake, and look around me, at six dotted surfaces that surround
me, and I realise, they're dicing for my hempen raiment. You'll
deny me thrice before the bong throws, I know, and then the blind
horsemen of the Acopalypse will come, bringing Canna-geddon, and
the swords of the Zero-T. How many times, Witch Hunter General?
2007 Sponsors
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Natural Event is Australia's only waterless composting
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Art, comfort and sustainablity are the new norms for doing the
business...
Natural Event - "changing the world from the bottom up"
- is proud to support The Hemp Embassy and The Mardi Grass in
bringing great music culture and sustainability to a beautiful
part of the world.
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Chief Sponsor of MardiGrass
The sex industry, the drugs industry,
and the gambling industry: Governments have always struggled with
how to regulate certain pleasure seeking behaviors, especially
when they clash with religious concepts of sin, which sex, drugs
and gambling usually do. In law they they tend to come under the
general description of 'Vice', which addresses the big three 'morality
crimes'.
The problem for governments is that these
activities are not always harmful (even though they can be), and
in one form or another, they are as old as civilization and haven't
shown much sign of disappearing. People, it seems, like pleasure
and seek it out regardless of whether it is frowned upon, or even
specifically prohibited and criminalised, as gambling drugs and
sex work have been and remain to varying degrees in different
places around the world.
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