Artistic duo in Sydney cannabis laws protest ‘vindicated’ as prosecutors drop charges

Case against Alec Zammitt and Will Stolk, who projected pro-cannabis images onto Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge, abandoned after nearly two years

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An artistic duo who have spent nearly two years embroiled in legal proceedings related to a Sydney protest over cannabis laws have had all charges against them dropped.

The pair, who have been under bail conditions for nearly two years, were awarded $2,750 each by a magistrate on Friday for some of the legal fees they had incurred.

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