Embassy HEADLINES Issue 434
TOP STORIES
Australian task force reported in 1994 that cannabis prohibition causes “significant social harm”
Legalise Cannabis Western Australia Party
The Legalise Cannabis WA Party is up and running. Our website will be up in the near future but in the meantime, you can join the party via this link.
AUSTRALIA/NZ
Defying cannabis referendum result the right thing to do – and NZ PM knows it
NZ politician David Seymour believes the cannabis referendum was a “tactical mistake”
New Zealand-made, pharma-grade cannabis medicines – will they be affordable?
Australian health fund becomes the first to offer rebates for medicinal cannabis
Rose Jackson’s Policy Safari: Should Cannabis Be Legal?
The new ‘cannabis king’ of the USA
The day of the troll: Taste-testing Queensland’s democracy sausage
While campaigning in South Brisbane during the Queensland Election, Dr John Jiggens encountered the nasty side of political trolling.
Cannabis as Medicine Survey 2020 launched
Global survey of cannabis cultivators
The International Cannabis Cultivation Survey has gone live! This anonymous online survey aims to better our collective understanding of small-scale cannabis cultivation and culture around the world. To take the survey or find out more, head to the website: https://worldwideweed.nl/
NORTH AMERICA
Central Massachussetts greener as state cannabis sales hit $1B
Chicago avoids laying off 350 city employees because cannabis sales have “gone through the roof”
Canada’s Weed Sales Just Hit a New High — Here’s Why That Hasn’t Helped Pot Stocks
Sales of legal cannabis skyrocketing at Government owned Québec Cannabis Corporation
Four new cannabis stores opening in Cape Breton, Canada
Fifteen new cannabis stores are opening in existing beverage and alcohol stores across the province of Nova Scotia, including four in Cape Breton.
Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation employees arrange a sign in the Glace Bay store advising customers of renovations in preparation for the addition of a cannabis store scheduled to open Nov. 30.
WORLD
Health Minister Says Medical Cannabis Clinics a Big Success in Thailand
Thailand to allow medical use of cocaine, opium and morphine
Argentina to Allow Medicinal Marijuana to Be Grown at Home
Malta sets up medical cannabis industry section
Uruguay discusses selling cannabis to tourists
Costa Rica legislators endorse medicinal use of cannabis
South African cannabis legalisation bill blasted by local businesses
Mexico is poised to legalize marijuana, but advocates don’t like the details
SCIENCE & TECH
Study: Cannabis THC Levels Have Increased Around the World
HEALTH
Cannabis & Schizophrenia: A Conspiracy of Causality
With the rapid rise of entheogenic/psychedelic research and therapy in the psychological sphere, it is about time cannabis was recognized, studied and applied in therapeutic settings. This piece and the paper it cites offer relevant insights into why this obvious connection had been so elusive.
POLITICS & LAW
DEA lashes out in hemp lawsuit, says hemp activists are trying to ‘hijack’ agency priorities
COVID-19, Not Marijuana Legalization, Is Releasing Cannabis Offenders From Prison
A Safe Retreat from the War on Drugs
HISTORY & CULTURE
How to make cannabis cooking oil
Pot on Television: A Break from Election Anxiety
Celebrity chef Pete Evans on cannabis and his documentary – The Magic Plant
Australia’s Largest Database of Cannabis Companies
CBD Oil to hemp, producers to importers, retailers to non-profits, and more. If they work with the cannabis plant and conduct business in Australia, you’ll find them here.
With more than 420+ cannabis companies across 50+ categories, The Green List helps hemp and cannabis companies to promote their products, services, and events online.
EVENTS
Medical Cannabis Explained: FREE Webinar series for Health Professionals [Links below]
Nurses/Practice Managers
Thursday 19 November 7pm AEDT
Pharmacists
Tuesday 17 November 7pm AEDT
Prescribers
Wednesday 18 November 7pm AEDT
FUNDRAISERS/CAMPAIGNS/PETITIONS/SURVEYS
Cannabis as Medicine Survey 2020 launched
The Cannabis Law Reform Alliance presents Drive Change
Global survey of cannabis cultivators
Vaping saved your life. Help us save millions more!
2020 Industrial Hemp Update: INDUSTRIAL HEMP TASKFORCE VICTORIA
Sign the petition! Legal Vaping in NSW
Cannabis law reform – SIGN THE PETITION TO QLD PARLIAMENT
TGA proposes over-the-counter sales of CBD products
Nimbin Hemp Embassy’s New Online Store
Inquiry into the use of Cannabis in Victoria
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Michael Balderstone’s Submission to Victoria’s Cannabis Inquiry
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The Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party’s Submission to the Victorian Inquiry into Cannabis