Embassy HEADLINES Issue 435
TOP STORIES
Leader of Australia’s HEMP Party says “100,000 jobs just waiting to happen in Australia” if cannabis is legalised
‘Nowhere to hide’ for drug dealers as NSW police given new powers
AUSTRALIA/NZ
Shop for Christmas at Nimbin HEMP Embassy’s Online Store!
Greens call Tasmania’s cannabis program “compassionless medical cannabis failure”
Data shows the majority of Kiwi’s who voted against cannabis legalisation are over 50
NZ Cannabis Advocacy Group Calls For Broader Amnesty
Israel’s first commercial medical cannabis export lands in Australia
Newly formed pro-cannabis party launching in WA
Proposed NSW police powers to search convicted drug dealers labelled ‘unjust’
Proposed law would allow police to detain and search anyone convicted in the past 10 years without a warrant.
Survey: Drug Driving in Queensland
Cannabis as Medicine Survey 2020 launched
Have you used cannabis or marijuana for medical purposes in the last 12 months? Are you an Australian aged 18 or over? Take this anonymous online survey from the University of Sydney and help us understand why and how Australians use cannabis as medicine. The survey takes approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.
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
Colorado summer cannabis sales thrive despite collapse of state’s tourism industry
Mayor Stewart announces plan to decriminalize simple possession of drugs in Vancouver
California Claims Cannabis Billboards Have Been Displayed Improperly
Arizona Cannabis: New Opportunities Under Proposition 207
Successful Cannabis Initiatives In Montana, Mississippi, and South Dakota Face Legal Challenges
Future Legal Cannabis States Can Learn from California’s Mistakes
Maine records $1.4 million in recreational cannabis sales in first month
Former Blackberry executive pivots to weed, set to open cannabis store in Kitchener, Ontario
What A Biden Administration Means For The Cannabis Industry
WORLD
North Macedonia May Legalize Marijuana To Boost Tourism, Prime Minister Says
Lebanon Legalized Medical Cannabis, 1st in Arab World
Fly with Cannabis – Which Countries Let You Do It
Mexico may become the third country to legalise cannabis
Germany Rejected Its Recreational Cannabis Bill
Another cannabis flower recall in Germany stemming from contamination
The Impact of Global Drug Policy on Women: Shifting the Needle
Inside Britain’s biggest legal cannabis farm and why business is booming for CBD producers
SCIENCE & TECH
How to Test the Moisture Content of Your Cannabis
Discovering cannabis universities in 2020
California Universities Plan Wide-Ranging Cannabis Studies After Receiving Grant Funding from State
Ideal decarboxylation conditions found to maximize CBD, other cannabinoids
Curtin University is looking for cannabis growers for anonymous worldwide weed survey
Cannabis strain names don’t mean much, give ‘false sense of diversity’
What You Need to Know About Decarboxylation
How to Grow Weed: Germinating Cannabis Seeds
HEALTH
Cannabis Users Choose Junk Food Over Healthy Eats To Ease Munchies
Recipe: Healing Cannabis Tea with Canna-Honey
HISTORY & CULTURE
A History of Eating Cannabis: A Taste Test That Led to Religion
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
It’s been a long journey getting Australia’s first medicinal cannabis course for health professionals online. First delivered in 2017, Dr Caldicott’s comprehensively researched course is finally available at the click of a few buttons.
FUNDRAISERS/CAMPAIGNS/PETITIONS/SURVEYS
Survey: Drug Driving in Queensland
Legalise Cannabis Western Australia Party
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