Embassy HEADLINES Issue 440

By Published On: December 31, 2020Categories: Cannabis, News

TOP STORIES

Altruistic medical cannabis – the secret side of the black market

AUSTRALIA/NZ

Australia weighs wide-ranging medical cannabis reforms

Government data shows medical cannabis industry bloomed in 2020

Australian medical cannabis available in German pharmacies for first time

Closes 29 January 2021 – Vic Parliament E-Petition: Inquiry into drug driving reform

Closes 29 January 2021 – TGA Survey: Potential reforms to medicinal cannabis manufacturing, labelling and packaging requirements

NORTH AMERICA

Medical cannabis registrations surge in Canada amid pandemic

Marijuana sales data reveal Americans bought 67% more weed to survive 2020

America Is Cannabis Friendly – It’s Official

Illinois County Expunges 1,600 Low-Level Cannabis Cases

WORLD

Brexit will end medical cannabis access for sick children

Irish‌ ‌political‌ ‌party‌ ‌announces‌ ‌plans‌ ‌to‌ ‌introduce‌ ‌cannabis‌ ‌legalisation‌ ‌bill‌ ‌in‌ ‌2021‌

First grower license is granted in U.S. Virgin Islands

Outlets selling CBD in France multiply fast after EU changes

Switzerland moves to allow production, marketing of planting seeds

Could CBD Help to Keep Fruits Fresh?

HEALTH

Can You Be Allergic to Cannabis?

The truth about vaping cannabis

HISTORY & CULTURE

3 Cannabis Cocktails to Try for the Holidays

Cannabis Use in the Ancient World: Ancient India

EVENTS

Nimbin MardiGrass Protestival, 1-2 May 2021

PETITIONS & SURVEYS

Closes 29 January 2021 – TGA Survey: Potential reforms to medicinal cannabis manufacturing, labelling and packaging requirements

Closes 21 February 2021 – Survey: Drug Driving in Queensland

Closes 4 March 2021 – Qld Parliament E-Petition: Cannabis law reform

University of Sydney – Cannabis as Medicine Survey 2020 launched

Curtin University – Global survey of cannabis cultivators

EDUCATION

Cannabis and Driving Webinar

Voices from the Real World – Medical Cannabis Testimonials

Adam Miller’s Cannabis Conversations Series