Cannabis News Embassy HEADLINES Issue 445 Kath Noneofyourbusiness February 4, 2021 February 4, 2021 TOP STORIES What has changed in the year since cannabis possession was legalised in the ACT? 2 Years After Legalizing Cannabis, Has Canada Kept Its Promises? What if Sugarcane Was Outlawed 85 Years Ago Instead of the Marijuana Plant? AUSTRALIA/NZ Cannabis oil firms chase approvals as over-the-counter sales are legalised in Australia Cannatrek signs medicinal cannabis strategic partnership agreement with Chemist Warehouse SA Greens propose new laws that would let medical cannabis patients drive Legalise Cannabis WA Registered and Ready To Go Police chief defends sacking of Port Augusta officer who gave distressed man cannabis NSW police seize 73 kg of cannabis in a Byron Bay bust Bong-throwing competition back with Nimbin MardiGrass NORTH AMERICA Democratic Senate Leaders Announce Plan To Federally Legalize Marijuana In 2021 Biden legalizing cannabis would be a huge step toward racial equality Atlanta Mayor Abolishes Pre-Employment Drug Screens for Many Public Employees Minnesota Lawmakers Reintroduce Recreational Cannabis Legalization Bill Nebraska Farmers Transition from Hops to Hemp Kansas Legislature should follow Kelly’s lead on medical marijuana, Medicaid expansion Toronto mayor ask Ontario to restrict cannabis stores WORLD Will Cannabis Tourism Be Over in Amsterdam? Barbados Reveals Plans For Several Initiatives Thai FDA sets hemp training seminar Japan’s hemp business wants to distance itself from image of narcotics EU market regulator updates cosmetics guidelines to add CBD as legal ingredient Icelandic Government Proposes Drug Decriminalisation Sativa Learning: Platform for CBD and Cannabis Education Launches in UK SCIENCE & TECH The science is in: synthetic cannabis is the secret killer Does Lighting Influence Chemical Profiles in Cannabis? What is CBG and Can it Outgrow CBD in Popularity? Hemp for Homes? How Cannabis can be used in Construction HEALTH Cannabis Use Associated with Reduced Hypertension in Elderly Subjects Cannabis Does Not Harden the Arteries, Studies Say Can CBD help with cancer treatment? Study Finds Cannabis Dispensaries Linked to Fewer Opioid Deaths CBD and Mental Health: Does Medical Cannabis Help or Hinder? POLITICS & LAW The Media Lies About Drugs Cancel Cannabis? Some Lawmakers In Newly Legal States Sure Are Trying The Effect of State Marijuana Legalizations: 2021 Update HISTORY & CULTURE Re-contextualising cannabis through design Moms who smoke weed are not bad moms BUSINESS & INDUSTRY How Your Cannabis Company Can Avoid A Shadowban On Social Media Big Tobacco Firm Sues Cannabis Brand Over Trademark CBD maker GW Pharma agrees to $7.2 billion acquisition by Ireland’s Jazz Pharmaceuticals Pondering Pot – Australia’s Largest Database of Cannabis Companies The Green List – An online business directory and marketplace for the Australian cannabis and hemp industry EVENTS Nimbin MardiGrass Protestival, 1-2 May 2021 Australia’s 2021 Medical Cannabis Symposium, 13-15 August 2021, Sunshine Coast Q PETITIONS & SURVEYS 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 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 Spread the Word!TwitterFacebookPrintEmail Related
