Cannabis News Embassy HEADLINES Issue 446 Kath Noneofyourbusiness February 10, 2021 February 11, 2021 TOP STORIES Australia’s Pharmacy Guild believe over-the-counter medical cannabis is still years away ‘Fish swimming amongst sharks’: Why so many police are quitting the force Cannabis benefits recognised but legal home growing still a pipedream AUSTRALIA/NZ New Zealand’s medicinal cannabis supply in jeopardy NZ Medicinal cannabis clinic gives alternative to black market New study will look at cannabis habits of Australians with Parkinson’s Disease Australian group sets strategic plan Vote to Legalise Cannabis in the WA Election: An Interview With LCWA’s Leo Treasure Medicinal Cannabis for Chronic Pain – A Patient Webinar – Tuesday 16th FEBRUARY 2021, 7:00pm AEST Nimbin MardiGrass 2021 planning gets underway Unique magic mushroom microdosing study to begin in Australia NORTH AMERICA South Dakota judge overturns public’s decision to legalise cannabis Drug Decriminalization Goes Into Effect in Oregon Vancouver company locks down water rights for hemp construction plans in Colorado Colorado Cannabis Sales Exceed $2 Billion in 2020 More than $205.4 million in cannabis taxes collected in Illinois as nonprofits receive first round of grants Legal recreational cannabis sales in Canada outstrip illicit spending for first time Latest Canadian cannabis recalls include melting vape pens, moldy bud Oregon hemp-drying companies fined nearly $600k for air violations Washington Social Equity Task Force Makes Legislative Recommendations Maine Lawmakers Propose More Flexible Cannabis Advertising WORLD Cannabis Reform In France: Public Consultation On Adult Use Hemp advocates fear Japan’s new cannabis panel will remain stuck in past Getting Hye: Armenia to legalise industrial hemp cultivation SCIENCE & TECH Could hemp biofuel improve Australia’s climate change outlook? The Art of Terpene Recreation: Replicating Cannabis Strain Profiles Hemp’s potential relies on better regulation, more research, experts say Hemp for adhesives, packaging replacements — even growing new organs HEALTH World Cancer Day 2021: What is the Potential of Medical Cannabis? Huge Financial and Personal Burden of Accessing Medical Cannabis to Treat Childhood Epilepsy Lax THC vape rules still allow toxins into your lungs The scientists and shamans of psychedelic retreats The legal and illegal ways people are turning to psychedelics as the drug regulator rejects reclassification bid POLITICS & LAW Democrat senators vow to legalise cannabis this year Debunking the ‘cannabis harms teenagers’ argument against cannabis legalisation Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Not Associated with Any Rise in Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions HISTORY & CULTURE Pliny the Elder: Ancient Pioneer of Medical Marijuana Call for tougher age restrictions on YouTube vaping cannabis videos University of Queensland spends 5 years studying adolescent exposure to cannabis on Youtube Cannabis Equity: Cannabis Reform Initiatives You Can Give Back To Cannabis Entrepreneur Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame Growing Pot is Your Patriotic Duty BUSINESS & INDUSTRY Will GW’s multibillion-dollar sale ‘open floodgates’ to pharma-cannabis deal-making? Kanabo Becomes First Medical Cannabis Company on London Stock Exchange 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 Medicinal Cannabis for Chronic Pain – A Patient Webinar – Tuesday 16th FEBRUARY 2021, 7:00pm AEST 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
