Embassy HEADLINES Issue 447

By Published On: February 17, 2021Categories: Cannabis, News

TOP STORIES

What would Australia look like if recreational cannabis was legalised?

Even though pubs were shut, Aussies drank 25 per cent more during pandemic

The Misuse of Drugs Act will be 50 years old this year

AUSTRALIA/NZ

Australia to ‘significantly reduce’ regulatory burden for cannabis industry

CBD will go on sale in Australia, but first manufacturers will have to prove it works

Researchers Seek To Further Understand The Effects Of Cannabis

Victorian cannabis cultivator Murray Meds signs UK-supply deal

Australian firm says it will bring HempBLOCK system to USA

Garden States Microdose – Society, Psychiatry & Psychedelics, 24 February 2021, Online

NORTH AMERICA

Health Canada declines to fine cannabis companies for violations, opting for other penalties

Canopy unloads British Columbia cannabis greenhouses at large loss

New Jersey Wants Home Cultivation for Cannabis

New Jersey Has Arrested Over 6,000 People for Cannabis Since Legalization Vote

What does a medical cannabis program look like in a conservative U.S. state?

The US cannabis industry now supports 321,000 full-time jobs

Land Rush Is On in Four States That Approved Recreational Pot Last Year

A drugs trip: The United States of Cannabis

WORLD

Jamaica (yes, Jamaica) faces rare marijuana shortage

Thailand holds a 2-day conference teaching citizens how to use cannabis legally

Europe looks poised to continue dominance in fiber seed

 SCIENCE & TECH

Bees Love Cannabis! Researchers Discover Hemp Could Help Restore Bee Populations

DIY Cannabis Technologies – What Can You Actually Make At Home?

Cannabis Concentrates 101- How To Choose The Right Gear

HEALTH

CBG 101: What is Cannabigerol – And How Is It Different From CBD?

Fibromyalgia Patients & CBD: What University Of Michigan Researchers Discovered

Study Says Cannabis Can Help Treat OCD

Study finds 42% of MS sufferers have self-managed symptoms with medical cannabis

How to Know How Much CBD You Need: A Guide

HISTORY & CULTURE

Former NBA All-Star Chris Webber Launches $100M Cannabis Social Equity Fund

Marne Madison wants minorities to have medical marijuana

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

Monash University & UOW – Researchers Seek To Further Understand The Effects Of Cannabis

EDUCATION

Cannabis and Driving Webinar

Voices from the Real World – Medical Cannabis Testimonials

Adam Miller’s Cannabis Conversations Series