Cannabis News Embassy HEADLINES Issue 450 Kath Noneofyourbusiness March 11, 2021 March 11, 2021 TOP STORIES Jacinda Ardern ‘shares the view of many’ that possessing cannabis should not be a crime Home-grown cannabis: how COVID-19 has fuelled a boom around the world AUSTRALIA/NZ Tasmania grows 80% of Australia’s hemp crops Australian medical cannabis prescriptions boom in February Why did New Zealand’s referendum to legalise recreational cannabis fail? Temporary rules for NZ medicinal cannabis extended until September Revealing where cannabis is growing in Australia Australian government grants criminal cannabis organisations billions in aid every year Take the quiz! How much do you know about cannabis in Australia? NORTH AMERICA Government-run cannabis stores in Quebec, New Brunswick post profits Hawaii Senate Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill And Separate Decriminalization Expansion Proposal U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) signs off on hemp regulations, which take effect March 22 New Jersey Governor Considering Change In Law Regarding Underage Cannabis Use DEA Report: Marijuana Seizures at Southern Border of U.S. Have Fallen Significantly Following Passage of Statewide Legalization Laws How Does A U.S. State Legalise Cannabis? Business Insurance Carrier Offers Services to Cannabis Market in Arizona US sales of cannabis beverages increased 40% in 2020 WORLD Mexico marijuana: Lower house passes recreational cannabis bill New Additions to the African Green Rush Morocco’s Ruling Party Calls for Studying Impact of Legalizing Cannabis Barbados still yes to referendum on decriminalisation of marijuana Medical Cannabis in Portuguese Pharmacies – This April Blindboy and Vera Twomey support CBD store owner after Gardaí seize €20,000 of product Italian researcher says stalks from polluted soil OK for building, energy Malta Is on The Verge of Allowing Home Grown Cannabis Norway Set to Decriminalise Personal Use of Illicit Drugs Colombia Joins International Cannabis Market Mexico to Study Legalizing Poppy Cultivation & Production [Watch out Tasmania!!] SCIENCE & TECH Midwest research initiative delivers first results on cannabinoids How to prepare outdoor hemp and marijuana fields for growing season HEALTH Legal Pot Doesn’t Seem To Increase Teen Use or Addiction Opening Your Third Eye – How Cannabis Affects the Pineal Gland How CBD Products Work to Improve Your Health Managing Appetite With THC or CBD Marijuana & Sleep: 9 Things to Know About Your Herbal Nightcap Study: Cannabis Use Mitigates Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy CBD Capsules: Five Reasons For Taking CBD In A Capsule Form POLITICS & LAW The Veterans Action Council (VAC) Announces the Publication of Their “Green Paper” DEA sings same old tune about hemp in annual drug report Prohibitionists want THC-limit laws. Here’s why patients and consumers are fighting back 3 strategies to combat smokable-hemp bans Study: Enactment of Marijuana Legalization Laws Associated with Reductions in Opioid Prescribing Patterns HISTORY & CULTURE William O’Shaughnessy & The Start of Cannabis Medicine Hemp cellulose makeup could rival conventional cosmetics Taking the Courthouse by Storm – Vegan Hemp Barrister Wigs? For these ancient warrior women, cannabis was a part of everyday life BUSINESS & INDUSTRY Changing the cannabis conversation – Richard Branson Australian Primary Hemp announces hemp-milk distribution deal with Coles 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 Mind Altering Medicines, 24 March 2021, Online Garden States Microdose – Cannabis & San Pedro Cultivation, 24 March 2021, Online Nimbin Medican with Two Pot Doctors and an ex-Magistrate, 27 March 2021, Nimbin NSW Medicinal Cannabis for Cancer Symptoms and Palliative Care, 30 March 2021, Online Australian Hemp Masonry Company Workshops – Mar-April 2021 Nimbin MardiGrass Protestival, 1-2 May 2021, Nimbin NSW Australia’s 2021 Medical Cannabis Symposium, 13-15 August 2021, Sunshine Coast Q PETITIONS & SURVEYS University of Sydney – The QUEST Initiative – Study into the quality-of-life of medical cannabis patients 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 Spread the Word!TwitterFacebookPrintEmail Related
