Embassy HEADLINES Issue 455

By Published On: April 15, 2021Categories: Cannabis, News

TOP STORIES

AUSTRALIA/NZ

Changes on the horizon for regulation of medicinal cannabis in Australia?

It’s Time to Legalise Cannabis in NSW

Australian party leader Pauline Hanson says ‘smoking marijuana’ cannot be recreational

Harvest is about to begin on New Zealand’s largest (and most famous) medicinal cannabis crop

NORTH AMERICA

Denver Poised to Approve Cannabis Delivery & Social Lounges

Montana Passes Bill Advancing Hemp Seed as Animal Feed

California backs off narrower THC testing window

Cannabis Packaging Waste Is A Problem. A California Dispensary Is Addressing It

$500k is ‘down payment’ to re-establish U.S. hemp seed bank

New Mexico Just Legalized Marijuana: Here Are the Details

Four More States Could Still Legalize Marijuana This Year After New Mexico, New York And Virginia

Here’s how much legal cannabis is being sold in Canada’s biggest cities

WORLD

Two South African students develop high-tech cannabis growing technique

Drinks campaign protests lack of clarity on CBD in Finland

Generations of Albanians Lived off Cannabis Production. Can They Stop?

Review into Jersey’s medicinal cannabis licensing

Cannabis should be legal but controlled in France, says MP

German Court Ruling Now Allows Hemp in Food

Is a London Drugs Commission the Best Step for Cannabis Reform in London?

HEALTH

Coffee With Blue Dream: How Cannabis & Caffeine Interact

Study: Cannabis Associated with Sustained Improvements in Chronic Pain Patients

The Potential Entourage Effect of Medical Cannabis in Pain Treatment

HISTORY & CULTURE

Debunking Some of the Most Common Misconceptions About Cannabis

Califari’s Digital NFT Platform Amplifies Cannabis Art

EVENTS

Australian Hemp Masonry Company Workshops – Mar-April 2021

Nimbin MardiGrass Protestival, 1-2 May 2021, Nimbin NSW

Fantastic Fungi Screenings, 12 May 2021, Cairns Q

Australia’s 2021 Medical Cannabis Symposium, 13-15 August 2021, Sunshine Coast Q

BILLS, PETITIONS & SURVEYS

It’s Time to Legalise Cannabis in NSW

NSW Greens Cannabis Leglisation Bill 2021 – Discussion Paper

University of Sydney – The QUEST Initiative – Study into the quality-of-life of medical cannabis patients

Curtin University – Global survey of cannabis cultivators

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

EDUCATION

Everything you wanted to know about Medicinal Cannabis – Dr. Brian Walker

Understanding Cannabinoids with Dr. Saoirse O’Sullivan and Dr. Andy Yates

Fresh Cut: Teaching Seniors About Cannabis Medicine, with Nancy Southern

Cannabis and Driving Webinar

Voices from the Real World – Medical Cannabis Testimonials

Adam Miller’s Cannabis Conversations Series