Cannabis News Embassy HEADLINES Issue 455 Kath Noneofyourbusiness April 15, 2021 April 15, 2021 TOP STORIES New research reveals how long it takes for cannabis impairment to subside Scientists put the stopwatch on cannabis intoxication And here’s a link to the paper 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 Are Your Illegal Drugs Pure? New Zealand Will Check Them for You. Harvest is about to begin on New Zealand’s largest (and most famous) medicinal cannabis crop Drugs could soon be decriminalised in the ACT. Here’s why that would be a positive step 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? SCIENCE & TECH Why is temperature control important to the cannabis industry? Industrial hemp fiber is better than wood in every way Pot, water theft, and environmental harms in the US and Mexico How To Grow Cannabis [A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners] Understanding Terpenes: Geraniol 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 POLITICS & LAW Former Cop Sentenced in Cannabis Warehouse Robbery Uber Will ‘Absolutely’ Explore Marijuana Deliveries When Federal Prohibition Ends, CEO Says Drug Smugglers Are Being Sentenced to Death via Zoom Trailblazing Cannabis Activist Steve Fox Has Died at 53 HISTORY & CULTURE Debunking Some of the Most Common Misconceptions About Cannabis Califari’s Digital NFT Platform Amplifies Cannabis Art BUSINESS & INDUSTRY Perils of the tipping point of Big Tobacco 2.0 taking over the legal cannabis industry Employees at Curaleaf, World’s Largest Cannabis Company, Vote to Unionise Celebrity Brands – Celebrities and Their Cannabis Companies MediPharm Labs ships Australia’s largest cannabis oil shipment to Germany [Too bad for Australian patients!] Intellectual property takes on growing role in cannabis industry deals 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