Embassy HEADLINES Issue 469
TOP STORIES
AUSTRALIA/NZ
Sharefarming solution as soaring land prices keeps young hemp oil producers out of property market
Australian cannabis communities bloom on Reddit in recent years
“We need to change the way we think” says MP Dr Brian Walker
AusCann seeks regulatory approval for Australia’s first CBD product for dogs
NORTH AMERICA
Paiute Tribe Leads Las Vegas Cannabis Industry Through COVID and Beyond
Back From the Dead: A few good cannabis bills passed into law in Arizona
Virginia leaders fill regulatory boards that will oversee marijuana legalization
Tribal court rules for Mohawk marijuana dispensary to stay open
Lawsuit filed over Utah’s medical cannabis cultivation licenses
New York Senator Introduces Cannabis Cultivation Bill
Marijuana no longer seized at airport checkpoints in New York
New Mexico Prepares for April Launch of Adult-Use Cannabis Sales
Does New Mexico have enough water for cannabis?
New Mexico school starts hemp program
Kentucky Hemp Association Furious Over Delta-8 THC Raids
Canadian producers destroyed over 500 tons of cannabis since 2018
New Colorado law sets up pollen-drift review to minimize hemp, marijuana conflicts
Colorado Company Scores DEA Cannabis Research Licence
Cannabis Arrests Down in Colorado but Black People Still Disproportionately Targeted
Pennsylvania factory to turn out hemp-based plastic products
California Governor Signs Legislation to Establish Department of Cannabis Control
WORLD
Gibraltar Government to legislate a medicinal cannabis industry
Colombia ready to give flower exports the go-ahead
Ireland Makes Changes To Medical Cannabis Reimbursement
SCIENCE & TECH
HEALTH
Expert reaction to study looking at cannabis use disorder and schizophrenia in Denmark
New report finds CBD “may be especially helpful” in treating early-stage psychosis
POLITICS & LAW
U.S. Bill Aims To Block Marijuana Purchases By Low-Income People On Federal Assistance
U.S. Senate Leader Unveils Long-Awaited Marijuana Descheduling Plan
U.S. Congressman Says Marijuana Is Only A Performance-Enhancing Drug For Hot Dog Eating Contests
BILLS, PETITIONS, CAMPAIGNS & SURVEYS
Petition: End discrimination against medicinal cannabis patients in Australian drug driving laws
University of Canberra – Investigating non-clinical psilocybin (magic mushroom) use in Australia: Intention, mindset, setting and outcomes
Unharm’s Community conversations: It’s time to find the common ground
Imprisoned for Healing the “Incurable” with Medicinal Cannabis Therapy. Drop Alan’s Charges
Cannabis experiences in the ACT
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
Green Market – Episode #1 – Driving Laws and Cannabis
Nimbin Mardigrass Hemposium 2021 on YouTube
- Legal Advice including Roadside Drug Testing and Medicinal Cannabis with Steve Bolt and David Heilpern
- Medicinal Cannabis and Mental Health with Prof Kylie O’Brien PhD, Director of Research & Education, Releaf Group Ltd
- Cannabinoid Therapy and Integrated Health with Dr John Teh, Medical Director, Plantmed
- Why will Australia be the last to legalise Weed? with David Heilpern
- Cannabis Laws and Legislation with Steve Bolt, Cate Faehrmann and David Shoebridge
- Isolates versus Whole Plant with Prof Kylie O’Brien, Greenlight Health Dr Jamie Rickcord, Dr John Teh, Ray Thorpe, & Dr Teresa Towpik
- Recent Cannabis Law Reform Campaigns – Victoria, NSW and WA with Mandy Nolan, Cate Faehrmann, Sophia Moermond, Emma Sinclair, Dr Brian Walker & Dr Alex Wodak AM
- Cancer, my greatest Teacher. A doctor’s story with Dr Teresa Towpick, Medihuanna
- No Extradition: Bring Julian Home! with John Shipton, Julian Assange’s Father