Embassy HEADLINES Issue 474
TOP STORIES
Many people take drugs and normally they have a good time
Queensland consumes 51.7% of all medical cannabis in Australia
AUSTRALIA/NZ
Fiona Patten stands true to cannabis law reform: “This is not about if, but when”
TGA launches data dashboard to improve transparency around medicinal cannabis
Hemp growers are taking medical cannabis to the black market, says Australia’s largest hemp seed food producer
NZ pharmacist urges colleagues to boost medicinal cannabis knowledge to meet surging demand
Thousands of Australians flood parliamentary petition for cannabis law reform
Australian Company Exports Jamaican Cannabis Flower To Germany
New study to investigate impact of ACT cannabis decriminalisation
The HEMP Party are coming at cannabis prohibition with a new name and new determination
New dates announced for Australian Medicinal Cannabis Symposium
NORTH AMERICA
Helping Hand For US Organic Hemp Producers
Texas ban on smokable hemp tossed, opening potential $400 million market
Hawaii bans smokable hemp, CBD drinks and gummies
California Governor Exploring Rules For Medical Marijuana Use In Hospitals
Stakeholders step up fight as California hemp bill goes before key committee
This Virginia Couple Is Selling Pot “Stashboxes” To Keep Drivers Safe From Open Container Laws
Tribal college, Doane, Nebraska to offer cannabis studies degree
Researchers identify pathogens infecting cannabis plants in Connecticut
White Boy Rick Is Out Of Prison, Entering Michigan Cannabis Industry
Arizona Brings In $21 Million In Marijuana Tax Revenue For July
Colorado Will Vote On Raising Marijuana Taxes To Fund Education Programs
New Mexico Is Officially Accepting Recreational Marijuana Producer Applications
WORLD
South Africa Crafts Strategy for $1.9 Billion Cannabis Industry
Fiji government says it will pursue hemp-only cannabis strategy
York project secures six-figure funding to establish industrial hemp as ‘major’ UK crop
SCIENCE & TECH
“We’re going to grow our homes out of the soil,” says Futurist Dr Marcus Barber
Hemp Cars: Are Hemp-Based Fuel and Plastic the Future?
Hempcrete for Industrial Building – An Answer to Cement Pollution Problem
6 common cannabis cultivation techniques that are more myth than fact
Research Into Hemp Fiber Insulation As Environmentally Friendly Alternative
Affordable Housing Project to Use Hemp-Based Materials
Cannabis industry needs regenerative organic farming, not modified seeds
Money Talks: Political Lobbying Against Cannabis Legalization
Congress Should Protect Small Marijuana Businesses From Big Tobacco Takeover
HISTORY & CULTURE
Where Did Cannabis Originate? New Research Points to China
BILLS, PETITIONS, CAMPAIGNS & SURVEYS
Unharm’s 2021 Drug Experiences and Attitudes Survey
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