Embassy HEADLINES Issue 483
TOP STORIES
Ending Discrimination: Medicinal Cannabis & Drug Driving Law Questions Answered
AUSTRALIA/NZ
MedReleaf unveils concession scheme for disadvantaged Australians
Why cocaine users escape conviction more than ice and heroin offenders
NORTH AMERICA
Virginia: Officials Seal Nearly 400,000 Marijuana Convictions
Michigan Lawmakers Approve Bills To Restrict Medical Marijuana Cultivation By Caregivers
Colorado Cannabis Has a Pollination Problem to Address
Add Nevada To The List Of States That Have Eclipsed The $1B Mark In Legal Cannabis Sales
California’s legal weed industry can’t compete with illicit market
Weed is legal in California, but you can still get in trouble. Here’s what you should know
Louisiana to regulate (but not ban) delta-8 THC
Home Growing Medical Cannabis Nears In New York
New York’s Top Cannabis Regulator: ‘Gifting’ is Illegal
New York Issues Guidance to Prohibit Cannabis Drug Screening for Most Workers
WORLD
Government’s plan for a new city in South Africa includes growing cannabis
SCIENCE & TECH
I don’t understand how to read CBD analysis reports – can you explain how to?
HEALTH
Can Cannabis Keep Your Brain Young?
Alzheimer’s Disease & the Endocannabinoid System
Young adults with chronic pain more likely to use cannabis or CBD oil to manage the condition
POLITICS & LAW
Mama Cultiva & the Fight for Cannabis Legalization
Federal Charges for Flying with Cannabis? LAX’s ‘Scare Signs’ a New Low
Why Mainstream Businesses Are High On The Cannabis Industry
BILLS, PETITIONS, CAMPAIGNS & SURVEYS
Petition: Legalise Recreational Adult use of Cannabis in NSW (COVID-19 Recovery)
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
Ending Discrimination: Medicinal Cannabis & Drug Driving Law Questions Answered
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