Embassy HEADLINES Issue 488
TOP STORIES
Legalise Cannabis NSW Rego almost there
Garden States: Psychedelic Forum this weekend! Sunday 5 December, Online
AUSTRALIA/NZ
Andrew Forrest is the latest Australian billionaire to enter the medical cannabis arena with a $5 million investment
Changes to medicinal cannabis prescribing pathways
November SAS-B cannabis approvals grow to 12,508
“Subsidised” Medical Cannabis Available In Australia
NORTH AMERICA
Canadian Retail Cannabis Sales Increased 38% in September to $355 Million
‘Private’ Cannabis stores coming to New Brunswick to combat black market
Illegal marijuana farms pose wildfire risk in California’s parched national forests
Bipartisan Wisconsin Lawmakers Unveil Cannabis Reform Proposal
New York City Opens First Safe Consumption Sites For Illegal Drugs In The U.S.
WORLD
UK: Calls for cannabis medicines to be added to NHS drug dictionary
Import and use of medical marijuana products allowed in Malaysia if legal requirements are met
Singapore: Death sentences upheld for two men convicted of cannabis trafficking
A British Man Was Sentenced To 25 Years In Dubai Prison For Possessing A CBD Vape
Tall tales of cannabis and the Taliban
Why cannabis smells skunky
Patients and Doctors Finally Talking About Medical Cannabis
POLITICS & LAW
Biden’s FDA Pick Prescribed Cannabinoid Medicine And Recognized Marijuana’s Therapeutic Potential
USA: Top Federal Drug Official Says There’s ‘No Evidence’ That Occasional Marijuana Use Is Harmful For Adults
USA: DEA asks court to throw out Hemp Industry Association’s manufacturing challenge
Oz: UniQuest and PreveCeutical enter into licence agreement
EVENTS
BILLS, PETITIONS, CAMPAIGNS & SURVEYS
Join Legalise Cannabis! Join the federal and/or state party at legalisecannabis.org.au
Unharm is looking for a digital campaigner to join our growing team
Petition: End discrimination against medicinal cannabis patients in Australian drug driving laws
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
EDUCATION
Australian Cannabis Summit 2021 Catchup
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
Voices from the Real World – Medical Cannabis Testimonials
Entheogenesis Australis – ‘Garden States Microdose’ Webcast series: A monthly encounter with a selection of Australian Ethnobotanical and Psychedelic Minds
How Neuroscience put Psychedelics back into Psychiatry with Professor David Nutt (UK)
TRIPSIT Guide to Drug Combinations
Thanks to Hudsen Birden and Byron BayFM for continued support for the Hemp Embassy and MardiGrass