Embassy HEADLINES Issue 493

By Published On: January 6, 2022Categories: Cannabis, News

TOP STORIES

AUSTRALIA/NZ

New study suggests ‘marijuana breathalyzers’ meant to bust stoned drivers won’t work 

NORTH AMERICA

Recreational Sales Go Live In Montana

Montana Sells $1.5M of Cannabis During Program’s Opening Weekend

Illinois Sets Marijuana Sales Record In December, With Nearly $1.4 Billion Sold In 2021

Quebec to stop legal sale of liquor and cannabis to unvaccinated

Appeals Court Sides with BC Compassion Club After Years of Struggle and Tragedy

Louisiana Patients Can Now Access Smokable Medical Cannabis

Smoking in the USA – Best Cannabis Dispensaries of 2021 

Colorado Governor Pardons 1,351 Convicted Of Possession

WORLD

2021 Roundup of Cannabis Reform in Europe (and 2022 Predictions)

Ireland ‘effectively’ decriminalised cannabis

UK: Sadiq Khan drug ‘decriminalisation’ plan ‘does not go far enough’, say experts

UK: The Crazy Conspiracy Theories that Undermine the Cannabis Campaign

UK: Spotlight on Women in the Medical Cannabis Sector – Interview with Hannah Deacon

Polish hemp varieties lead grain and fiber trials in North Dakota

Philippines’ Duterte says will never apologise for drug war deaths

 

Cannabis and Companion Planting

Interest in hemp building materials rising fast

HEALTH

Full or Broad Spectrum: What are the different types of CBD oils?

Medical cannabis treatment associated with improvements in anxiety disorder

Researcher explores use of cannabinoids to treat obesity

USA: State Marijuana Laws and Traffic Fatalities

USA: Governors Tout 2021 Marijuana Reform Accomplishments As Year Comes To An End

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

The world’s first carbon-negative medical cannabis cultivation facility

California: Curbside service rules may change for marijuana businesses

California: $200M Cannabis and Marijuana Lending Fund Established by the StandardC Network

EVENTS

Hemp, Health & Innovation Expo, 18-19 March 2022, Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park NSW

CAMPAIGNS

Join Legalise Cannabis!  Join the federal and/or state party at legalisecannabis.org.au

PETITIONS

Unharm’s Legalise Cannabis Petition

End discrimination against medicinal cannabis patients in Australian drug driving laws

Imprisoned for Healing the “Incurable” with Medicinal Cannabis Therapy. Drop Alan’s Charges

RESEARCH

University of New South Wales: Cannabis experiences in the ACT

Monash University & UOW – Researchers Seek To Further Understand The Effects Of Cannabis

EDUCATION

Australian Cannabis Summit 2021 Catchup

Ending Discrimination: Medicinal Cannabis & Drug Driving Law Questions Answered

Voices from the Real World – Medical Cannabis Testimonials