Cannabis News Embassy HEADLINES Issue 496 Kath Noneofyourbusiness January 27, 2022 January 27, 2022 TOP STORIES Thailand gives green light to growing cannabis at home amid push to promote it as a cash crop Sisters of the Valley Plan to Mail 13,000 Hemp Seeds to 1,000 Customers AUSTRALIA/NZ Legalise Cannabis NSW also gets rego Western Australia’s Hemp Squared Scores State Government Grant Medicinal cannabis products by active ingredients Australia’s largest ever cannabis crop found near Coonabarabran NORTH AMERICA British Columbia launching program to promote Indigenous cannabis products New York State Expands Medical Cannabis Access Missouri Marijuana Legalization Measures Take Differing Approaches to Expungement Washington weed industry should be safe, equitable. To do it, modernize Liquor and Cannabis Board Wisconsin Senate Republicans vote against recreational cannabis Delta-8 THC is legal in Texas… for now Rhode Island Governor Includes Marijuana Legalization And Expungements In Budget Request Full Mississippi House Votes to Legalize Medical Marijuana Massachusetts Marijuana Tax Revenue Now Exceeds Alcohol By Millions Colorado Hits New Record with $423 Million in Annual Revenue From 2021 Arizona’s Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Top $520 Million in 2021 Utah Boosts Medical Cannabis Accessibility WORLD Thailand decriminalises cannabis, extracts with high-inducing THC still an illicit drug European Adult-Use Cannabis Markets Should Follow A Wine – Not Pharmaceutical – Pathway French court temporarily halts ban on smokable hemp flowers Proposed THC limit for CBD is major threat to sector in the UK Why is British Drug Policy so Disjointed? Belfast mayor Kate Nicholl calls for cannabis legalisation SCIENCE & TECH Data Distortion: Use & Abuse of Cannabis Science Study: Alcohol, Not Cannabis, Associated with Violent Behaviors in Psychotic Patients Hempcrete Submitted for Certification in US Building Codes Surprising Side Effects of Marijuana, Say Studies Flowered steering: How well do drivers fare after smoking cannabis? How hemp cultivators can reduce and eliminate plastic use HEALTH We ask a cannabinoid scientist if cannabis can prevent COVID-19 Regular cannabis use leads to fewer diabetes diagnoses in women Is CBD Stronger When You Eat It, Like THC? Why doctors have a moral imperative to prescribe and support medical cannabis—an essay by David Nutt Is CBN Going To Give Melatonin A Run For Its Money? Cannabis legalisation does not lead to increased psychosis or schizophrenia POLITICS & LAW USA: After One Year As President, Biden’s Marijuana Promises Remain Unfulfilled UK: Police targeted more cannabis manufacturers in the first coronavirus lockdown BUSINESS & INDUSTRY Canada: Growing Percentage of Cannabis Consumers Transitioning to the Licit Marketplace Canadian cannabis retail prices declined in 2021, led by vapes, concentrates Green Risk: Cannabis Insurance Trends and Concerns in Canada USA: Amazon Supports Marijuana Legalization Bill The company that acquired GW Pharma has big plans to roll out cannabis medicines beyond epilepsy treatment HISTORY & CULTURE Study Shows Cannabis was Food Staple for Ancient Chinese Dynasty Dabbing 101: What Is It, How To Do It, And Everything You Should Know About It Cannabis on Canvas – Highlighting the Beauty of Flower Cannabis Use During the Pandemic EVENTS Australian Industrial Hemp Conference, 22-25 March 2022, Launceston Tas Nimbin MardiGrass, 29 April – 1 May 2022, Nimbin NSW Hemp, Health & Innovation Expo, Postponed until May 2022, Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park NSW UIC’s 2022 Medical Cannabis Symposium, 20-22 May 2022, Sunshine Coast Q CAMPAIGNS Legalise Cannabis Australia is ready to roll for the federal election Ready to change the conversation about drugs? Registration for StoryLab 2022 is now open, and you’re invited. 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 Spread the Word!TwitterFacebookPrintEmail Related