Embassy HEADLINES Issue 501

TOP STORIES

Drive Change launches letter-writing campaign to persuade MPs of the need for law reform

New Zealand to introduce random roadside drug testing

AUSTRALIA/NZ

New Zealand’s first cannabis flower products hit pharmacy shelves

Patten eyes ‘Plan B’ as drugs bill looks set to fail

‘Easy prey’: How state of WA took a man’s house over five cannabis plants

What the cannabis industry can learn from the vape sector

StoryLab is a national program preparing people to bring new perspectives to Australian media reporting about drugs

NORTH AMERICA

Minnesota Medical Cannabis Flower Sales Commence

Key GOP Kansas Lawmaker Files Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill In Senate

Oklahoma House Unveils Plan to Combat Illicit Cannabis

Here’s what changed for medical cannabis in Utah in the 2022 legislative session

California Cannabis Department Proposes New Regulatory Changes

Missouri House takes up marijuana legalization in push to sink ballot question

Alberta, Canada to Allow Cannabis Delivery and Consumption at Concerts

South Dakota Could Be The Next State With Legalized Adult-Use Cannabis

New York: Governor Signs Legislation Expediting Adult-Use Cannabis Production and Manufacturing

New York hemp farmers can grow marijuana under 2-year program

New Yorkers With Marijuana Convictions Will Get First Retail Licenses

WORLD

Moroccan government ratifies cannabis bill for medical and industrial purposes

Israel moves to normalize CBD; 2-year path to market expected

South Africa’s Freshest Members-Only Cannabis Clubs Emerge

Portuguese trade group asks government to suspend hemp amendment

Argentina to revisit unfinished medical cannabis regulations

Italian consortium adds biomass facilities in expansion of whole-plant strategy

Costa Rica just legalized medical marijuana. Here’s what the new law allows

Clinical experts publish advice on prescribing medicinal cannabis to patients with epilepsy

Marijuana, metabolism & the munchies: does cannabis cause weight gain?