Embassy HEADLINES Issue 502

By Published On: March 17, 2022Categories: Cannabis, News

TOP STORIES

Trailer: MardiGrass – 30 years of Protest for Cannabis Law Reform

AUSTRALIA/NZ

ODC pledges to review cost model following launch of single licence scheme

Medicinal cannabis being used by tens of thousands of Australians as access becomes easier

Cannatrek Kicks Off Medical Cannabis Facility Construction

Bid to increase veterinary access to medicinal cannabis hits buffers

Australia Needs Drug Decriminalisation, So Why Won’t Anthony Albanese Support It?

Police union figures charged with corruption, influencing witnesses

INCB launches international cannabis scheduling survey

NZ Dope grower deemed ‘unlikely to reoffend’ gets his cash back

NORTH AMERICA

Online cannabis retail regulations in Alberta highlight fight against illicit websites

Oregon counties declare ‘state of emergency,’ halt hemp licensing

Competing Georgia medical marijuana production bills advance

New York’s Draft Conditional Retail Regulations Raise Practical Concerns

California’s Cannabis Market: ‘A Recipe for Disaster’

Los Angeles’ First Cannabis Czar Cat Packer Steps Down

WORLD

German Courts Continue To Prosecute Hundreds Of Cannabis Businesses Despite Looming Legalisation

Cannabis NFTs in South Africa: The Next Frontier for Inequality?

Israel: Constitution Committee discusses eliminating offense of personal use of cannabis from criminal record

U.K. Lawyer Dons Vegan Hemp Wig As Alternative To Horsehair, Disrupting Centuries-Long Tradition

UK medical cannabis trial to begin ‘ASAP’

Guyana sees hemp’s potential to bolster struggling agriculture sector

HEALTH

Hemp Seed Waste’s Potential Human Health Bonanza

Is Marijuana A Depressant?

USA: Prison-to-pot farms confront legacy of war on drugs

EVENTS

CAMPAIGNS

Submissions close 24 March: Your chance to tell Canberra what you think about vaping laws

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

FUNDRAISERS

Donations For the Legal Fees of Mitchell Rice

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

Global Drug Survey 2022

University of New South Wales: Cannabis experiences in the ACT

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

EDUCATION

ANZCCP medicinal cannabis [Authorised Prescriber] course for doctors

Australian Cannabis Summit 2021 Catchup

Ending Discrimination: Medicinal Cannabis & Drug Driving Law Questions Answered

Voices from the Real World – Medical Cannabis Testimonials