Cannabis News Embassy HEADLINES Issue 502 Kath Noneofyourbusiness March 17, 2022 March 17, 2022 TOP STORIES Trailer: MardiGrass – 30 years of Protest for Cannabis Law Reform AUSTRALIA/NZ Your chance to tell Canberra what you think about vaping laws 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 SCIENCE & TECH Stoned lobsters, zebrafish, CBD-averse caterpillars, and the role of cannabinoid-interacting receptors Organic Soil Innovation Making Medical Cannabis Greener Review: Influence of Cannabis on Driving Performance Less Significant Than Alcohol USA: Federal Agency Proposes Oral Fluid Testing for Transportation Industry HEALTH Hemp Seed Waste’s Potential Human Health Bonanza Is Marijuana A Depressant? POLITICS & LAW Russian Oligarch Who Invested In U.S. Politics, Marijuana Industry Is Indicted USA: $1.9M in cannabis intercepted after UPS staff smell something skunky USA: Prison-to-pot farms confront legacy of war on drugs BUSINESS & INDUSTRY Mike Tyson’s cannabis brand is making ear-shaped weed gummies USA: State Treasurers Discuss Marijuana Banking Challenges At Annual Conference With Congressional Officials HISTORY & CULTURE 4 anti-cannabis myths (and how to bust them) Black Voices Seek to Be Heard in Cannabis How Education is Professionalising the Cannabis Sector EVENTS Australian Industrial Hemp Conference, 22-25 March 2022, Launceston Tas Nimbin MardiGrass, 29 April – 1 May 2022, Nimbin NSW Hemp, Health & Innovation Expo, 4-5 June 2022, Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park NSW UIC’s 2022 Medical Cannabis Symposium, 20-22 May 2022, Sunshine Coast Q BILLS & INQUIRIES NSW Greens: Road Transport Amendment (Medicinal Cannabis – Exemptions from Offences) Bill 2021 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 Spread the Word!TwitterFacebookPrintEmail Related