Cannabis News Embassy HEADLINES Issue 503 Kath Noneofyourbusiness March 24, 2022 March 24, 2022 TOP STORIES Due to the recent floods in the Northern Rivers, and the widespread damage to roads and infrastructure, the 30th MardiGrass Protestival will be postponed until 16-18 September 2022. Fundraiser: ‘End Evidence-Free RDT’ Whole Bus Ad For NSW AUSTRALIA/NZ Price warning as pot producers prepare over-the-counter CBD products for 2023 Cannabis advocate causes stir with domain name campaign ‘It’s not legal in Australia’: TGA boss pulls no punches on delta-8 THC NORTH AMERICA Canada proposes hike in purchase limit for cannabis drinks, but low THC cap to remain Illegal drugs should be decriminalized, Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council members say New Hampshire Lawmakers Approve State-Run Marijuana Legalization Bill With Amendments Pennsylvania Senator Pushing For Hemp In Animal Feed Black and Hispanic Cannabis Entrepreneurs In Oakland Are Facing A Harsh Reality After Years Of Promises Arkansas medical marijuana sales surpass $21 million in February South Dakota Governor Signs Handful of Medical Cannabis Bills Utah bans smokable hemp and CBD in food Washington Dispensary Worker Fatally Shot During Robbery Maryland Lawmakers Approve Millions In Funding To Implement Marijuana Legalization If Reform Is Enacted WORLD International hemp federation announces interim board, and an ambitious mission Rwanda Begins Cannabis Production Hemp called ‘golden opportunity’ for Peru, but progress is lacking Zambian Reserve Army Annexes Land For Cannabis Plantations SCIENCE & TECH A new agtech robot enters the crop monitoring category Drones and Autonomous Systems Take Cannabis Industry Profits Higher HEALTH Hunger signals, including those from endogenous cannabinoids, mapped in the brain Clinical research: cannabidiol as effective as antipsychotic meds with fewer side effects People who live with Tourette syndrome experience a reduction in tics when using cannabis UK Project Twenty21 Medical Cannabis Price Hike On Hold Australian GPs opposed to OTC medicinal cannabis but most agree it’s safer than opioids POLITICS & LAW How ‘magic mushrooms’ could follow in the footsteps of cannabis American Basketball Star Brittney Griner’s Cannabis Arrest In Russia Prompts Top U.S. Officials To Speak Out Social Equity Policies Could Shape Diversity In The Legal Cannabis Industry USA: Federal Bill Would Instruct UN to Deschedule Cannabis UK police are arresting cannabis patients with legal prescriptions BUSINESS & INDUSTRY USA: Fewer Private Sector Employers Engaging in Drug Testing Crypto Cannabis Club Brings Together NFTs and Premium Flower Where is medical marijuana the most expensive in the U.S.? Where is it the cheapest? Melbourne LGA to conduct feasibility study into setting up a medicinal cannabis business HISTORY & CULTURE Cottonmouth from weed: why it happens and how to fix it Mixing – The Experience of Weed with Other Drugs Legalizing cannabis doesn’t raise youth use, shows study backed by industry coalition Luck Reunion Celebrates Return after 2-year hiatus EVENTS Australian Industrial Hemp Conference, 22-25 March 2022, Launceston Tas UIC’s 2022 Medical Cannabis Symposium, 20-22 May 2022, Sunshine Coast Q Hemp, Health & Innovation Expo, 4-5 June 2022, Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park NSW Nimbin MardiGrass, 16-18 September 2022, Nimbin NSW 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 ‘End Evidence-Free RDT’ Whole Bus Ad For NSW 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