Embassy HEADLINES Issue 505

By Published On: April 7, 2022Categories: Cannabis, News

TOP STORIES

US House Approves Cannabis Decriminalization Bill

NSW drug-driving laws slammed after medicinal cannabis arrest

MardiGrass postponed following recent floods

AUSTRALIA/NZ

Legalise Cannabis rolling up for the election with most Senate candidates sorted

NT Hemp party candidate wants radical drug policy changes

Dapto veteran Derek Pyrah calls for free medical cannabis for PTSD sufferers

‘Hard drug’ use falls in ACT but cannabis use soars

Big problem with Australian road rule around medical cannabis

[This story even made it to Canada!] Police arrest woman driving with medical cannabis in her system

The Pandemic Could Be Behind a Medical Cannabis Boom in Australia

TGA insists there will be no shortage of medicinal cannabis in Australia

 

Call to ban vaping for young Australians after review concludes it causes ‘acute lung injury’

NSW Government Is Imprisoning Its Opponents: Shoebridge on New Anti-Protest Laws

New species of psychedelic mushroom believed to live in Kakadu National Park

NORTH AMERICA

Ann Arbor celebrates 50 years of Hash Bash with first in-person rally in two years

Alabama Senate Approves Forcing Women To Take Pregnancy Test To Obtain Weed

Ontario white-label cannabis product deals allowed, retail regulator confirms

Ex-Inmate Hails New York City’s Cannabis Licensing as Inclusive, Fantastic

New Mexico’s marijuana sales eclipse $4 million mark

New Mexico’s Adult Use Cannabis Launch Declared A Success

New Mexico launches cannabis sales, within Texans’ reach

Border Patrol: It’s still a federal offense to possess marijuana at New Mexico checkpoints

Illinois Marijuana Sales Rebound In March, Reaching $131 Million, State Officials Report

Maine’s Beal University Launches Cannabis Degree Programs

Tennessee’s first legal cannabis restaurant is coming to Germantown this spring

Mike Tyson’s Ear-Shaped Cannabis Gummies Banned In Colorado, Here’s Why

Philadelphia will opt out of medical marijuana

WORLD

Dutch recreational cannabis production pilot beset by delays

Non-profit cannabis model key to success for Malta reform

How Cannabis Users Obtain and Purchase Cannabis: A Comparison of Cannabis Users from European Countries with Different Cannabis Policies

Colombia sets trade regulations for medical MJ, CBD and other cannabinoids

A Lesson In Cannabis Cultivation – Here’s How Marijuana Company Of America Developed Greater & Quicker Cannabis Yields

HEALTH

Not So Funny Bones: Cannabis & CBD for Bone Disease

The truth about cannabis, sperm, and male fertility

Terpenes in ‘nanocarriers’ may work better than traditional painkillers: study

My dog ate my weed! What to do if your pooch gets high

New app shows how cannabinoids could interact with other medications

Why Centrists Should Support Drug Policy Reform

D.C. Lawmakers Reject Bill To Effectively Legalize Marijuana Sales For Adults And Crack Down On ‘Gifting’ Market

USA: The Vape Company at the Center of the FDA Storm

A Visual Guide to Investing in Psychedelics

LSD Capitalism Promises a Bad Trip for Us All

EVENTS

New Zealand’s national cannabis day of action confirmed for May 7

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

FUNDRAISERS

‘End Evidence-Free RDT’ Whole Bus Ad For NSW

Donations For the Legal Fees of Mitchell Rice

PETITIONS

Closing 1 April – Petition [Victorian residents only] Review roadside cannabis testing laws

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

Mardigrass Celebrates 30 Year Anniversary With A Feature Documentary

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