Cannabis News Embassy HEADLINES Issue 505 Kath Noneofyourbusiness April 7, 2022 April 7, 2022 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 SCIENCE & TECH Feeding Cows Hemp Helps Them Chill Out, Federally Funded Study Finds Why the construction industry needs hemp and fungi 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 POLITICS & LAW USA: House Lawmakers Approve Legislation to End Federal Marijuana Prohibition USA: Schumer Talking To GOP To ‘See What They Want’ In Marijuana Legalization Bill Coming This Month USA: Marijuana legalization: ‘Clearly this is what the voters want,’ expert says U.S. House of Representatives Approves Medical Marijuana Research Act 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 BUSINESS & INDUSTRY Ebay’s New CBD Trial Could Have ‘Knock-On Effect’ For Other Ecommerce Platforms Cannabis Amnesty partners with pot companies to help communities affected by prohibition Australia: Cann I Help launches medicinal cannabis e-script service 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 HISTORY & CULTURE 4/20 – the Teen Pot Holiday History: How a traitorous notion stalled mankind’s most precious natural ally EVENTS New Zealand’s national cannabis day of action confirmed for May 7 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 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 Spread the Word!TwitterFacebookPrintEmail Related
