Cannabis News Embassy HEADLINES Issue 507 Kath Noneofyourbusiness April 21, 2022 April 21, 2022 TOP STORIES US cannabis sales reach US$3.7 billion in 2021 MardiGrass postponed following recent floods AUSTRALIA/NZ New poll finds half of Australians support legalisation of cannabis Victorian Government Backs Medical Cannabis Facility Bathurst facility set for green light TGA Medical Cannabis Approvals Update NORTH AMERICA British Colombia: We’ve Seen This Movie Before US Air Reserve Base Reminds Personnel Of Hemp Ban Marijuana Trafficking Is Changing At US-Mexico Border — Here’s How Tourism is the missing piece of Canada’s cannabis legalization puzzle Californian town called Weed prepares to host blowout 420 cannabis festival New Jersey Marijuana Sales Will Start Day After 4/20, And AG Says Police Can Use While Off Duty What Are Americans’ Views On Cannabis In General? New Poll Reveals WORLD Oaxaca, Mexico, Issues 26 Medical Cannabis Cultivation Permits to Indigenous Communities Sardinia officials say new law will unlock potential of hemp sectors A Look Inside a Hemp Project to Regenerate Ireland’s Most Inhospitable Soil It’s 420 – another reminder that Britain’s cannabis laws are not fit for purpose India’s First Hemp Cafe Wants To Open up Conversations on Cannabis Hempcrete home in Serbia was ‘grow-your-own’ and ‘do-it-yourself’ Spanish Cops Just Destroyed Europe’s Largest Hemp Plantation, Even Though CBD Is Legal Japan: Harvest ceremony of hemp for enthronement SCIENCE & TECH Metabolic ‘fingerprint’ predicts impairment from medical cannabis HEALTH Prevalence and characteristics of cannabis-induced toxicoses in pets: Results from a survey of veterinarians in North America Cannabis Legalization Reduces Demand for Prescription Drugs The challenges of studying marijuana’s effects on the heart and brain Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome – what you need to know Move It! Exercise & the endocannabinoid system Cannabinoids Block Cellular Entry of SARS-CoV-2 and the Emerging Variants Legalizing Weed Reduces Foster Care Admissions Finds New Study POLITICS & LAW Educational Posters for the 4/20 2022 Rally BUSINESS & INDUSTRY Michigan’s booming cannabis industry helps burned-out workers to turn over a new leaf Canada’s 2022 federal budget aims to engage cannabis sector U.S. Purchase Helps Bast Fibre Technologies Expand Hemp-Based Product Offerings Why Does Weed Still Cost So Much? HISTORY & CULTURE Learn the History Behind Hyde Park and 420 What is 420? The High Times 100 of 2021 EVENTS Microdose 14: For the Love of Weed and Justice, 28 April 2022, Webinar 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 Grab a 10% discount on Australian Medicinal Cannabis Symposium tickets 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 Closing 1 May 2002: Lodge a Submission 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