Cannabis News Embassy HEADLINES Issue 508 Kath Noneofyourbusiness April 28, 2022 April 28, 2022 TOP STORIES Mayhem Erupts at Melbourne Cannabis Rally as Police Haul Off Patients MardiGrass postponed following recent floods AUSTRALIA/NZ Australia Poll Finds 50% in Favor of Recreational Pot Reform NZ: New drug-driving law ignores science, targets poor Big problem with Australian road rule around medical cannabis 420 Activists shine light on outstanding issues via Australian landmarks More Funding For Medical Cannabis Crop Research In Australia Industry gets behind Dan Haslam memorial educational grant Towards a Healthy Cannabis Culture: A Community Conversation, 7 May 2022, Nimbin NSW NORTH AMERICA USA Poll: 69 Percent of Adults Support Legalizing Marijuana, Most Say It’s Less Harmful Than Alcohol New York’s cannabis regulator defends licenses for those with convictions Bill Seeks To End California City Medical Cannabis Bans Cannabis Farms Excluded From California’s Drought Mitigation Plan Applications Open for California State Fair’s Cannabis Competition Ballot measure for recreational cannabis in Missouri claims 200,000+ signatures Arizona Collects More Cannabis Than Liquor Taxes Washington State suggests cashless apps for cannabis stores to avoid robbery Lawmakers strike the word ‘marijuana’ from all Washington state laws, calling term racist Canadian Federal Green Party Votes To Regulate Pot Like Coffee Beans! New Jersey: How People Are Celebrating First Day Of Legal Weed Sales WORLD German Government Has ‘Set The Bar High’ For Adult-Use Cannabis Market Switzerland to begin recreational cannabis trial this summer Zimbabwe’s Tobacco Growers Vow To Plant Cannabis Instead First CBG-rich hemp variety is approved for EU’s plant catalog SCIENCE & TECH Sustainable solutions: How hemp is being used to make prosthetic limbs Flawed study by Harvard scientists claims that marijuana impairs driving even when users aren’t high Metabolic ‘fingerprints’ indicating medicinal cannabis impairment could lead to drug-driving reform Project Twenty21 frustrated with charities as stigma hampers patient recruitment for observational trial HEALTH Are bong hits more toxic than tobacco cigarettes? Knowing Your Limits with Cannabis: A Practical Guide to Assessing Your Cannabis Use Gut feelings – the intriguing connection between psychedelics and the microbiome Australian researchers trialling magic mushroom active ingredient as antidepressant POLITICS & LAW Biden Takes First Action on Clemency Powers Since Elected Schumer Makes ‘Promise’ On Marijuana Legalization Bill Timeline After Repeated Delays BUSINESS & INDUSTRY Billings, Montana, lowers minimum age to own or work for marijuana businesses to 18 Vermont’s Cannabis Growers Are Ready — But Their Permits Aren’t HISTORY & CULTURE How to make edibles with kief Illicit Gardens, Last Prisoner Project Launch Freedoms Campaign 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 Is it time to legalise drugs? Panel Hosted by Stan Grant, 23 June 2022, Wesley Conference Centre, Sydney NSW Australian Premier of The Fix, with Johann Hari, 25 June 2022, Astor Theatre, St Kilda VIC 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 Spread the Word!TwitterFacebookPrintEmail Related
