Cannabis News Embassy HEADLINES Issue 511 Kath Noneofyourbusiness May 19, 2022 May 19, 2022 TOP STORIES No ceasefire in the Drug Wars AUSTRALIA/NZ Richmond Tigers coach Damien Hardwick’s medicinal marijuana relief Cannabiz definitive guide to the cannabis policies of those who want your vote on Saturday Top 3 Reasons Medical Cannabis Is Prescribed In Australia Aussies Follow America’s Roadmap NORTH AMERICA Ontario Cannabis Store says police investigating ‘criminal’ data breach Canada: Do not take your pot over the border This NJ dispensary is booming thanks to Pennsylvania’s bad weed laws Massachusetts Adult-Use Marijuana Sales Officially Exceed $3 Billion, State Reports Wage-theft complaint snares Colorado CBD maker New York Bill Encouraging Businesses To Use Hemp For Construction And Other Purposes California Growers Remain Optimistic Amid Encroaching Market Obstacles Victory! California cops agree to stop stealing cannabis cash from armored vans Minnesota Republican Senators Block Marijuana Legalization Vote What’s at stake for Humboldt County’s legacy farms? New docuseries spotlights growers WORLD Is German Oversupply Hampering Growth Of Its Medical Cannabis Industry? Medical Cannabis Acceptance In Thailand Accelerates ‘Political will’ led to new hemp rules that will help Polish producers U.S. State Dept pushing to see Griner in Russia Release reports, results of Philippines drug war probes First-ever export of Israeli medical cannabis seeds heads to US Evidence base for UK drugs policy examined SCIENCE & TECH Live Resin – The Cold Cannabis Concentrate Study: Cannabis-Related Videos on TikTok Mostly Positive HEALTH Study: Patients with Insomnia Report Improvements with Medical Cannabis CSIRO starts work on medicinal psychedelics Get to know a neurotransmitter: Glutamate excites! Consuming cannabis reduces fatigue symptoms: study POLITICS & LAW Weed legalisation linked to drop in alcohol, tobacco consumption, study says U.S. Senate Candidate John Fetterman’s Campaign T-Shirts: ‘It’s High Time To Legalize Cannabis’ BUSINESS & INDUSTRY Baron Cohen drops lawsuit over cannabis dispensary billboard Broadcasters Are Still Fighting To Win Clearance To Air Cannabis Ads. What Should Buying Cannabis Look Like on Your Phone? Marijuana and the Metaverse: How LA Cannabis Startups Are Lighting Up the Virtual Realm HISTORY & CULTURE Reimagining weed: what if cannabis was treated like wine? How To Discover and Connect With Discord’s Budding Digital Cannabis Community Sex on drugs – let’s talk about consent EVENTS Dedicated medicinal cannabis nursery to launch at Symposium 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 Garden States – Cultivating Ethnobotanical Plant Knowledge, 2-4 December 2022, Melbourne VIC BILLS & INQUIRIES NSW Council for Civil Liberties Submission: Inquiry Into The Road Transport Amendment (Medicinal Cannabis Exemptions From Offences) Bill 2021 CAMPAIGNS The Legalise Cannabis: Personal Health Plan Join Legalise Cannabis! Join the federal and/or state party at legalisecannabis.org.au Ready to change the conversation about drugs? Registration for StoryLab 2022 is now open, and you’re invited. 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 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