Cannabis News Embassy HEADLINES Issue 512 Kath Noneofyourbusiness May 26, 2022 May 26, 2022 TOP STORIES LEGALISE CANNABIS AUSTRALIA: High Levels of Support in 2022 Federal Election Michael’s interview with The Project Legislating Cannabis Legalisation: An Interview With Legalise Cannabis Candidate Gail Hester AUSTRALIA/NZ Legalising Cannabis Just Took A Step Closer To Reality In South Australia Australian industry warned it will never be viable without drug-driving reform Greens MP calls for drug-driving reform in Queensland Luxury Cannabis Wellness Resort For Australia Certifying of carbon credits can advance hemp among Australian farmers Another Step Towards Cannabis Manufacturing In WA’s Collie NZ Doctors wary of cannabis as a medicine NORTH AMERICA General strike called at Quebec cannabis stores Lawmakers vote to legalize recreational marijuana in Rhode Island Delaware’s Democratic Governor Vetoes Marijuana Legalization Bill, But Lawmakers Have Votes To Override Vermont Issues First Cannabis License Massachusetts Adult-Use Marijuana Sales Officially Exceed $3 Billion, State Reports Arizona Recreational Marijuana Sales Hit A New Record In March, State Reports New York Senator Files Bill To Allow Community Marijuana Gardens For Adults Who Can’t Grow At Home North Carolina Lawmaker Introduces Legalization Bill Illinois Begins Issuing Craft Grow Cannabis Licenses WORLD Swaziland’s Cannabis Grandmas Trampled Under Legalization Guyana government in talks over law to structure hemp industry Argentina Gets Ready to Legalize Medical Marijuana at the Federal Level SCIENCE & TECH What Is HHC (Hexahydrocannabinol) and Is It Safe To Use? What makes cannabis smell so strong? Marijuana ‘Strain’ Labels Often Mislead Consumers, Study Of Nearly 90,000 Samples Shows HEALTH How does cannabis affect memory? New studies on cannabinoids for glaucoma, nausea, and insomnia I tested my breastmilk for THC. Here’s what I found POLITICS & LAW Cannabis legalization bill reintroduced in South Australia US appeals court: Hemp-derived Delta-8 THC products are ‘lawful’ US Justice Department Reports Federal Arrests For Marijuana Declined As The More States Legalize It Driving High is Illegal: But What is Driving High? Survey: Super-Majority of Americans Oppose Federal Marijuana Prohibition BUSINESS & INDUSTRY Australian industry told adult-use exports are vital to sustainability Canada: Micros continue to be most popular licence category U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Refuses to Certify Veteran-Owned Hemp Company Aurora Cannabis sets more closures, selling Sun greenhouse at fraction of cost HISTORY & CULTURE Reimagining weed: what if cannabis was treated like wine? Indigenous Medicine Conservation Fund Founded to Protect ‘Psychedelic’ Medicines EVENTS 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