Cannabis News Embassy HEADLINES Issue 513 Kath Noneofyourbusiness June 2, 2022 June 2, 2022 TOP STORIES Medicinal cannabis product CBD does not affect driving ability, research finds “Frankly Fed Up” With Unjust Drug Driving Laws, Says Legalise Cannabis’ Bernard Bradley PETITION – Tell Albo: Legalise cannabis now! AUSTRALIA/NZ Australian distilleries turning over new leaf with foray into cannabis-infused liquor The [political] support that money does not buy Hanson likely to get over the line, but writing’s on the wall for One Nation Legalise Cannabis Australia may miss out on a Senate seat but the fight goes on in Queensland Lambert finds CBD has no impact on driving, even at maximum daily dose Submissions now available: NSW parliamentary inquiry on the justice of THC-positive driving laws NSW Police Given the Power to Search Past Drug Offenders Without a Warrant Legalise Cannabis WA thwarted in bid to get Labor to adopt previous policy on possession NZ’s GFI Making Its Medical Cannabis Mark In Australia NORTH AMERICA Will New York’s Adult-Use Cannabis Licensing Repair Drug-War Harms? California sheriff asks Elon Musk for help with county’s illegal weed problems California Department of Cannabis Control launches cannabis data visualization tool Connecticut Governor Signs Legislation Cracking Down on Cannabis ‘Gifting’ Cannabis home delivery slated to begin in Connecticut Rhode Island Legalizes Recreational Marijuana and Protects Off-Duty Use North Carolina Senate passes bill that would avert hemp industry shutdown North Carolina Medical Marijuana Bill Set For Senate Vote, As Poll Shows Overwhelming Public Support Minnesota Accused Of Plotting To Change Marijuana Party Name To ‘MAGA’ Party To Siphon GOP Votes Canadian cannabis producers’ overdue excise taxes more than triple to CA$52M Canada Temporarily Decriminalizes Four Drugs in B.C. as Overdose Deaths Rise WORLD Lithuanian MPs propose to decriminalise possession of cannabis Switzerland To Launch Adult-Use Cannabis Sale Trial Program This Summer The Complicated World of Medical Cannabis in India More than half of election candidates ‘would support a progressive approach to cannabis’ in Jersey South Africa: Commercialisation of cannabis not justice department’s domain SCIENCE & TECH Cannabis Research Has Rocketed in Recent Years, Despite Prohibition Study: Detection of THC in Blood, Exhaled Breath Is Not Correlated with Impairment New Cannabis Testing to Help Growers Manage, Prevent Microbial Outbreaks HEALTH Case Report: Topical CBD Preparation Resolves Skin Cancer Lesions THCA: What are THC crystals and what are their potential benefits? Can You Ask Your Doctor For A Cannabis Prescription Instead Of Painkillers? POLITICS & LAW USA: Lawmaker Calls on Transportation Department to Amend “Outdated” Cannabis Testing Requirements How Cannabis And LGBTQ Rights Reform Have Intertwined Through The Decades USA: FDA Warns Four Companies for Selling Unapproved Animal Drugs That Contain CBD FBI Marijuana Arrest Data May Be Critically Flawed, And DOJ Is Being Asked To Investigate USA: DEA Reports Ongoing Decline in Marijuana-Related Arrests BUSINESS & INDUSTRY USA: Cannabis Tourism Is Now A $17 Billion Industry—And It’s Just Taking Off Ukraine war, supply-chain woes cause cannabis fertilizer shortage, increased costs Price, convenience key factors driving illegal cannabis sales: report HISTORY & CULTURE UK: Introducing Cannapedia – a cannabis event with connection Green Street Festival Celebrates Cannabis Culture in Los Angeles Allman Brothers Becomes Latest Band To Create Cannabis Brand 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 Submissions now available: NSW parliamentary inquiry on the justice of THC-positive driving laws 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 PETITION – Tell Albo: Legalise cannabis now! 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
