Cannabis News Embassy HEADLINES Issue 517 Kath Noneofyourbusiness July 1, 2022 November 15, 2022 TOP STORIES Australia Can Update Drug Driving Laws to Include Medicinal Cannabis California State Fair Announces Winners Of First-Ever State-Sanctioned Cannabis Competition Fair Trials Calls for Global Justice for Victims of the War on Drugs AUSTRALIA/NZ Cannabis consumption fell in Australia as lockdowns eased, but regional use outstripped the cities Growing calls to make medical cannabis cheaper and more accessible for Australians NORTH AMERICA Pennsylvania Lawmakers Advance Medical Marijuana DUI Protections And Cannabis Banking Reform Bills California’s Cannabis Market at a Crossroads Texas Supreme Court upholds smokable-hemp ban New Jersey Gives Convicted Marijuana Offenders Priority Shot at Selling Legal Cannabis WORLD War on drugs prolonged Colombia’s decades-long civil war, landmark report finds Colombia’s turn away from prohibition of cannabis will boost the hemp sector Germany seeks ‘safety first’ approach to legalizing cannabis Switzerland Making Medical Cannabis Access Easier Israel’s first cannabis cafe tried to bridge the gap between Arabs and Jews How Thailand went from war on drugs to cannabis curries Bahamas: We have not been consulted by govt on marijuana legislation SCIENCE & TECH New Gene Technology Allows Growers To Boost THC Levels In Cannabis Using firefly genes to understand cannabis biology Constructing a Home with Hempcrete California company creates breath detector for pot, alcohol Do THC transdermal patches really work? CBD & the Psychedelic Receptor HEALTH Can Cannabis Help You Quit Smoking Cigarettes? Ask Dr. Leigh: Will medical marijuana help my autistic child, or hurt them? Review: Cannabis Provides Benefits for Migraine Sufferers POLITICS & LAW American Medical Association: Expunge records of people convicted of now-legal cannabis charges USA: Supreme Court Takes On Abortion, Guns, Prayer in School—But Not Weed USA: House Committee Approves Language to Let Broadcasters Air Cannabis Ads in Legal States USA: House Committee Leaders Tackle Marijuana Research, Impaired Driving And More In New Spending Measures USA: DEA Marijuana Busts Increased In 2021, Seizing Over 5.5 Million Plants BUSINESS & INDUSTRY How one Aussie company is working to make medicinal cannabis sleep capsules accessible Cannabis Industry Has ‘To Help People Who Have Suffered From Cannabis Convictions’ HISTORY & CULTURE The Muppets – Devil Went Down to Jamaica Shiva’s Divine Elixir (Bhang Drinkers at the Maha Shivaratri Festival) Fentanyl-laced marijuana is a myth. It’s time to end the hype Getting High During a Heat Wave: How to Safely Use Cannabis During Summer EVENTS 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 cannabisnow! 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
