Cannabis News Embassy HEADLINES Issue 521 Kath Noneofyourbusiness July 28, 2022 November 15, 2022 TOP STORIES URGENT call out for help to register Legalise Cannabis Victoria. If we are to run in the Victorian election in November we need people to join asap on legalisecannabis.org.au AUSTRALIA/NZ Farmer buys part of camel farm to expand A$333m cannabis project Australia Needs to Legalise Drugs Rising number of South Australians from regional areas support legalising cannabis Police launch sniffer dog operation as Splendour in the Grass criminals arrive at Gold Coast airport Music festival patrons launch class action against NSW Pleasure Police alleging unlawful strip-searches An Australian First: Canberra’s Fixed Pill Testing Site NORTH AMERICA Marijuana revenue doubles in Illinois Kentucky Governor Considers Executive Action On Medical Cannabis For Veterans, Chronic Pain Patients Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sets Medical Cannabis Goal Texas Governor Candidate Tells Veterans He Wants to Legalize Marijuana U.S. Senate bill would legalize marijuana for first time in 50+ years Is Canada (finally) going to allow CBD to be sold in mainstream retail? USA: Why the Hell Isn’t Biden Ending the Federal War on Cannabis? Charlatans, lack of leadership, bureaucracy brought U.S. Hemp down to earth WORLD Zimbabwe Allows Hemp Use in Medicines for First Time Malta, The Netherlands, Luxembourg and Germany Hold Joint Meeting on Cannabis Legalization From battlefields to CBD: can hemp pioneer wean Afghanistan off opium? British drugs policy is punitive and contradictory. And now it’ll go backwards UK: ‘Cannabis’ plants removed from Dorset village’s display High Court Challenge Could See Ireland Lift Blanket Ban On CBD Products By October SCIENCE & TECH Stronger Than Steel? – Hemp Rebar Could Start an Eco-Friendly Movement in Building Materials USA: House Passes Bill to Expand Medical Cannabis Research Here’s what you need to know about cannabis research HEALTH Study: CBD Administration Associated with Reduced Cannabis/Tobacco Intake USA: The Demand for Medical Cannabis Is Skyrocketing Australian survey shows one in four patients use illicit cannabis to manage chronic pain Active ingredient in cannabis protects aging brain cells Maternal Marijuana Use and Childhood Outcomes Former Accenture boss shares his medicinal cannabis story POLITICS & LAW USA: Senator Files Bill To Allow Marijuana Advertising On TV And Radio In Legal States European Cannabis Regulators Ease Restrictions in Preparation of EU Green Wave USA: Senate Democrats unveil long-awaited marijuana legalization bill Our children deserve better: Our drug laws put them at risk BUSINESS & INDUSTRY Hemp is about to take an outsized role in the building industry’s push to go green Woody Harrelson’s dispensary reviewed: The Woods has the goods USA: Federal Labor Officials Field Complaints About Large Marijuana Businesses’ Resistance To Worker Unions Seven US marijuana CEOs saw compensation top $4 million in 2021 HISTORY & CULTURE Culture matters! Changes in the global landscape of cannabis 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 #NoMoreZombieVeterans. Medicinal cannabis for Australian veterans with PTSD. 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
