Cannabis News Embassy HEADLINES Issue 525 Kath Noneofyourbusiness August 25, 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 Queensland launches drug-driving review AUSTRALIA/NZ Most patients still using illicit cannabis, but prescription numbers soar Medical Cannabis Clinic Opens In Adelaide TGA’s Authorised Prescriber data dashboard delayed by ‘technical issue’ NORTH AMERICA Hospitalizations for unintentional cannabis poisonings among Canadian children surged after legalization New Mexico has approved 1,000 cannabis licenses in about a year South Dakota Governor Pledges To Implement Marijuana Legalization If Voters Approve Ballot Initiative…This Time New York City Mayor Launches Marijuana Resource Hub To Support Industry Equity WORLD Vive La Revolution? French Senators Call For Cannabis Legalization Cook Islands: Majority votes for cannabis ‘Very good for tourists’: Thailand aims for high season with U-turn on cannabis Cannabis tourists not welcome in Thailand – yet UK: Cannabis Factories Keep Being Found in Abandoned Police Stations and Courts UK: Tory peer could be refused entry to US after cannabis revelation in the Times UK food agency’s ‘honor system’ for CBD does not inspire confidence Ireland: ‘Under the counter’ vapes found to contain cannabis Guyanese Parliament approves industrial hemp legislation Cayman Islands: Changes to ganja and gambling laws up to the people Malaysia: Medical Cannabis Use Still Illegal Pending Product Approval South Africa: High-Jacked in the Rainbow Nation High street? Dutch ecstasy ‘shop’ shows possible way for drug reform SCIENCE & TECH Impacts of recreational cannabis legalization on cannabis use Trucking Alliance Seeks Federal Permission to Use Hair Drug Testing Methods Does CBD show up on a drug test? More Hemp In Space HEALTH USA: Residents asking about medical cannabis? A senior living community brought in the experts Is teen vaping a gateway to cannabis use? POLITICS & LAW Legalise Cannabis Australia ponders complaint to Victorian Electoral Commission over ‘rival’ party Bipartisan Senators Demand Justice For Another U.S. Citizen Imprisoned Over Medical Marijuana In Russia USA: Cannabis Regulators of Color – No SAFE Equity Without Amended Bill BUSINESS & INDUSTRY Bod Australia Scores US CBD Product Certification U.S. trade group cries foul over proposed strict limits on THC in extracts As US Hemp Cultivation Levels Plummet The Established European Industry Continues To Flourish HISTORY & CULTURE What is ‘clean weed’ and why is everyone talking about it? What Does Good Weed Look Like? Young Americans using cannabis and hallucinogens at record rate The long history of psychedelics in religion, from ergot-spiked wine to magic mushrooms EVENTS Nimbin MardiGrass, 16-18 September 2022, Nimbin NSW HHI EXPO, Australia’s Largest Cannabis & Hemp Expo, 19-20 November 2022, Canberra ACT Garden States – Cultivating Ethnobotanical Plant Knowledge, 2-4 December 2022, Melbourne VIC BILLS & INQUIRIES Barriers to Accessing Medical Cannabis 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 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 PSYCHOACTIVE – A podcast series with Ethan Nadelmann 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
