Embassy HEADLINES Issue 526
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
Greens to move drug-driving amendments to Queensland road safety bill
Nimbin’s 30th MardiGrass a Spring Planting Ceremony
AUSTRALIA/NZ
When it comes to state elections, drug-driving laws are on the ballot
Cannabis As Medicine In Australia – CAMS20 Survey Results
Large jump in medicinal cannabis use
Michael Balderstone: Beernuts Podcast
Leanne Lockyer announced as Legalise Cannabis WA candidate for North West Central by-election
Why cannabis users could soon be allowed on Qld roads
NORTH AMERICA
California OKs bill to protect workers who use pot at home
US Forest Service Warns Employees On Cannabis Use
Cannabis lounges could become a reality in Sacramento
Group pushing for recreational marijuana in Arkansas releases first TV ad
Oklahoma Supreme Court Gives Marijuana Activists Temporary Win As They Fight For Legalization Ballot Placement
Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Program Shrinks As Recreational Sales Increase
WORLD
Jersey: Cannabis decriminalisation ‘could be up for discussion’
Medical cannabis now prescribed to 17,000 in UK – but many are still using black market
Can medical cannabis be prescribed for fibromyalgia in the UK?
Singapore: Joseph Schooling apologises after confessing to consuming cannabis overseas
Hempcrete seen as part of eco-friendly solution to Zimbabwe’s housing shortage
Norwegian Activists Announce Next Direct Action
Thailand Had Notoriously Harsh Drug Laws. Now Weed Is Legal—and That’s Making Things Complicated
Green Light For Industrial Hemp In Fiji
SCIENCE & TECH
U.S. Border Officials Want To Buy ‘Cannabis Analyzers’ To Detect Cannabinoid Profiles And Distinguish Marijuana From Hemp
Solventless Concentrates Gaining Fans and Market Share
Let’s bust some myths on vaping