Cannabis News Embassy HEADLINES Issue 527 Kath Noneofyourbusiness September 22, 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 Dr Brian Walker launches campaign to get medicinal cannabis listed on PBS Nimbin Mardigrass returns for its 30th year with thousands rallying for cannabis law reform Nimbin MardiGrass 30th Parade & Rally AUSTRALIA/NZ Fair Drug Driving Laws for Medicinal Cannabis Patients Qld to decide whether medicinal cannabis users should be able to drive Australian Cannabis Patients Turning to Prescriptions Over Illicit Market, Study Shows Legal use of medicinal cannabis on the rise Legalise Cannabis Victoria says rival marijuana party ‘designed to confuse voters’ Political pot party stoush brews with Victorian Electoral Commission Albo, can you rule out a cannabis referendum as well please? Free cannabis testing for ACT home-growers New Zealand Approves First Locally Grown Medical Cannabis Products NORTH AMERICA Colombia’s President Pushes United Nations To End The War On Drugs Idaho outlawing pet CBD products starting Nov. 1 Marijuana funding to help create youth community space in Colorado Colorado Medical Cannabis Sales Plummet Again Cannabis wholesale chaos didn’t ‘meaningfully impact’ Canada’s market – or did it? WORLD UK Government Blocks Bermuda From Legalizing Marijuana On Same Day New Prime Minister Takes Office Czechia Could Soon Legalise Sale and Growing of Marihuana South African dagga producer sells all its output to Europe, Australia – a year in advance Thailand’s Cannabis Bill Dealt a Blow After Bigger Parties Demand Changes Timor-Leste: Drug policy should distinguish cannabis from dangerous drugs – president German Lawmakers Tour California Marijuana Businesses To Inform National Legalization Plans Lesotho Grown Legal Cannabis Funneled to Black Market SCIENCE & TECH Building houses with hemp The lazy stoner myth debunked: University of Cambridge The High-Stakes Race to Engineer New Psychedelic Drugs Inside the Chemistry Lab Where the MDMA Godfather Synthesized Novel Psychedelics European researchers probing hemp cellulose for use in high-tech gels HEALTH Analysis: Adoption of Adult-Use Legalization Associated with Decrease in State-Level Obesity Rates Medical cannabis use reduces sleep disturbances caused by PTSD 6 types of weed tolerance breaks besides going cold turkey Why does cannabis make your eyes red? POLITICS & LAW USA: Small Marijuana Growers Could Sell Directly To Consumers Across State Lines Under New Congressional Bill US Court of Appeals: Federal Scheduling of Cannabis “Irrational,” But Not Unconstitutional BUSINESS & INDUSTRY Cannabis legalization decreases stock market value of major pharmaceutical firms Lawsuits Send ‘The Blacklist’ Into Turmoil Amid Divorce & Ownership Disputes HISTORY & CULTURE Documentary: Stoned Moms Americans Think Cannabis Is Better Than Alcohol Paul Stamets – The Mycelium is Listening The Microdosing Revolution: A Shift in Daily Consciousness EVENTS 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
