Hemp Embassy Headlines Issue 593 Jan 13 2024
| Good Evening from Sunny ole Nimbin! The weather has been kind here, giving us some pretty warm days broken up with some cool nights. This week in the news, Canada has been featured fairly heavily around the place. Reportedly destroying over 3.7 million pounds of unpackaged cannabis since 2018, due to old stock and other varying factors is pretty epic. I would think, in any business destroying this much produce would be harmful. There’s many stories that are quite repetitive this week but all share the same theme that they are back pedalling? Would it not be as simple as making the weed totally legal? Most drugs are just decriminalised and that’s making it super easy to distribute things that aren’t good too as well. Thailand! Holy cow I didn’t think it would happen but here we are. The new gubberment is pretty much taking their legalisation status back to medicinal only.Not too bad… considering most of those countries will outright flog or kill you for “ANY” amount of drugs.All the same, it’s kinda Pandora’s box. People will know the benefits both medicinal and recreational now. It’s gonna be very difficult for them to outright clamp down without some comeback. After all , last check, nearly 3000 stores opened in that time in Thailand 😀 Thanks for Reading,#freetheweed #plur |
| AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND |
 In Daily:‘Illicit medicine’: Prescription cannabis costunder spotlight |
 Green Pharms:Australia’s Cannabis Decriminalization Movement: Will The Next Move To Legalize Come From Down Under? |
| Cannabis Survey by Superbly Green (currently has over 3000 responses!) https://purespectrum.decipherinc.com/survey/selfserve/53b/230965/temp-edit-live?list=2#? |
| The Age:Police find no drugs in most searches of people at Victorian music festivals Vice:50% of Australians Support Legalising Growing Cannabis Plants at Home Hemp Gazette:Cronos Group Back In Australia – Sort Of |
| WORLD NEWS |
| 9NEWS.COM.AUThailand moves to ban recreational cannabis use after historic decriminalisationThailand’s new government is moving ahead to pass new legisalation banning cannabis for recreational use in… |
| MJBizDaily:Canada destroyed 3.7 million pounds of unsold, unpackaged cannabis since 2018 SMH:Elon Musk denies drug use claims amid concern from Tesla executives Hemp Today:U.S. builders say new standards can help push hempcrete into mainstream The Conversation:College applications rose in states that legalized recreational marijuana Sky News:Australian Greens ‘only party’ consistent on harm minimisation: Kristy McSweeney Ganjapreneur:Report: States Have Pardoned 2.3 Million Cannabis Convictions Since 2018 Yahoo News:Thailand seeks public opinion on draft to end recreational cannabis use |
| Podcast:When doctors are incentivised to prescribe dangerous amounts of cannabisSmartraveller advisory: Aussies abroad and the pitfalls of prescription drug useWeed Week:Thailand back-pedals on cannabis law; Aussie support for home growing |
| HEMPTODAY.NETCanadians continue to dominate U.S. hemp grain market as 2023 imports total $55 millionCanadians continue to dominate U.S. hemp grain market as 2023 shipments total $55 million. |
| HEALTH, RESEARCH & EDUCATION |
| NORML:Study: Cannabis/opioid Co-administration Effective For Hospice Patients |
| NORML.ORGLifetime Cannabis Exposure Not Linked To Significant Changes In Mental Health“This study suggests that lifetime exposure to cannabis has few persistent effects on mental health” |
| EMILYKYLENUTRITION.COM21 Delicious Sugar-Free Edible RecipesFind over twenty healthy, delicious, sugar-free edibles for people with diabetes or living a low-carb lifestyle. |
| HISTORY & CULTURE |
| YOUTUBE.COMThe Australian Trap Queen of Cannabis? |
| THEINERTIA.COMReexamining the Age-Old Relationship Between Marijuana and SurfingThere’s no denying the historical correlation between surfing and cannabis. But the relationship between marijuana and riding waves has changed drastically. |
| EVENTS |
| AGRIFUTURES.COM.AUIndustrial Hemp Variety Trial Field Days 2024Farmers interested in growing Industrial Hemp are invited to inspect the sites at a series of field days planned for 2024. |
| Garden States Microdose Webcast: Episode 24 Cubensis RisingHistory, diversity, ID info, safety & research updatesWednesday, 24 January 2024, 8:00pm Industrial Hemp Variety Trial Field Days 2024Hamilton, VICTuesday, 30 January 2024, 10am – 2pm ACannabis 2024Crown PromenadeTuesday 12th March and Wednesday 13th March 2024www.acannabis.com.au Australian Industrial Hemp ConferenceHunter Valley, NSW16 – 18 April 2024 Nimbin MardiGrass 2024Where else but Nimbin!3rd, 4th and 5th May The Hemp Hour on NimFM.orgFridays at 12pm – nimfm.orgDo you know of an event that we’ve missed? Let us know here: media@hempembassy.net |
| CAMPAIGNS AND PETITIONS |
| LEGALISECANNABIS.ORG.AUParliamentary petitions requesting Random Drug Testing (RDT) laws provide exemptions for THC prescribed by a doctor. – Legalise Cannabis Party |
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