Embassy HEADLINES Issue 444

By Published On: January 28, 2021Categories: Cannabis, News

TOP STORIES

It’s legal to grow and distribute – but only by the anointed

Australia’s cannabis market valued at $14.8 billion

AUSTRALIA/NZ

New Zealand initiative to study potential of hempseed hulls

Legalising recreational cannabis: good or bad for Australian patients?

Australian Natural Therapeutics Group begins commercial manufacturing of cannabis oil . . .

. . . and most of it will be exported to Germany

Dying man pleads for better access to medical cannabis in Tasmania

France chooses Canadian, Australian, Israeli companies to supply free medical cannabis for trial program

NORTH AMERICA

U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order ending the federal government’s use of private prisons.

This Kentucky Senator is Challenging the Federal THC Limit in Hemp

Washington State Lawmakers Consider Cannabis Home Grows

New York Governor Pledges to Legalise Recreational Cannabis Use

New York’s Two Marijuana Legalization Paths: Will Lawmakers Get It Right?

WORLD

Several Nations Could Legalize Adult Use Cannabis In 2021—Which Could Be Next?

Bavarian activist gifts lawmakers CBD

Thai Govt sets up legal cannabis business registration guide

Is France Moving Towards A Legalization Of Cannabis?

Police Commissioner Calls for Free Cannabis Trial in UK Prisons

No, it’s not legal to buy weed in the U.K., and, yes, it’s worse to try doing it during a pandemic shutdown

Brexit creates CBD regulatory mess for UK market

Dutch recreational cannabis experiment advances after court appeal rejected

Dutch government set to offer six month reprieve for ‘life saving’ cannabis oil

New Medical Cannabis Regulations as Mexico Awaits Recreational Legalisation

The Sinaloa Cartel Is Setting up Front Operations to Hijack Mexico’s New Legal Pot Market

Czech medical cannabis sales surge, but market remains small

Campaign Group Calls for US-Style Regulated Cannabis Market in Scotland

Costa Rican law enforcement officials block transport of trial crops

Testing for Cannabis: How Long Does Cannabis Stay in Your System?

HEALTH

Medicinal cannabis improves outcomes in Parkinson’s patients

OCD and cannabis therapy: Recent studies show progress

Does Marijuana Lower The Effects Of Anti-Depressants?

Study finds cannabis use is associated with a decrease in alcohol consumption in treatment-seeking drinkers

Survey Says America’s Favorite Way To Kick Opiates Is Cannabis

Use of dispensary cannabis reduces symptoms of PTSD

What is the Difference Between CBD ‘Medicines’ and ‘Food Supplements’?

He was serving a life sentence for cannabis. Then he got a phone call from Ivanka Trump

FDA withdraws pending CBD enforcement proposal

HISTORY & CULTURE

Heroes in Cannabis – Jack Herer: The Man Behind the Strain

The turn from tobacco: why more people are starting to smoke cannabis with herbal blends

5 Common Problems That Plague Marijuana Users And How To Fix Them

UFC changes its anti-doping rules; now allowing cannabis

EVENTS

The Medical University of South Carolina is hosting a medical cannabis conference on 29 January. You can join it online.

Nimbin MardiGrass Protestival, 1-2 May 2021

Australia’s 2021 Medical Cannabis Symposium, 13-15 August 2021, Sunshine Coast Q

PETITIONS & SURVEYS

Closes 29 January 2021 – TGA Survey: Potential reforms to medicinal cannabis manufacturing, labelling and packaging requirements

Closes 21 February 2021 – Survey: Drug Driving in Queensland

Closes 4 March 2021 – Qld Parliament E-Petition: Cannabis law reform

University of Sydney – Cannabis as Medicine Survey 2020

Curtin University – Global survey of cannabis cultivators

EDUCATION

Cannabis and Driving Webinar

Voices from the Real World – Medical Cannabis Testimonials

Adam Miller’s Cannabis Conversations Series