Embassy HEADLINES Issue 450

By Published On: March 11, 2021Categories: Cannabis, News

TOP STORIES

Jacinda Ardern ‘shares the view of many’ that possessing cannabis should not be a crime

AUSTRALIA/NZ

Tasmania grows 80% of Australia’s hemp crops

Australian medical cannabis prescriptions boom in February

Why did New Zealand’s referendum to legalise recreational cannabis fail?

Temporary rules for NZ medicinal cannabis extended until September

Revealing where cannabis is growing in Australia

Australian government grants criminal cannabis organisations billions in aid every year

Take the quiz! How much do you know about cannabis in Australia?

NORTH AMERICA

Government-run cannabis stores in Quebec, New Brunswick post profits

Hawaii Senate Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill And Separate Decriminalization Expansion Proposal

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) signs off on hemp regulations, which take effect March 22

New Jersey Governor Considering Change In Law Regarding Underage Cannabis Use

DEA Report: Marijuana Seizures at Southern Border of U.S. Have Fallen Significantly Following Passage of Statewide Legalization Laws

How Does A U.S. State Legalise Cannabis?

Business Insurance Carrier Offers Services to Cannabis Market in Arizona

US sales of cannabis beverages increased 40% in 2020

WORLD

Mexico marijuana: Lower house passes recreational cannabis bill

New Additions to the African Green Rush

Morocco’s Ruling Party Calls for Studying Impact of Legalizing Cannabis

Barbados still yes to referendum on decriminalisation of marijuana

Medical Cannabis in Portuguese Pharmacies – This April

Blindboy and Vera Twomey support CBD store owner after Gardaí seize €20,000 of product

Italian researcher says stalks from polluted soil OK for building, energy

Malta Is on The Verge of Allowing Home Grown Cannabis

Norway Set to Decriminalise Personal Use of Illicit Drugs

Colombia Joins International Cannabis Market

Mexico to Study Legalizing Poppy Cultivation & Production [Watch out Tasmania!!]

How to prepare outdoor hemp and marijuana fields for growing season

HEALTH

Legal Pot Doesn’t Seem To Increase Teen Use or Addiction

Opening Your Third Eye – How Cannabis Affects the Pineal Gland

How CBD Products Work to Improve Your Health

Managing Appetite With THC or CBD

Marijuana & Sleep: 9 Things to Know About Your Herbal Nightcap

Study: Cannabis Use Mitigates Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy

CBD Capsules: Five Reasons For Taking CBD In A Capsule Form

HISTORY & CULTURE

William O’Shaughnessy & The Start of Cannabis Medicine

Hemp cellulose makeup could rival conventional cosmetics

Taking the Courthouse by Storm – Vegan Hemp Barrister Wigs?

For these ancient warrior women, cannabis was a part of everyday life

EVENTS

Mind Altering Medicines, 24 March 2021, Online

Garden States Microdose – Cannabis & San Pedro Cultivation, 24 March 2021, Online

Nimbin Medican with Two Pot Doctors and an ex-Magistrate, 27 March 2021, Nimbin NSW

Medicinal Cannabis for Cancer Symptoms and Palliative Care, 30 March 2021, Online

Australian Hemp Masonry Company Workshops – Mar-April 2021

Nimbin MardiGrass Protestival, 1-2 May 2021, Nimbin NSW

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

PETITIONS & SURVEYS

University of Sydney – The QUEST Initiative – Study into the quality-of-life of medical cannabis patients

University of Sydney – Cannabis as Medicine Survey 2020

Curtin University – Global survey of cannabis cultivators

Monash University & UOW – Researchers Seek To Further Understand The Effects Of Cannabis

EDUCATION

Cannabis and Driving Webinar

Voices from the Real World – Medical Cannabis Testimonials

Adam Miller’s Cannabis Conversations Series