Embassy HEADLINES Issue 454

By Published On: April 8, 2021Categories: Cannabis, News

TOP STORIES

Legalise Cannabis wins second Upper House seat in WA election as preference harvesting bears fruit

AUSTRALIA/NZ

Legalise Cannabis WA’s Sophia Moermond wins inaugural seat in WA election

Legalise Cannabis WA member Dr. Brian Walker unexpectedly wins second party seat in WA election

Everything you wanted to know about Medicinal Cannabis – Dr. Brian Walker

Health Canada blames Covid for delays to Australian supply

Victorian town first to have a medical cannabis oil factory

Emyria and Cann Group ink deal to fast track over-the-counter CBD registration

Inside Australia’s 2021 Hemp Health and Innovation Expo

NORTH AMERICA

Biden Is Too Busy To Decriminalize Marijuana, Harris Says

Schumer: Senate will act on marijuana legalization with or without Biden

Virginia Becomes First Southern State To Legalize Cannabis

New Mexico: Governor to Sign Adult-Use Legalization Law

USA: THC Breathalyzers May Be Coming Soon, To A Police Station Near You

Start Spreading the News: Recreational Cannabis is Legal in New York… and New Mexico

New York marijuana law makes sweeping changes to hemp rules, too

D.C. Is ‘Ready’ To Legalize Marijuana Sales As Soon As Congress Gets Out Of The Way, Mayor Says

Alabama Senate Committee Passes Bill to Ban Delta-8 and Delta-10 Products

Michigan To Introduce Bill That Bans Cannabis Billboards

British Columbia urges ‘rethink’ of Canada’s medical cannabis program, citing diversion to illicit market

WORLD

France’s Medical Cannabis Trial Kicks Off

After a Bright Start, Zimbabwe’s Legal Cannabis Market Hits the Skids

Uruguayan, Canadian companies team up in Colombia

Report: PepsiCo launches hemp beverage in Germany

How London Could Effectively Decriminalise Cannabis

Mapping the Cannabis Debate: London Mayor’s Race Goes to Pot

No 10 slaps down possibility of legalising cannabis as Sadiq vows to look at issue in manifesto

Raid has Ukrainian hemp company at risk, and scared

HEALTH

Doctor Faces Inquiry after giving Cannabis to Young Children

NHS To Launch Its First Evidence-Based Cannabis Patient Data Registry This Week

Australian medical cannabis company Cronos launches CBD gel for athletes in Asia

HISTORY & CULTURE

How to Taste & Pair Food with Cannabis

Dr. H. H. Kane and the 19th Century “Hash-Heesh” Smoking Parlors of NYC

8 Popular Ways People Are Using Cannabis In 2021

EVENTS

Australian Hemp Masonry Company Workshops – Mar-April 2021

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

Fantastic Fungi Screenings, 12 May 2021, Cairns Q

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

BILLS, PETITIONS & SURVEYS

Closes 12 April: Australian Medical Cannabis Users Experience Survey

NSW Greens Cannabis Leglisation Bill 2021 – Discussion Paper

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

Curtin University – Global survey of cannabis cultivators

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

EDUCATION

Everything you wanted to know about Medicinal Cannabis – Dr. Brian Walker

Understanding Cannabinoids with Dr. Saoirse O’Sullivan and Dr. Andy Yates

Fresh Cut: Teaching Seniors About Cannabis Medicine, with Nancy Southern

Cannabis and Driving Webinar

Voices from the Real World – Medical Cannabis Testimonials

Adam Miller’s Cannabis Conversations Series