Embassy HEADLINES Issue 477
TOP STORIES
Is all cannabis the same? How do its variations impact us?
Drive Change Webinar 30 September: Ending Discrimination: Medicinal Cannabis & Drug Driving Law Questions Answered
AUSTRALIA/NZ
Let’s stop pretending we are shocked people take illicit drugs
Australian Council Considering Cultivating Medical Cannabis
McGowan government proposes major voting changes supported by Legalise Cannabis WA
‘Psychedelic renaissance’ sees first legal collection of Australia’s medicinal magic mushrooms
NORTH AMERICA
Ohio Program Trains Cannabis Offenders for Industry Jobs
Nevada: Pets, Cannabidiol and Vets
Michigan Medical Marijuana Activists Push Back Against Restricting Home Cultivation
Arizona Dispensary Trading Pre-rolls for Bras to Fight Breast Cancer
New Jersey: Courts Expunge Over 360,000 Marijuana Cases
Maine’s August Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Exceed $10 Million
CBD Hemp Production in Arizona
California CBD compromise thrills some, but has farmers mulling a lawsuit
Montana Revises Proposed Advertising Regulations for Medical Cannabis Businesses
WORLD
Italy’s cannabis plants per capita is about to explode
The Americas Got Greener: Panama Legalized Medical Cannabis
Ongoing troubles over licensing lead to another arrest in Portugal
SCIENCE & TECH
New app claims it can tell if you’re high on cannabis
The Real Difference Between Indica and Sativa Strains
HEALTH
The Mysterious Ingredients in Your Cannabis Vaporizer — and the Health Risks They May Pose
The Endocannabinoid System & the Brain
Analysis: Medical Cannabis Provides Benefits to Migraine Patients
US authorities warn public about delta-8 THC
Packaging and health warnings are key in discouraging youths from using cannabis
POLITICS & LAW
DEA Calls for Massive Increase in Cannabis and Psilocybin Production
National Urban League Backs Marijuana Licenses Reserved For Impacted Communities
Famous People Ask Pres. Biden To Pardon All Non-Violent Cannabis Offenders
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
Review: John Safran and the flaming fibs of the tobacco industry
Canadian cannabis industry ‘increasingly fragmented’ despite M&A, record sales
US Hemp Industry Seeks $1 Billion Government Funding
German, Swiss, Canadian companies get licenses in Zimbabwe
Racial equity is elusive in the legal weed business
Canopy Growth to launch CBD vapes in 3,000 Circle K stores
WADA to review cannabis ban for athletes
The Amazing World of the Coca Leaf
BILLS, PETITIONS, CAMPAIGNS & SURVEYS
Petition: Legalise Recreational Adult use of Cannabis in NSW (COVID-19 Recovery)
Unharm’s 2021 Drug Experiences and Attitudes Survey
Petition: End discrimination against medicinal cannabis patients in Australian drug driving laws
University of Canberra – Investigating non-clinical psilocybin (magic mushroom) use in Australia: Intention, mindset, setting and outcomes
Unharm’s Community conversations: It’s time to find the common ground
Imprisoned for Healing the “Incurable” with Medicinal Cannabis Therapy. Drop Alan’s Charges
Cannabis experiences in the ACT
It’s Time to Legalise Cannabis in NSW
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
Green Market – Episode #1 – Driving Laws and Cannabis
Nimbin Mardigrass Hemposium 2021 on YouTube
- Legal Advice including Roadside Drug Testing and Medicinal Cannabis with Steve Bolt and David Heilpern
- Medicinal Cannabis and Mental Health with Prof Kylie O’Brien PhD, Director of Research & Education, Releaf Group Ltd
- Cannabinoid Therapy and Integrated Health with Dr John Teh, Medical Director, Plantmed
- Why will Australia be the last to legalise Weed? with David Heilpern
- Cannabis Laws and Legislation with Steve Bolt, Cate Faehrmann and David Shoebridge
- Isolates versus Whole Plant with Prof Kylie O’Brien, Greenlight Health Dr Jamie Rickcord, Dr John Teh, Ray Thorpe, & Dr Teresa Towpik
- Recent Cannabis Law Reform Campaigns – Victoria, NSW and WA with Mandy Nolan, Cate Faehrmann, Sophia Moermond, Emma Sinclair, Dr Brian Walker & Dr Alex Wodak AM
- Cancer, my greatest Teacher. A doctor’s story with Dr Teresa Towpick, Medihuanna
- No Extradition: Bring Julian Home! with John Shipton, Julian Assange’s Father