Embassy HEADLINES Issue 481

By Published On: October 14, 2021Categories: Cannabis, News

TOP STORIES

A Glimpse Into Afghanistan’s Traditional Cannabis Culture

AUSTRALIA/NZ

Reflections on Goulburn’s hemp crop pioneers

Why does the ‘Victorian Police continue to oppose the legalisation of cannabis’?

Western Australian Government open to medicinal cannabis select committee

An Australian First – Fixed Site Pill Testing Announced

NORTH AMERICA

South Carolina Says Delta-8 Not Legal Under State Hemp Law

When it comes to hemp, Kansas farmers need to continually pivot

Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners Can Now Recommend Medical Cannabis in New Jersey

 

CBD suppliers welcome new Californian rules

California Tribe Plans Outdoor Cannabis Grow instead of Casino

WORLD

Cannabis use in Europe increased significantly in the last ten years

Activists seek legal marijuana in former hippie haven Nepal

Man fails in appeal against death sentence for transporting 1kg of cannabis into Singapore

Czech Government Triples THC Hemp Limit To 1% — Will Rest Of World Follow?

With Islamists’ Support, Israeli Parliament Advances Cannabis Reform Bill

Germany sees rise in cannabis and cocaine use

German police warn against legalizing weed, as parties hash out coalition deal

Football coach jailed for 25 years in Dubai over CBD vape oil

‘We have to show courage’: the Philippines mothers taking Duterte and his ‘war on drugs’ to court

White Ash vs. Black Ash

HEALTH

Is cannabis safe? It’s time we knew the truth

Cannabis Therapy for Headaches

First European publication on medical cannabis oil treatment for chronic pain

FDA authorizes first e-cigarette, cites benefit for smokers

Poll finds almost half of US breast cancer patients use cannabis to manage their condition

Cannabis firm Tilray awarded CEO $13.2 million in cash bonuses this year

The best weed shows and movies on Netflix

EVENTS

Hemp, Health & Innovation Expo, 6 November 2021, Online

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

Voices from the Real World – Medical Cannabis Testimonials

Entheogenesis Australis – ‘Garden States Microdose’ Webcast series: A monthly encounter with a selection of Australian Ethnobotanical and Psychedelic Minds

How Neuroscience put Psychedelics back into Psychiatry with Professor David Nutt (UK)