Embassy HEADLINES Issue 484
TOP STORIES
Congratulations to Nimbin Hemp Embassy’s Andrew Kavasilas for his Lifetime Achievement Award 2021
Hemp, Health & Innovation Expo, 6 November 2021, Online
AUSTRALIA/NZ
NZ Government Backing Medical Cannabis Cultivation Research
The Society of Cannabis Clinicians Australian Chapter: fighting for change, but still work to be done
Unharm 2021 Drug Use and Drug Regulation Survey
NORTH AMERICA
California Greenlights Hemp-Derived CBD Commerce
Illinois Has Sold More Than $1 Billion In Marijuana So Far This Year
Cannabis Flower Most Popular Form of Consumption in Colorado
Texas Smoke Shops Are Filling Up with Legal Delta-9 THC Products
New York Regulators Approve Home Cultivation of Medical Marijuana
Hemp retrofit of century-old home is first in Pennsylvania project
WORLD
Tilray latest Canadian firm to strike cannabis supply deal in Luxembourg
Costa Rica congress approves legalization of marijuana for medicinal use
Czech Journalist Prosecuted for “Inciting Toxicomania” – Interview with Robert Veverka
TV director grows his own eco-friendly house from hemp seeds
HEALTH
CBD for anxiety – can it help?
Is CBD or THC better for depression? New study says it’s CBD
Anthocyanins and the Therapeutic Potential of Purple Weed
4 Things Older Adults Should Know About Using Marijuana
Study offers hope to endometriosis sufferers
New Ecofibre study successfully treats gynaecological diseases with CBD
POLITICS & LAW
Legalizing Marijuana Reduces ‘Race-Based Arrests,’ American Medical Association Study Finds
Wins for Multiple Cannabis, Psychedelics Decrim. Measures on November Ballots
Tribal nations looking to collaboration to realize cannabis business opportunities
HISTORY & CULTURE
BILLS, PETITIONS, CAMPAIGNS & SURVEYS
Petition: Legalise Recreational Adult use of Cannabis in NSW (COVID-19 Recovery)
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
Ending Discrimination: Medicinal Cannabis & Drug Driving Law Questions Answered
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