Embassy HEADLINES Issue 490
TOP STORIES
AUSTRALIA/NZ
Australian Federal Police light up 2.2 tonnes of cannabis in 2021
It’s legal to buy over-the-counter cannabis in Australia — but it’s still a long way from your local chemist
Legalise Cannabis NSW jumps another hurdle in the race to run candidates in 2023
Queensland firm becomes first to have licences suspended by ODC
WA plants seeds of growing industrial hemp industry with new trial
Australian Industrial Hemp Conference gears up for third year
NORTH AMERICA
Montana Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Rules Ahead Of January 1 Launch Of Legal Sales
New Mexico Credit Union First In Nation To Set Up Protocols For Cannabis Banking
University of Kentucky hemp-research farm a ‘total loss’ after deadly tornadoes
More Than 400 New York Municipalities Opt Out of Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Ahead of Dec. 31 Deadline
St. Louis Mayor Signs Bill To Decriminalize Marijuana Possession And Cultivation
Canada under growing pressure to lift medical marijuana import ban
WORLD
UK: Top anti-drug officer in Met Police accused of smoking cannabis
Cannabis Removed From Thailand’s Narcotics Code
Malta becomes first EU nation to legalise cannabis
On International Human Rights Day, UN drugs body silences UN human rights expert on ground-breaking report
Hemp Finds Friends In Fiji
4C Labs wins licence to set up UK medical cannabis clinics
SCIENCE & TECH
Study: Inhalation of CBD-Dominant Cannabis Does Not Negatively Influence Fitness to Drive
What is HHC-O? And What Exactly Are Cannabinoid Acetates Anyway?
Federal Scientists Say Onerous U.S. Marijuana Regulations Hinder Urgent Research
Syracuse University to offer students cannabis certification programs
Meet the women blazing a trail in cannabis research
HEALTH
POLITICS & LAW
USA: Wrongful Death Lawsuit to Be Filed Over THC/CBD Labeling Mix-up
USA: Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Facilitate Expungements for Those with State-Level Cannabis Convictions
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
Kombucha Giant GT’s Living Foods Launches THC Beverage
Australia: Single licensing scheme to begin on December 24, ODC confirms
EVENTS
BILLS, PETITIONS, CAMPAIGNS & SURVEYS
Join Legalise Cannabis! Join the federal and/or state party at legalisecannabis.org.au
Unharm is looking for a digital campaigner to join our growing team
Petition: End discrimination against medicinal cannabis patients in Australian drug driving laws
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
EDUCATION
Australian Cannabis Summit 2021 Catchup
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
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)
TRIPSIT Guide to Drug Combinations
Thanks to Hudsen Birden and Byron BayFM for continued support for the Hemp Embassy and MardiGrass