Embassy HEADLINES Issue 495

By Published On: January 20, 2022Categories: Cannabis, News

TOP STORIES

USA: Cannabis state tax revenue tops $10 billion from legal sales

AUSTRALIA/NZ

60 Minutes episode from 2001: The ‘unwinnable war’: Should marijuana be legalised in Australia?

TGA sets out GMP rules for imports with reform on track for March

NORTH AMERICA

Kansas & California Cops Stage Armored Car Heists, Stealing Money Earned by Licensed Marijuana Businesses

No More Drug War Rally at California Capitol Building

Illegal marijuana winning out in California 5 years after Proposition 64

American Indian tribe in Maine trials industrial hemp for polluted soil clean-up

Quebec’s new mandatory jab rules for cannabis stores boost vaccination rates

New Mexico Temporarily Increases Cannabis Production Limits Ahead of Adult-Use Launch

Arizona community colleges get $17.1M from cannabis tax in first year of legality

Austin Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Decriminalization Initiative For May Ballot

Mississippi legislators ready to legalize medical marijuana over governor’s veto

WORLD

Thailand Plans to Make Marijuana Legal, Scrapping Jail Terms and Fines for Possession

Law in Costa Rica awaits decision by president; will he sign?

Hash, Marihuana & Hemp Museum in Barcelona

Lack of rules hinders development in Morocco’s Rif, but co-op keeps building

Irish CBD Industry Bids To Loosen State Shackles In Series Of High Court Actions

Mayor of London urged to drop cannabis diversion pilot

Industry Rocked As Leading UK Bank Shuts Its Doors To Cannabis Businesses

MPs to discuss a bill to legalise cannabis in France

Africa Sets New Record With $2 Billion Cannabis Shipment, Signaling Potential Boom

Squish Game: 4 key considerations for choosing the right cannabis gelling agent

Study Sheds Light On Consumer Delta-8 THC Perceptions

After Harvest: From Drying to Selling Cannabis

HEALTH

Why hemp’s COVID potential is bigger than just CBD

Study finds cannabis can improve your sex life

Medical Cannabis Long-COVID Trial Authorised

U.S. Senate Candidate Smokes Blunt in Campaign Ad

Cannabis use to cope with race-related stress among incarcerated African American men

Hemp businesses suffering from Facebook’s advertising rules

Arkansas Selects Locations for Last of 40 Medical Cannabis Retail Licenses

3 Recent Cannabis Trends That Are Here To Stay

Why Sundial, Canopy Growth, and Aurora Cannabis Stocks Just Tanked

UA Cannabis Certificate Program teaches skills for legal marijuana industry

Labeling of Commercially Available CBD Products Often Inaccurate

What Is Hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) And Is It Legal?

Budtenders Are Holding Back Cannabis—but It’s Not Their Fault

EVENTS

CAMPAIGNS

Legalise Cannabis Australia is ready to roll for the federal election

Ready to change the conversation about drugs? Registration for StoryLab 2022 is now open, and you’re invited.

Join Legalise Cannabis!  Join the federal and/or state party at legalisecannabis.org.au

PETITIONS

Unharm’s Legalise Cannabis Petition

End discrimination against medicinal cannabis patients in Australian drug driving laws

Imprisoned for Healing the “Incurable” with Medicinal Cannabis Therapy. Drop Alan’s Charges

RESEARCH

University of New South Wales: Cannabis experiences in the ACT

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

EDUCATION

Australian Cannabis Summit 2021 Catchup

Ending Discrimination: Medicinal Cannabis & Drug Driving Law Questions Answered

Voices from the Real World – Medical Cannabis Testimonials