TOP STORIES NZ Police slash annual cannabis operation, blind siding frontline staff and officials Thailand opens first cannabis-cafe, leaving Australia’s cannabis industry behind AUSTRALIA/NZ Woolworths announces partnership with APH that will see hemp-based products in supermarkets Who would have thought dope could provide a cure for gonorrhea? How to convince your fellow Aussie that cannabis […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 442
TOP STORIES Cannabis in Australia – 2020 recap University of Sydney – Cannabis as Medicine Survey 2020 AUSTRALIA/NZ The Limits of Canberra’s Cannabis Legalisation DVA’s medical cannabis scheme is failing Australia’s veterans Record Year For TGA Medical Cannabis Approvals Queensland medical cannabis patients suffer after supplies run short NORTH AMERICA Activists Give Out Free Marijuana […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 441
TOP STORIES Where has all the flower gone? Medical Cannabis supply shortage, harming patients The War on Drugs with Johann Hari AUSTRALIA/NZ Vaping is safer than smoking but needs to be regulated Jailing is failing: Why Sydney doesn’t need a new prison MardiGrass 1-2 May 2021 NORTH AMERICA U.S. students can get hemp lesson Strong […]
Medical Cannabis supply shortage, harming patients
Media Release MCUA of Australia Inc 4/1/21 Where has all the flower gone? With over 80,000 approvals for medical cannabis and a flourishing cannabis industry, patients all over Australia are missing out on their treatments because of lack of supply. And no one seems to care. Patient advocacy group Medical Cannabis Users Assoc of Australia […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 440
TOP STORIES Altruistic medical cannabis – the secret side of the black market AUSTRALIA/NZ Australia weighs wide-ranging medical cannabis reforms Government data shows medical cannabis industry bloomed in 2020 Australian medical cannabis available in German pharmacies for first time Closes 29 January 2021 – Vic Parliament E-Petition: Inquiry into drug driving reform Closes 29 January […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 439
COP STORIES Australian police seize $203 million of cannabis in 2020 despite records levels of consumption NSW crime data shows Cannabis Cautioning Scheme has gone to pot and become a ‘class war’ As a police commander, I used to ask myself: was drug use really a matter of crime? Victorian Police take health-focused approach to […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 438
TOP STORIES Free Julian Assange, before it’s too late. STOP USA EXTRADITION! TGA: Over-the-counter access to low dose cannabidiol Australia makes 150mg/day CBD oil available over the counter without a prescription Australia nixes prescription requirement for select CBD products AUSTRALIA/NZ The Australian government is seeking submissions on proposed changes to medical cannabis permit system Australian […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 437
TOP STORIES U.S. House Passes MORE Act to remove cannabis from the U.S. Controlled Substances Act Dutch Man Invents Coffin That Turns Bodies Into Mushrooms: ‘We are nutrients, not waste’ AUSTRALIA/NZ Australian Natural Therapeutics Group receives cannabis oil manufacturing license West Australian Minister for Education & Training says cannabis use is “dangerous and addictive” Politicians […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 436
TOP STORIES CBD Doesn’t Impair Driving, Landmark Study Finds, While THC’s Effects Fade In Hours United Nations approves WHO recommendation to remove cannabis from list of most dangerous drugs in historic vote The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) on Wednesday accepted a World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation to remove cannabis and cannabis resin […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 435
TOP STORIES Leader of Australia’s HEMP Party says “100,000 jobs just waiting to happen in Australia” if cannabis is legalised ‘Nowhere to hide’ for drug dealers as NSW police given new powers AUSTRALIA/NZ Shop for Christmas at Nimbin HEMP Embassy’s Online Store! Greens call Tasmania’s cannabis program “compassionless medical cannabis failure” Data shows the majority […]