TOP STORIES Legalise Cannabis wins second Upper House seat in WA election as preference harvesting bears fruit Closes 12 April: Australian Medical Cannabis Users Experience Survey AUSTRALIA/NZ Legalise Cannabis WA’s Sophia Moermond wins inaugural seat in WA election Legalise Cannabis WA member Dr. Brian Walker unexpectedly wins second party seat in WA election Everything you […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 453
TOP STORIES New York Legalizes Adult-Use Cannabis Victorian parliament starts public hearings as part of an inquiry into cannabis use AUSTRALIA/NZ Cann Global obtains export permit to bring Canntab’s “hard pill” medical cannabis to Australia Hundreds still ending up in NZ courts for cannabis possession We’re being left behind on drug laws Drug reform’s glimmer […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 452
TOP STORIES Hearings begin on use of cannabis in Victoria Saturday March 27! NIMBIN MEDICAN THIS WEEKEND AUSTRALIA/NZ Queensland cannabis farm set to employ 1,000 people upon completion Big changes for Tasmania’s Controlled Access Scheme CSIRO looks to get into medicinal cannabis to take advantage of US$44bn market Australian anaesthetist says alcohol is a more […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 451
TOP STORIES WA election: Legalise Cannabis victory likely for WA Upper House, with 2% of primary vote British American Tobacco’s $174m investment to focus first on CBD Australia’s ‘Amazon for cannabis’ sells $10 million in medical cannabis products AUSTRALIA/NZ Closes 12 April: Australian Medical Cannabis Users Experience Survey Australian Lawyers Alliance says “the time is […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 450
TOP STORIES Jacinda Ardern ‘shares the view of many’ that possessing cannabis should not be a crime Home-grown cannabis: how COVID-19 has fuelled a boom around the world AUSTRALIA/NZ Tasmania grows 80% of Australia’s hemp crops Australian medical cannabis prescriptions boom in February Why did New Zealand’s referendum to legalise recreational cannabis fail? Temporary rules […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 449
TOP STORIES Between an Amnesty and Adult Use CANNABIS FOR PRESIDENT! AUSTRALIA/NZ NZ Medical Cannabis Imports “Out Of Control” UNSW to host event on synthetic cannabis, calling it a “new drug class” Move pharmacy to the forefront of medicinal cannabis supply NSW Greens Deliver Workable and Timely Cannabis Legalisation Bill Australia’s first university-reviewed medicinal cannabis course […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 448
TOP STORIES 89% of Victorian cannabis inquiry submissions want legal cannabis Study: Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Is Not Independently Associated with Increased Risk of Crash Victims Testing Positive for Cannabis AUSTRALIA/NZ NSW Greens introduce bill to legalise recreational cannabis Is New Zealand’s Medical Cannabis Market in Trouble? University of Sydney launches study into the quality-of-life of medical […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 447
TOP STORIES What would Australia look like if recreational cannabis was legalised? Even though pubs were shut, Aussies drank 25 per cent more during pandemic The Misuse of Drugs Act will be 50 years old this year AUSTRALIA/NZ Australia to ‘significantly reduce’ regulatory burden for cannabis industry CBD will go on sale in Australia, but […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 446
TOP STORIES Australia’s Pharmacy Guild believe over-the-counter medical cannabis is still years away ‘Fish swimming amongst sharks’: Why so many police are quitting the force Cannabis benefits recognised but legal home growing still a pipedream AUSTRALIA/NZ New Zealand’s medicinal cannabis supply in jeopardy NZ Medicinal cannabis clinic gives alternative to black market New study will […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 445
TOP STORIES What has changed in the year since cannabis possession was legalised in the ACT? 2 Years After Legalizing Cannabis, Has Canada Kept Its Promises? What if Sugarcane Was Outlawed 85 Years Ago Instead of the Marijuana Plant? AUSTRALIA/NZ Cannabis oil firms chase approvals as over-the-counter sales are legalised in Australia Cannatrek signs medicinal […]