TOP STORIES Is all cannabis the same? How do its variations impact us? Drive Change Webinar 30 September: Ending Discrimination: Medicinal Cannabis & Drug Driving Law Questions Answered Cannabis Breathalyzer Company Raises $20 Million AUSTRALIA/NZ Let’s stop pretending we are shocked people take illicit drugs Australian Council Considering Cultivating Medical Cannabis McGowan government proposes major […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 476
TOP STORIES Drive Change calls on industry to spread the word about ‘Ask Me Anything’ webinar Study reports no increase in traffic accidents following cannabis legalisation in Canada AUSTRALIA/NZ “The time is right for drug law reform in Tasmania,” says Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) Proposed drug-driving law could see South Australian medicinal cannabis users lose […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 475
TOP STORIES Petition: Legalise Recreational Adult use of Cannabis in NSW (COVID-19 Recovery) AUSTRALIA/NZ D-Day approaches for new medicinal cannabis scheme in NZ Australians believe cannabis is one of the least dangerous drugs to the community Australians are using parliamentary petitions to lobby for the legalisation of recreational cannabis Australian cannabis medicines pass rigorous TGA […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 474
TOP STORIES Many people take drugs and normally they have a good time Queensland consumes 51.7% of all medical cannabis in Australia AUSTRALIA/NZ Fiona Patten stands true to cannabis law reform: “This is not about if, but when” TGA launches data dashboard to improve transparency around medicinal cannabis Hemp growers are taking medical cannabis to […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 473
TOP STORIES HEMP Party’s early AGM hope to change name excluding ‘Marijuana’ from the title 20 August Webinar: Victorian Cannabis Report breakdown with Sofia Moermond and Brian Walker AUSTRALIA/NZ Demand a fair go for medical cannabis drivers NT might be the best place in Australia to grow hemp Cannabis use increased during Australia’s first Covid […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 472
TOP STORIES “Are we happy with that state of affairs?” MP Dr Brian Walker asks What does Victoria’s ‘Inquiry into the Use of Cannabis’ report actually say? AUSTRALIA/NZ Victorian premier Daniel Andrews dismisses cannabis inquiry findings despite expert recommendations In the open: Victorian Police seek to continue war on cannabis purely for funding Consumers urged […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 471
TOP STORIES Victorian government intervenes to water down cannabis recommendations at the last minute Petition: End discrimination against medicinal cannabis patients in Australian drug driving laws AUSTRALIA/NZ Andrews government quashes push to legalise cannabis in Victoria Victorian Medical Cannabis Driver Safety Report Released Medibis raises $620K in crowding campaign for new medical cannabis facility Australian […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 470
TOP STORIES Billionaire Charles Koch to Spend $25M Lobbying for Federal Legalization in USA Australia’s medical cannabis industry will double to a value of $200 million this year AUSTRALIA/NZ Australian government says cannabis market is ‘large and relatively stable’ Hemp Shows Promise In Australian Livestock Trial Drive Change petition closes in on 10,000 signatories Australian […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 469
TOP STORIES Petition: End discrimination against medicinal cannabis patients in Australian drug driving laws AUSTRALIA/NZ Sharefarming solution as soaring land prices keeps young hemp oil producers out of property market Australian cannabis communities bloom on Reddit in recent years Coming out about illicit drug use: ‘The hush-hush attitude has to end’ “We need to change […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 468
TOP STORIES Green Market – Episode #1 – Driving Laws and Cannabis 15.9 million Australians want cannabis decriminalised AUSTRALIA/NZ Australian Scientists Unlock Medical Cannabis Genetic Code Australian Medicinal Cannabis Symposium postponed “We really need to look at more of an evidence-based approach,” young Victorians say NZ Govt accused of creating medicinal cannabis crisis through strict […]