TOP STORIES Police Chiefs Have Backed Calls for Medicinal Cannabis Cards in the UK The “Cancard”, devised by campaigner Carly Barton, would effectively decriminalise possession for patients. A curious mouse in Canada was caught chomping on cannabis leaves before being found passed out on its back Four images show the inquisitive mouse nibbling at the stem […]
TOP STORIES TGA proposes over-the-counter sales of CBD products The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has announced an interim decision to reclassify cannabidiol (CBD) products so they can be purchased over the counter at pharmacies. The TGA’s provisional ruling entails the down-scheduling of low dose CBD products from Schedule 4 to Schedule 3 of the Poisons […]
TOP STORIES In USA nationwide sales of adult-use cannabis further eclipse those of medical marijuana While the United States has three times as many state medical marijuana markets than adult-use programs, recreational sales are expected to be roughly 30% or more above MMJ in 2020. Legal adult-use sales in the U.S. likely will top $10 […]
TOP STORIES Nimbin HEMP Embassy Opens Online Store Nimbin’s HEMP Embassy has used the COVID lockdown time to create an online store. Make a submission: Inquiry into the use of Cannabis in Victoria Your submission is valuable to the Inquiry into the use of Cannabis in Victoria and to the Parliament. The deadline is approaching […]
AUSTRALIA/NZ Make a submission: Inquiry into the use of Cannabis in Victoria Victorian folk please consider contributing to this inquiry. There is a very simple survey/submission form on the site to use https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/lsic-lc/article/4261 $50 Million Hemp Fibre Processing Facility To Be Built In NSW The plant will be capable of processing hemp fibre for use […]
AUSTRALIA/NZ Launch of SHOP.HEMPEMBASSY.NET by MP Janelle Saffin on Friday August 14 We’re having a live video event to celebrate the launch of our new online shop. Tune in to watch the live stream from the HEMP Embassy in Nimbin as the online shop is officially opened by our local NSW MP Janelle Saffin at […]
AUSTRALIA/NZ Launch of SHOP.HEMPEMBASSY.NET by MP Janelle Saffin on Friday August 14 We’re having a live video event to celebrate the launch of our new online shop. Tune in to watch the live stream from the HEMP Embassy in Nimbin as the online shop is officially opened by our local NSW MP Janelle Saffin at […]
AUSTRALIA/NZ MP Fiona Pattern Calls For Changes To Regressive Drug-Driving Laws A Victorian minister has called for changes to their regressive drug-driving laws this week, as the number of Australians with medical cannabis prescriptions rises to 50,000. Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Bill proposes random roadside drug testing in New Zealand Under the new law, […]
AUSTRALIA/NZ How Australians Are Accessing Medical Cannabis A recently released survey report states just 3.9% of Australians who used cannabis for medical purposes obtained it by prescription. Shh. Australia is growing a medical cannabis crop… and it’s a secret A trial crop of outdoor medicinal cannabis is growing in a secret location northwest of Victoria, […]
AUSTRALIA/NZ Medical cannabis education gets a boost as leading advocacy group and doctor implement Senate recommendations despite government inactivity The recent Senate recommendations to substantially increase medical cannabis education for health professionals have scarcely even been acknowledged by the Government, let alone actioned. That hasn’t stopped the Director of United in Compassion (UIC) and leading […]
