TOP STORIES Fired For Using Medicinal Cannabis: Australia’s First Federal Case AUSTRALIA/NZ Any Australian politician against changing our approach to cannabis is not fit for parliament More Backing For Hemp Fibre From NZ Government Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration issued a safety warning about THC levels in a hemp oil product Increased demand and regulation reform […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 490
TOP STORIES Chicken farmers switch to medicinal cannabis before listing property for sale AUSTRALIA/NZ Australian Federal Police light up 2.2 tonnes of cannabis in 2021 It’s legal to buy over-the-counter cannabis in Australia — but it’s still a long way from your local chemist Legalise Cannabis NSW jumps another hurdle in the race to run […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 489
TOP STORIES Attention NSW residents: Legalise Cannabis NSW needs you NOW THC in blood and saliva are poor measures of cannabis impairment AUSTRALIA/NZ How Canberra’s cannabis laws are and aren’t being used nearly two years on from decriminalisation Greg Hunt’s response to cannabis petition is full of holes Study finds NSW Cannabis Medicines Advisory Service […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 488
TOP STORIES Legalise Cannabis NSW Rego almost there Garden States: Psychedelic Forum this weekend! Sunday 5 December, Online AUSTRALIA/NZ Andrew Forrest is the latest Australian billionaire to enter the medical cannabis arena with a $5 million investment Changes to medicinal cannabis prescribing pathways November SAS-B cannabis approvals grow to 12,508 “Subsidised” Medical Cannabis Available In […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 487
TOP STORIES Upskill your knowledge at Australian Cannabis Summit this Friday + Saturday. It’s free to register! AUSTRALIA/NZ NSW Greens push for equal driving rights for medical cannabis patients in new bill A Health Based Approach To Drug Use – Virtual Town Hall, 28 November 2021 “Fine food, wine, and weed from our clean green […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 486
TOP STORIES NSW Greens MP Cate Faehrmann introduces cannabis driving bill to parliament South Australia Greens table new recreational cannabis bill AUSTRALIA/NZ Western Australia’s Inquiry into Cannabis and Hemp is now accepting submissions A Health Based Approach To Drug Use – Virtual Town Hall, 28 November 2021 Mother and daughter jailed for importing tea the […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 485
TOP STORIES Australian Cannabis Summit gears up for third year California Celebrates 25 Years Of Medical Cannabis AUSTRALIA/NZ The TGA is changing sponsor requirements for unapproved medical cannabis products Australian politicians are ‘too busy’ to legalise cannabis Walker Walks Away From Creso Pharma Role WA select committee calls for industry submissions Organised crime is overpowering […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 484
TOP STORIES Congratulations to Nimbin Hemp Embassy’s Andrew Kavasilas for his Lifetime Achievement Award 2021 Hemp, Health & Innovation Expo, 6 November 2021, Online AUSTRALIA/NZ NZ Government Backing Medical Cannabis Cultivation Research The Society of Cannabis Clinicians Australian Chapter: fighting for change, but still work to be done Unharm 2021 Drug Use and Drug Regulation […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 483
TOP STORIES Ending Discrimination: Medicinal Cannabis & Drug Driving Law Questions Answered AUSTRALIA/NZ End discrimination against medicinal cannabis patients in Australian drug driving laws. MedReleaf unveils concession scheme for disadvantaged Australians Why cocaine users escape conviction more than ice and heroin offenders NORTH AMERICA Three years after legalization, what’s the state of the cannabis industry […]
Embassy HEADLINES Issue 482
TOP STORIES Hemp Leaf, Sprouts and Roots as Food in Australia Activist Apes Erect 2,001-Pound Monolith In Front Of DEA Headquarters, Demanding Feds ‘Evolve’ On Drug Policy AUSTRALIA/NZ Western Australia Inquiry Into Hemp And Medical Cannabis This could be Australia: schools in Nevada got $159 million from one year of cannabis sales NORTH AMERICA Bay […]