Embassy HEADLINES Issue 517

By Published On: July 1, 2022Categories: Cannabis, News

TOP STORIES

Australia Can Update Drug Driving Laws to Include Medicinal Cannabis

California State Fair Announces Winners Of First-Ever State-Sanctioned Cannabis Competition

Fair Trials Calls for Global Justice for Victims of the War on Drugs

AUSTRALIA/NZ

Cannabis consumption fell in Australia as lockdowns eased, but regional use outstripped the cities

Growing calls to make medical cannabis cheaper and more accessible for Australians

NORTH AMERICA

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Advance Medical Marijuana DUI Protections And Cannabis Banking Reform Bills

California’s Cannabis Market at a Crossroads

Texas Supreme Court upholds smokable-hemp ban

New Jersey Gives Convicted Marijuana Offenders Priority Shot at Selling Legal Cannabis

WORLD

War on drugs prolonged Colombia’s decades-long civil war, landmark report finds

Colombia’s turn away from prohibition of cannabis will boost the hemp sector

Germany seeks ‘safety first’ approach to legalizing cannabis

Switzerland Making Medical Cannabis Access Easier

Israel’s first cannabis cafe tried to bridge the gap between Arabs and Jews

How Thailand went from war on drugs to cannabis curries

Bahamas: We have not been consulted by govt on marijuana legislation

HEALTH

Can Cannabis Help You Quit Smoking Cigarettes?

Ask Dr. Leigh: Will medical marijuana help my autistic child, or hurt them?

Review: Cannabis Provides Benefits for Migraine Sufferers

POLITICS & LAW

American Medical Association: Expunge records of people convicted of now-legal cannabis charges

USA: Supreme Court Takes On Abortion, Guns, Prayer in School—But Not Weed

USA: House Committee Approves Language to Let Broadcasters Air Cannabis Ads in Legal States

USA: House Committee Leaders Tackle Marijuana Research, Impaired Driving And More In New Spending Measures

USA: DEA Marijuana Busts Increased In 2021, Seizing Over 5.5 Million Plants

EVENTS

CAMPAIGNS

The Legalise Cannabis: Personal Health Plan

Join Legalise Cannabis!  Join the federal and/or state party at legalisecannabis.org.au

Ready to change the conversation about drugs? Registration for StoryLab 2022 is now open, and you’re invited.

FUNDRAISERS

‘End Evidence-Free RDT’ Whole Bus Ad For NSW

Donations For the Legal Fees of Mitchell Rice

PETITIONS

PETITION – Tell Albo: Legalise cannabisnow!

End discrimination against medicinal cannabis patients in Australian drug driving laws

Imprisoned for Healing the “Incurable” with Medicinal Cannabis Therapy. Drop Alan’s Charges

RESEARCH

Global Drug Survey 2022

University of New South Wales: Cannabis experiences in the ACT

Monash University & UOW – Researchers Seek To Further Understand The Effects Of Cannabis

EDUCATION

Mardigrass Celebrates 30 Year Anniversary With A Feature Documentary

ANZCCP medicinal cannabis [Authorised Prescriber] course for doctors

Australian Cannabis Summit 2021 Catchup

Ending Discrimination: Medicinal Cannabis & Drug Driving Law Questions Answered

Voices from the Real World – Medical Cannabis Testimonials