Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice (STJ) unanimously approved the planting, cultivation, industrialization and sale of hemp for medical and pharmaceutical purposes, under strict rules. The STJ ruling opens significant opportunities […]
Court backs medical CBD production in Brazil, but bypasses industrial uses of hemp Read More »
More than two years after Guyana passed the country’s Industrial Hemp Act, the government still has not appointed a licensing authority, holding up widespread commercialization. Stakeholders are awaiting the establishment
Two years after passage of Industrial Hemp Act, Guyana still has no licensing body Read More »
Inconsistencies in trade data are hampering global business in hemp products, holding back the economic and environmental benefits for developing nations, according to a new global study. A more systematic
Better tracking of global trade in hemp can help developing nations, UN study says Read More »
A Mexican company has been notified it was approved for a hemp license, only the second such permit granted by the country’s health agency. The Federal Commission for the Protection
Mexico grants second hemp license, but law establishing regulations still not in place Read More »
An administrative region in Uruguay is setting a model for a hemp food production supply chain, and continues to expand exports to the USA, Europe and other South American countries.
Region in southern Uruguay forging a model supply chain for hemp food products Read More »
The Colombian government said it will invest five billion Colombian pesos ($1.3 million) to promote the production of marijuana and hemp, according to an announcement this week. The Ministry of
Hemp is emphasized in drive for diversification of cannabis in Colombia Read More »
A cannabis farming cooperative in Ecuador’s northern Amazon will work with German specialists to optimize biochar production for carbon dioxide removal and soil regeneration. Cooperativa Ananda and Hamburg-based CarbonConnect announced
Cannabis biochar and carbon credit project aims to boost farmers in Ecuador’s Amazon Read More »
Hemp stakeholders in Guyana say the country’s Ministry of Agriculture is finally moving to set rules that will advance the cause of hemp production. Long-time hemp advocate Michael Kirton, an
Advocate says patience will pay off for hemp stakeholders in Guyana Read More »
Argentina has set the THC limit for industrial hemp at 1.0% and established a “one-stop shop” for administration of the hemp and medical marijuana sectors under rules published this month.
With latest decree, Argentina has chance to be leader in Latin-American hemp Read More »
One year after Costa Rica celebrated passage of a cannabis law, the hemp industry has been slow to get off the ground. After the law passed in March 2022, agriculture
Stakeholders lament slow start for hemp in Costa Rica Read More »
