Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice (STJ) has once again extended the timeline for long-awaited hemp regulations, granting the federal government and health agency Anvisa until next spring to finalize rules […]
Hemp cultivation in Brazil delayed again as government cites rulemaking complexity Read More »
Brazil’s leading agricultural research institution, Embrapa, is urging regulators to raise the national THC limit for hemp from 0.3% to 1.0% — a shift it says is essential if Brazil
Brazilian research agency says 1.0% THC level for hemp is necessary to be competitive Read More »
Hemp hit another roadblock in Brazil this week, as the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) asked the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) for an additional six months to decide whether
Brazil hemp ruling delayed again as health agency puts off decision on cultivation Read More »
Brazil’s fast-growing $40-million medical-only CBD market has entered a new phase: aggressive price cuts that are reshaping competition among leading producers. Prati-Donaduzzi, one of Brazil’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturers based in
Brazil’s CBD price war, a boon for patients, signals maturing medical market Read More »
Fearing the Brazilian government may restrict hemp cultivation to tightly controlled pharmaceutical production, stakeholders are warning of the consequences ahead of a September 30 court-ordered deadline to establish national regulations.
Stakeholders fear Brazil hemp rules may be restricted as Sept. 30 deadline nears Read More »
Peru’s Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) has opened a 90-day public consultation on draft regulations to implement Law No. 32195, the framework for industrial hemp adopted late last
Peru opens draft hemp rules for consultation as industry eyes long-awaited start Read More »
A new method developed by Colombian researchers could mark a turning point for companies making hemp-derived cannabinoid products, offering a faster, scalable way to eliminate THC while preserving CBD and
THC-free extraction breakthrough could spur product development in hemp cannabinoids Read More »
While more than 200 license applications to grow industrial hemp have been submitted under Argentina’s new regulatory system, only 40 have been granted so far, according to the government, with
Only 40 hemp licenses granted so far under Argentina’s new cannabis regulatory system Read More »
In a sudden and unexplained move, Brazil’s health agency this week suspended the process to regulate the cultivation of industrial hemp, ignoring a deadline set by the country’s highest court.
Brazil suspends hemp rulemaking despite Supreme Court deadline to regulate Read More »
An extensive review of existing research has reinforced the potential of CBD as a treatment for patients who suffer from drug-resistant epilepsy, while urging further studies. The new paper, from
Brazilian study underscores efficacy of medical CBD but calls for further research Read More »
