Costa Rican law enforcement officials block transport of trial crops
Public security officials in Costa Rica say they can’t guarantee a shipment of hemp material between two research sites won’t be seized under drug laws,…
Latin America
Hemp ‘viable’ in Bahamas, but cross-pollination is a worry
Cannabis officials in The Bahamas say they still back hemp, but the commonwealth’s fortunes in the sector will depend on strategies to separate hemp and…
Puerto Rico ag secretary says without private investment, hemp will stall
Puerto Rico needs to attract private investment to develop infrastructure for the hemp sector or the U.S. territory risks missing out on the growing industry,…
Hemp trials set in Ecuador
Researchers will sow 140 hemp plants in the Ecuadorian provinces of Imbabura and Pichincha as part of the first trials carried out in the country…
Uruguay clears animal CBD line
Uruguay’s Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Feed has approved “anbidiol,” a line of CBD animal health products from Australia’s Creso Pharma Limited and commercial partner…
Mexican cannabis bill is delayed
The lower house of the Mexican Congress has agreed to postpone a vote on the country’s Federal Law of Cannabis Regulation, which would establish commercial…
Cannabis bill moving in Brazil
Brazil’s lower house of congress is expected to take up a bill that would legalize medical marijuana and industrial hemp cultivation soon, with approval expected…
Decree opens Argentina for CBD, medical cannabis imports
Medical cannabis regulations that have been published by the Argentine government hit the start button for expanded imports of CBD and other medicinal cannabis products…
New regulations set the stage for hemp in Ecuador
Ecuador has set the stage for development of country’s hemp industry with the release of regulations from the Ministry of Agriculture that will guide such…
Mexican cannabis law to govern hemp, marijuana advances
Mexico’s Federal Law of Cannabis Regulation has been overwhelmingly passed by the country’s Senate. The proposed law would establish a commercial market for industrial hemp…