Brazil’s health regulator has finally approved regulations that begin to turn years of legal pressure and policy delay into a working framework for hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) in the country. The […]
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Brazil’s health regulator has launched a technical consultation to gather scientific evidence on industrial hemp cultivation, offering a limited but notable sign of regulatory motion after several years of repeated
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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
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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
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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
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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
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