First Latin American & Caribbean Hemp Summit seeks speakers
Organizers of the first ever Latin American & Caribbean Hemp Summit have issued a call for speakers to inform the event, set for Montevideo, Uruguay…
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Hemp as change agent in former Colombian war zone
INTERVIEW: Avelino Martinez Sandoval, CEO at ApagroCOL S.A.S., works with the Colombian national government’s Territorial Renewal Agency (ART), which advances rural reform in the areas…
Landscape is promising for Latin American hemp’s takeoff
INTERVIEW: Gerónimo Caro Díaz & Romina Fernández, Cannabis & Hemp Studies Center, Uruguay HempToday: What was the impetus behind the startup of CECC? Romina Fernández:…
Hemp advocates in Guyana push government for legalization
The Guyanese government should eliminate legislative barriers that are preventing farmers and processors from creating a vibrant new industry for the South American coastal nation,…
Belize officials back hemp but clear regulations still needed
After recent calls by opposition leader John Briceño to legalize cannabis in Belize were rejected, Prime Minister Dean Barrow suggested the country should look towards…
CresoPharma expands into Latin America
Fast-moving CresoPharma has expanded into Latin America with the purchase of Kunna Canada Ltd. and its Colombian subsidiary Kunna S.A.S., a medicinal cannabis group, You…