Deadline nears for amended law on marijuana, hemp in Mexico
An amended version of Mexico’s Federal Law of Cannabis Regulation, which would establish a commercial market for industrial hemp and recreational marijuana, got tentative approval…
Latin America
Brazilian actress debuts hemp fashions
Brazilian actress Marina Ruy Barbosa launched a line of casual fashions from hemp textiles. The collection, branded “Ginger,” features t-shirts, body stockings, tank tops and accessories…
Costa Rica’s ag minister criticizes law that would legalize hemp
Costa Rica’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) is pushing back against the country’s Law on the Production of Cannabis and Hemp for Medicinal Purposes,…
Canada’s Aurora scales back in Uruguay
Canada-based Aurora Cannabis has scaled back its presence in Uruguay where it had hoped to develop business in CBD and marijuana. Aurora invested $290 million…
Mexican law could still separate hemp, MJ
A senate institute in Mexico has noted that a change to the country’s proposed cannabis law that would separate hemp from marijuana is still possible….
Panama, Guyana take first steps to join Latin American hemp rush
The governments of Guyana and Panama say they are looking into establishing hemp sectors, as the number of countries exploring the crop in Latin American…
Argentina could have a hemp law by the end of the year
Argentina could have an industrial hemp law by the end of the year after the introduction of a bill aimed at opening up the market…
Bill floated in Costa Rica sees role for hemp in farming modernization
The new law, published in mid-September, addresses agriculture, production, industrialization and commercialization of cannabis.
Decree makes hemp ‘crop of national interest’ in Paraguay
President Mario Abdo Benítez of Paraguay has issued a decree aimed at shaping the country’s industrial hemp sector through incentives and other government support, declaring…
New law in Brazil could crack open a massive hemp market
Brazil could have regulations in place for medical cannabis and hemp by early next year, opening up a market of nearly 210 million consumers, if…