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…
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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…
‘Hemp can work wonders for the agriculture of Latin America’
INTERVIEW: Lorenzo Rolim da Silva is a consultant to international companies in the development of medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp projects, and is affiliated with…
Marketing of hemp products in Paraguay could begin this year
The marketing of hemp products in Paraguay could begin as soon as December of this year under a government program aimed at supporting the sector,…
Draft law under review in Ecuador proposes 1.0% THC limit
Ecuador has proposed legalizing the growing of hemp, excluding it from the list substances subject to rules under the country’s Comprehensive Organic Criminal Code (COIP),…
Uruguay agency sets a roadmap for hemp sector development
Cannabis-derived food & feed, cosmetics, medicine and genetics offer the best export opportunities for Uruguay in the coming years, according to a recent report from…
View from Bogotá: ‘The hemp opportunity goes way beyond CBD’
INTERVIEW: Manuel Baselga is a public affairs executive and social entrepreneur with 15+ years’ operational experience in over 25 emerging countries, mainly across Latin America…
Jamaican CBD maker says it has secured $1 million to expand
Organic Growth Holdings Jamaica Ltd. (OGH) said it has secured a capital investment of US$1 million to expand its Trelawny, Jamaica operations. The company plans…
Medical cannabis stalled in Puerto Rico, but hemp moving ahead
A Puerto Rico legislator has proposed a measure that would allow the cultivation of marijuana and hemp for medical products, but says the government is…
New cannabis law in Mexico criticized as restrictive on hemp
Mexican hemp stakeholders say a new cannabis law moving through the legislative process would significantly hamper hemp interests because it treats hemp the same as…