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…
Latin America
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…
Costa Rica will trial 12 hemp varieties in 2 micro-climates
Despite concerns over the wording of Costa Rica’s draft hemp law by the country’s Minister of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), the ministry has reported the…
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…
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….
