Paraguay issued detailed guidelines governing the business licensing system for its new medical cannabis program, including the application process for companies hoping to secure a production license. A speedy application timeline - applications must be filed this...
MJBizCon’s inaugural Latin American Cannabis Symposium kicks off in Bogotá on Monday at a time when expectations are high that this region will emerge as a low-cost marijuana cultivation juggernaut.
Uruguayan-based Fotmer Life Sciences announced Tuesday that the company has become the first to complete a “commercial export of medical cannabis from Latin America,” sending a shipment to Australia.
The European Commission granted marketing authorization to Epidyolex, the trade name in Europe for Epidiolex, GW Pharmaceuticals announced Monday. In June 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Epidiolex for the treatment of seizures associated with...
Ecuador is one of the few South American countries that still has not legalized medical cannabis nor hemp, but that could change soon. This week, the country's Congress approved a major reform of the Organic Integral Criminal Code. If given the green light by the...
With a court-ordered deadline to legalize recreational cannabis in Mexico approaching next month, parliamentarians have no fewer than 10 proposed laws to scrutinize.
Paraguay plans to open up the application process next month for businesses seeking to secure a production license for the country's new medical cannabis industry. The nation's health minister, Julio Mazzoleni, announced during a news conference on Thursday the...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reopened a comment period for public input in preparation for the international discussion to reschedule marijuana as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). The deadline to submit comments is Sept. 30. The...
Coffee shops in 10 Dutch municipalities will have access to a legal supply of recreational marijuana for the first time, the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport announced.
It's a big week for Germany's medical marijuana market, which received its first cannabis imports from Australia and Portugal. Frankfurt-based Cansativa took delivery of medical cannabis oils for testing purposes from Western Australia-based Little Green Pharma....
Milestones in the Medical Cannabis Program The National Sanitary Surveillance Agency regulated “compassionate use” imports in 2015. Key Laws and Regulations RDC No. 17/2015 Portaria 344/1998 Market Data Since 2014, almost 10,000 authorizations were...
Milestones in the Medical Cannabis Program The government finalized its medical marijuana law in 2016, but as of today, no MMJ products are available in the domestic market. High-THC cannabis has been exported only for analytical purposes as of mid-2019. Key...
