Latest In: Latin America

$400M invested in Colombia cannabis industry, official tells Latin American Cannabis Symposium

Over $400 million has been invested in Colombian medical cannabis so far, and the country is in the…

News September 30

Latin American Cannabis Symposium kicks off, focusing on region’s business opportunities and growth prospects

MJBizCon's inaugural Latin American Cannabis Symposium kicks off in Bogotá on Monday at a time when expectations are high…

News September 30
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Uruguay’s hemp exports could start next year: Q&A with Sergio Vazquez of the agriculture ministry

Uruguay could see the start of an export stream for hemp as early as 2020, after a period of…

News September 26
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First commercial medical cannabis export from Latin America sent to Australia

Uruguayan-based Fotmer Life Sciences announced Tuesday that the company has become the first to complete a "commercial export…

News September 24
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Ecuador moves closer to legalize medical cannabis and hemp

Ecuador is one of the few South American countries that still has not legalized medical cannabis nor hemp,…

News September 20

Mexico has over a month to legalize recreational cannabis, with 10 proposed laws in the mix

With a court-ordered deadline to legalize recreational cannabis in Mexico approaching next month, parliamentarians have no fewer than…

News September 19
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Paraguay to open application process for medical cannabis production licenses in October

Paraguay plans to open up the application process next month for businesses seeking to secure a production license…

News September 16
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Cannabis companies eye Latin America for global expansion, but process slow

Latin America has become a key target for cannabis companies looking to expand internationally. But, as Marijuana Business Daily's International…

News September 5
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As Brazil prepares for major changes, authorizations to import medical cannabis surpass 10,000

The number of total authorizations granted to individual Brazilian patients to import medical cannabis since the program launched in…

News August 25
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Solving Uruguay’s adult-use cannabis supply shortfall and anticipating first medical exports: Q&A with attorney Daniel Podestá

Uruguay's persistent recreational cannabis supply shortage boils down to a cautious regulator that preferred to start slowly, said Daniel Podestá,…

News August 22
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