Colombia's climate has made the country a major producer illegal cannabis for decades, but recent legal changes aim to take this market away from the all-too-powerful cartels, which have turned Colombia into a «narco-state.».
Medical cannabis was legalized in 2015, and the authorities tend to be fairly lenient toward violations of cannabis laws, as long as the use is for personal purposes.
Colombia is the birthplace of highly sought-after cannabis strains, such as Colombian Gold.
With Decree 1138 of 2025, published on October 27 by the national government, Colombia has officially authorized the use, production and marketing of flowers...
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has publicly called on U.S. President Donald Trump to end the ban on cannabis and replace it with a...
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has once again urged Congress to legalize cannabis, pointing out that its prohibition fuels violence in the country....
Recent research into cannabis cultivation in Colombia has revealed the diversity of the plant's chemical composition, in particular the presence of...
Colombia-based medical cannabis producer Clever Leaves has announced its partnership with seed bank Paradise Seeds to develop and register cultivars...
Gustavo Petro's Colombian government has abolished fines for possession of small quantities of drugs to allow the police to concentrate on...
Clever Leaves announced on August 29 that it had received the international declaration of carbon neutrality from the 100% Carbon Neutral program. As a result, the company generates only 16...
A month after cannabis legalization stalled in the Senate during the final stage of an eight-stage legislative process, lawmakers...
Colombia's cannabis legalization project has stalled for the year, the Colombian Senate having failed to push it forward with sufficient...
The bill to legalize cannabis in Colombia was approved in the penultimate vote in the Senate on Tuesday, bringing the country...
The plan to legalize cannabis in Colombia has officially been adopted by the country's House of Representatives and must now be submitted to the Senate...
The Colombian Senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill to legalize cannabis in Colombia, although several steps remain to be taken...
The presidents of Colombia and Mexico have announced that they will bring together other Latin American leaders for an international conference to «redefine and rethink politics in...
As Colombia's new president steps up his efforts to reform global drug policy, the country's lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill...
The first committee of the Colombian House of Representatives approved in first debate a project to legalize cannabis for adult use in Colombia....
As regular Newsweed consumers will have noticed, we've been on hiatus for the past 2 weeks. But since there's no news to wait for us, here's a...
Almost a year after putting its first foot in cannabis exports, Colombia is putting its second foot down. The government has just published Resolution n°539,...
After more than two years of technical discussions between representatives of the cannabis industry and the national government, the executive has finally issued a decree that...
The Colombian government may reconsider the current ban on exporting medical cannabis flowers for commercial purposes. In a letter addressed to the Ministry of Health,...
The plan to legalize cannabis in Colombia passed a first committee of the Senate on November 25. The text was approved by 11 votes...
