Argentina, through its state-owned Cannava S.E., has announced its first exports of medical cannabis flowers to Germany, Portugal and Australia. Argentina is...
The Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS) has granted a sanitary authorization to Semillas Endémicas Mexicanna, allowing the import, planting,...
Brazil's Supreme Court has taken an important step towards decriminalizing the possession of cannabis for personal use, placing the country on the...
Claudia Sheinbaum made history when she was elected Mexico's first female president in 2024, establishing herself as an iconic figure. In a close election, Mrs. Sheinbaum...
Last week, the Senate debated the future of cannabis in Paraguay. The political leaders, convened by the Commission for the Prevention, Fight against...
Patagonia's first cannabis reserve has opened in Chubut's Epuyén Valley, offering an unprecedented experience in cannabis tourism....
The trial of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández in the United States has drawn the attention of the international community, shedding light on the complex web of power, influence...
Since 2015, two cannabinoids, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), have been authorized for medical use by the regulations of ANVISA, the Brazilian regulatory agency...
Costa Rica's Frente Amplio party has presented its bill to legalize the cultivation of cannabis for personal use. This proposal departs from...
Colombia-based medical cannabis producer Clever Leaves has announced its partnership with seed bank Paradise Seeds to develop and register cultivars...
Cannabis in Latin America is changing, with emerging brands such as En Volá in Chile and WePlant in Argentina embracing the techniques...
Argentina's cannabis regulatory agency, ARICCAME, recently granted the first six licenses for the production and marketing of medical cannabis. This decision marks the...
Gustavo Petro's Colombian government has abolished fines for possession of small quantities of drugs to allow the police to concentrate on...
Costa Rican left-wing political party Frente Amplio has announced a new bill to authorize the self-cultivation of cannabis. The proposal, championed by...
The Latin American and Caribbean Conference on Drugs reached a common agreement last Friday that the war on drugs is...
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...
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...
A month after cannabis legalization stalled in the Senate during the final stage of an eight-stage legislative process, lawmakers...
Uruguay, the first country in the world to legalize cannabis for adults in 2013, opened cannabis sales four years later,...
The government of Brazilian President Lula has pledged to regulate the cultivation of cannabis for medical purposes, in particular to replace cannabis imports. Currently,...
