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10th May 2023 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The House of Representatives yesterday approved a bill amending the constitution to enable the consumption and production of recreational cannabis. The bill, which
10th May 2023 - Chile, South America |
26th April 2023 - Chile, South America |
20th April 2023 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: The Ministry of Health issued a resolution yesterday extending from one year to three the validity of home growers’, patients’ and prescribing doctors’
11th April 2023 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: A regulation further developing Law 27.669, approved in May 2022, to set up a comprehensive regulatory framework for industrial hemp and medical cannabis, has been approved by the
3rd April 2023 - Chile, South America |
Chile: The bill approved by Parliament on 14th March allowing home growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes under a doctor's prescription has been recently
22nd March 2023 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: Yesterday, 21st March, the Superior Court of Justice published the decision that it falls within the court’s jurisdiction to decide whether hemp can
15th March 2023 - Chile, South America |
14th March 2023 - Chile, South America |
Chile: The Chamber of Deputies yesterday approved a report by an inter-house committee that seeks to allow home growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes provided the
8th March 2023 - South America, Uruguay |
Uruguay: Decree 56/023 has come into force, allowing the preparation of cannabis formulations by pharmaceutical chemists at registered pharmacies for sale under prescription.
6th March 2023 - Peru, South America |
Peru: The Ministry of Health has approved Resolution 004-2023 on the medicinal use of cannabis, which sets further conditions and licence requirements for
27th February 2023 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: On 24th February, the president of the Regulatory Agency for the Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis Industry (Ariccame), Francisco José Echarren, said that
20th February 2023 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The Federal Court of Florianópolis, a city in the south of the country, has granted judicial authorisation to a patient association for
1st February 2023 - Brazil, South America |
23rd January 2023 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: The government today issued a decree launching the Regulatory Agency for the Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis Industry (Ariccame), responsible for issuing regulations and permits for
23rd January 2023 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The new health minister, Nísia Trindade, has supported medical cannabis and CBD use on national television, press reports. “There is a lot of scientific
19th January 2023 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: According to a survey conducted by the Colombian Cannabis Industry Observatory (OCIC), 74% of doctors in the country are in favour of
19th December 2022 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: Last week, the government published a Q&A on cooperatives and cannabis. The government highlights that cannabis cooperatives for the production and sale
19th December 2022 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has authorised cannabis cultivation for scientific research purposes. The authorisation was granted to a university
15th December 2022 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: The National Food Commission held a meeting yesterday, chaired by health minister Carla Vizzotti, to explore the possible inclusion of parts, subproducts and derivatives
15th December 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: Bill 002/2022 is expected to be passed within a few months, amending the constitution to legalise recreational cannabis, after the Chamber of Deputies yesterday
14th December 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The Ministry of Health and Social Protection is proposing to add medical cannabis to the list of publicly funded medicines, media reports. The resolution, currently
13th December 2022 - Paraguay, South America |
13th December 2022 - South America, Uruguay |
Uruguay: A new cannabis variant, with up to 15% THC – three times the level in the two currently available varieties – will become
13th December 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: An opinion poll has found 65.2% of Colombians oppose the legalisation of recreational cannabis, press reports. The survey by GAD3 found 21% were in favour
7th December 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The Senate has approved Bill 002/2022 at its second reading by 56 votes to three. The bill, which aims to amend the constitution to legalise
7th December 2022 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has authorised the importation, distribution and sale of two new CBD oils: Canabidiol Hearst 200
29th November 2022 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has authorised Canabidiol Ease Labs 100 mg/ml to be manufactured in Brazil in the form of
28th November 2022 - Chile, South America |
Chile: During the discussion in the Health Committee of the Chamber of Deputies about Bill 12632-11, which seeks to bring all vaping products
23rd November 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The Senate has approved Bill 002/2022 on recreational cannabis on its first vote. The bill, which aims to amend the constitution to legalise recreational cannabis,
21st November 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The government has announced that it is creating a special drug department. During a seminar on cannabis, the minister of justice and
18th November 2022 - Paraguay, South America |
Paraguay: A group of senators of the Guasú Front (Frente Guasú), part of the opposition coalition, presented a bill yesterday (17th November) to
18th November 2022 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has authorised the importation of CBD flowers for medical purposes by an individual, press reports. It
10th November 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The Global Commission on Drugs Policy (GCDP), whose members include a number of former heads of state and which advocates drug policies based
9th November 2022 - Chile, South America |
Chile: The Senate decided yesterday to drop provisions allowing cultivation of cannabis for medicinal purposes, possession and cultivation of up to 500 g of cannabis and personal
8th November 2022 - Guyana, South America |
Guyana: The National Assembly yesterday passed the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) (Amendment) Bill 2021, decriminalising possession of up to 30 g of cannabis, press
7th November 2022 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: On 4th November the minister of health, Carla Vizzotti, encouraged doctors to prescribe medicinal cannabis to patients, press reports. The minister also
31st October 2022 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The candidate from the left-wing Workers' Party (PT), Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, won the presidential elections with 50.9% of the votes.
25th October 2022 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The Federal Council of Medicine (CFM) has suspended a resolution restricting medical prescription of CBD after the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office announced an investigation into its legality. The
24th October 2022 - South America, Suriname |
21st October 2022 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: After issuing a controversial resolution restricting the prescription of CBD for medical use, the Federal Council of Medicine announced that it will receive public
20th October 2022 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: Senator Mara Gabrilli, from the centre and independent Brazilian Social Democracy Party, has presented to the Senate a draft legislative decree to overturn a Federal
20th October 2022 - South America, Suriname |
Suriname: The Industrial Hemp Cultivation Bill, now being considered in the National Assembly, seeks to increase the THC content permitted in industrial hemp
19th October 2022 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: The National Service for Food Health and Quality (Senasa) will reportedly convene on 24th and 25th October the first inter-institutional meeting to advance regulation
18th October 2022 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The Federal Council of Medicine, a regulatory agency that oversees and guides medical practice, has issued a resolution restricting the prescription of cannabidiol
14th October 2022 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) announced in a webinar held yesterday (13th October) that it has started the process of reviewing
13th October 2022 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: The Ministry of Science and Technology yesterday announced the establishment of a national company to promote the development of medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp. The
10th October 2022 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) will hold a webinar on Thursday 13th October to review the resolution which sets rules
6th October 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The Chamber of Representatives has approved the recreational cannabis bill on its first debate. The bill aims to regulate adult consumption of cannabis, enabling regions and municipalities
