The home to the largest brands in cannabis adds 12th licensed facility to portfolio November 10, 2017 Press Release Jamaica, Press Releases 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE KINGSTON, Jamaica--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Organa Brands International, home to the largest brands in cannabis, announces that its partner in Jamaica has received their cultivation license. In partnership with Timeless Herbal Care (THC), Organa Brands will produce and distribute their… Read More→
Regulating a ‘Sacred Plant’ in Jamaica Becoming a Tricky Process October 18, 2017 Hilary Bricken International, Jamaica, Policy & Legal 0 Comments I recently attended and moderated a panel at CanEx Jamaica in Montego Bay. The event focused on the business and policy of cannabis in Jamaica and abroad. Jamaica decriminalized cannabis in 2015, imposing a fine for possession of less than two ounces… Read More→
Mexico Takes Steps Towards Nationwide Medical Marijuana August 7, 2017 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments Margarita’s 13-year-old son, Carlos, usually sits in a wheelchair. He suffered a cardiac arrest just after birth and was diagnosed with near loss of brain function. Since then, Margarita has dedicated herself to taking care of him, becoming well acquainted… Read More→
Marijuana Legalization in Uruguay Begins Today July 19, 2017 AggregatedNews International, South America 0 Comments MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — The rules are a bit of a buzzkill. Drug users must officially register with the government. Machines will scan buyers’ fingerprints at every purchase, and there are strict quotas to prevent overindulgence. But when Uruguay’s marijuana legalization law… Read More→
Jamaican Prime Minister: The Country Will Be Exercising Caution With Cannabis, Not Break International Rules July 18, 2017 Press Release Caribbean, International, Jamaica 0 Comments KINGSTON, JAMAICA - Jamaican Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the government will be exercising caution in how cannabis is leveraged in the development of Jamaica’s nutraceutical industry. He said the administration has to ensure that Jamaica does… Read More→
Mexico Just Legalized Medical Marijuana June 21, 2017 AggregatedNews International, Mexico, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto signed a decree this week legalizing medical marijuana. The measure also classified the psychoactive ingredient in the drug as “therapeutic.” The new policy isn't exactly opening the door for medical marijuana dispensaries on every corner. Instead it… Read More→
Uruguay Sets International Precedent for Marijuana Legalization as Canada Comes Next June 6, 2017 AggregatedNews Canada, South America 0 Comments OTTAWA – Uruguay‘s envoy to Ottawa says his small South American country has opened up some breathing room for marijuana legalization within international treaties that have outlawed recreational pot for decades. Ambassador Martin Vidal credits his country, the first to… Read More→
Mexico’s Lower House Passes Medical Marijuana Bill May 1, 2017 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s lower house overwhelmingly passed a bill Friday approving the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, the latest in a series of legal changes and court rulings that have somewhat relaxed cannabis laws in Mexico. The measure… Read More→
Canadian Marijuana Company Looks to Colombia For Production March 11, 2017 AggregatedNews Canada, South Of The Border 0 Comments CORINTO, Colombia — For years, Blanca Riveros has had the same routine: After fixing breakfast and taking her son to school, she heads home to a large plastic trash bag filled with marijuana. She trims the plants and gets them… Read More→
Mexican Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill December 14, 2016 AggregatedNews Mexico, South Of The Border 0 Comments Mexico's Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill on Tuesday that would allow for the use of medical marijuana, in a further step toward outright legalization in a country long wracked by warring drug cartels. The bill, part of a proposal that… Read More→
Uruguay Looks to Lead by Example With First Latin Marijuana Legalization Program November 14, 2016 AggregatedNews South Of The Border 0 Comments Diego Prandini is bent over in a small, brightly lit room, watering marijuana plants of all shapes and sizes. He crawls into a corner to reach some smaller specimens, labeled with names like “Ushua” and “RGB1,” all of which will… Read More→
Rastafari Rootzfest in Negril with Ganjamaica Cup November 3, 2016 Press Release Caribbean, International, Jamaica 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE (Oakland, CA) - The second staging of Rastafari Rootzfest™ will be held once again at the Long Bay Beach Park in global ganja capital Negril from December 9-11, 2016. The three day and night festival which opens at noon… Read More→
Mexico Is Monitoring California’s Marijuana Vote; May Need to Follow Suit September 16, 2016 AggregatedNews South Of The Border 0 Comments Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, who has proposed liberalizing his country's drug laws, privately asked California lawmakers visiting Mexico about a state measure to legalize recreational marijuana, a state legislator said on Thursday. A delegation of California Democratic lawmakers visiting… Read More→
Using Marijuana In Legalized States Still Illegal For Non-US Citizens September 13, 2016 AggregatedNews Canada, South Of The Border 0 Comments Claudia didn’t think anything was wrong when United States Customs and Border Protection agents flagged her for an in-depth security screening after the early-morning flight from her native Chile landed at Los Angeles International Airport early on October 8, 2015.… Read More→
Uruguay Marijuana Company Shifting Gears Towards Less Regulated Hemp August 23, 2016 AggregatedNews Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Policy & Legal, South Of The Border 0 Comments For all the buzz it’s generating, legalized pot may not live up to the hype. At least not in Uruguay where limits on production and pricing is leading one of two producers to diversify into less regulated hemp. Weeks before… Read More→