Colombia’s marijuana farmers want out of the shadows. Will the government ever legalize their harvest? July 24, 2023 AggregatedNews Colombia 0 Comments On a recent Friday morning, about 200 coca and marijuana farmers gathered in the small town of Cajibio, southwestern Colombia, to hear the government out. Colombian’s government was still licking its wounds after an initiative to legalize recreational marijuana had sunk in… Read More→
Colombia senate votes down recreational marijuana bill June 22, 2023 AggregatedNews Colombia 0 Comments Colombia's Senate voted down a measure to approve the sale of recreational cannabis to adults late on Tuesday, although supporters including the government of leftist President Gustavo Petro said they would continue to pursue legalization. The South American country already… Read More→
With export restrictions eased, Colombia’s medical cannabis business is poised for liftoff October 25, 2021 AggregatedNews Colombia 0 Comments When Beatriz Porras was studying agronomy at university in Tunja, Colombia, she thought her career would lead to growing coffee, like her parents, or flowers, the traditional agricultural staples for the country's export market. Back then, growing marijuana was illegal,… Read More→
Cannabis company growing weed in Colombia goes public in US May 12, 2021 AggregatedNews Cannabis Investments, Colombia 0 Comments Most cannabis companies that list their stocks in the United States grow their products in indoor greenhouses, often in Canada. But a company named Flora Growth that went public on the Nasdaq on Tuesday is taking a different approach. Although headquartered in Toronto, its… Read More→
Facing stiff competition, will Colombia’s marijuana industry go up in smoke? October 8, 2019 AggregatedNews Colombia 0 Comments A intense scent hangs in the air at the 15-hectare La Chacra medicinal cannabis farm in central Colombia, where marijuana plants blossom in the warm closeness of its huge, heavily-secured greenhouse. It is one of the world’s biggest crops, but… Read More→
Colombia Is Turning Into A Major Medical Marijuana Producer September 9, 2019 AggregatedNews Colombia 0 Comments Patricia Santiago and her family were forced to flee their home near Colombia's Caribbean coast after complaining about neighborhood dope dealers who, in turn, threatened to kill them. But in an odd twist, Santiago now works in the drug trade… Read More→
The Next Threat to Big Marijuana Companies Comes From Way South of the Border May 31, 2019 AggregatedNews Cultivation 0 Comments There used to be more than 180 rose growers along the highway in California’s Monterey County. Now there’s only one. The flower industry went south to the lower-cost country of Colombia. With marijuana legalization in California, Monterey’s greenhouses have shifted… Read More→
Why Cannabis Investors Are Eyeing South America May 3, 2018 AggregatedNews Cannabis Investments 0 Comments Almost every week, an American or Canadian cannabis company announces a large overseas investment. And it's no longer just Germany, Israel and Australia that are piquing investors’ interest. Emerging markets like Jamaica are also turning heads. The largest investment opportunities might be found in… Read More→
Colombia Wants To Become World’s Biggest Legal Cannabis Supplier March 11, 2018 AggregatedNews South America 0 Comments Tens of thousands of Colombians died in the U.S.-backed war on drugs. But after an official about-face on marijuana, Colombia is looking to exchange gun-toting traffickers for corporate backers in a bid to become the Saudi Arabia of legal pot.… 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→