The Sinaloa Cartel is losing its marijuana business, and El Chapo’s sons are going after the ‘premium weed’ market to make up for it December 13, 2022 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments Culiacán, SINALOA — The Sinaloa Cartel wants to take back a business that had long belonged to it but has been lost to producers in US over the past decade. As more and more US states legalize marijuana for recreational… Read More→
Mexico Cannabis FAQ: Part 2 April 14, 2022 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments by Adrián Cisneros Aguilar, Attorney at Harris Bricken Welcome to Part 2 in this series on Mexico cannabis and frequently asked questions. If you missed us yesterday, Part 1 can be found here. What are the requirements to start producing,… Read More→
Will Mexico Drop Hemp from the Cannabis Law Bill? March 21, 2022 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments by Adrian Cisneros Aguilar, Attorney at Harris Bricken Unfortunately, it looks like Mexico may leave hemp out of the cannabis law bill. That is right folks, after much discussion, lobbying and attempts to educate the government on cannabis legalization in… Read More→
Ex-president Fox’s chain of cannabis stores plans to open 130 more this year January 19, 2022 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments Paradise's focus is on the growing market for CBD products A chain of cannabis stores part owned by former president Vicente Fox is pursuing an aggressive expansion strategy: it intends to open 130 additional outlets by the end of the… Read More→
Legal U.S. marijuana is pouring into Mexico. It’s pricey, popular and has names such as ‘Bubba Kush.’ August 8, 2021 AggregatedNews Black Market, News & Insights 0 Comments MEXICO CITY — The most sought after marijuana being trafficked across the U.S.-Mexico border is now the weed entering Mexico, not the weed leaving it. Cannabis sold legally in California is heading south illegally, dominating a booming boutique market across… Read More→
Cannabis in Mexico: It Ain’t Over Till the Fat Mariachi Sings June 2, 2021 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments by Adrián Cisneros Aguilar, Attorney at Harris Bricken I am writing this now, a month after the Mexican Senate virtually ignored (yes, ignored) the social and business mandate to regulate recreational and industrial cannabis. Yes, it took me almost a… Read More→
Growers fret as Mexico moves to legalize marijuana April 16, 2021 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments BADIRAGUATO, Mexico (AP) — For the first time that María can remember, half of her marijuana harvest is still in storage on her ranch in Mexico’s Sinaloa state months after it should have been sold. Sitting in her wooden house… Read More→
U.S. companies ready to tap into Mexico’s legal marijuana industry March 14, 2021 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments Details remain murky, but some companies see Mexico ripe for investment and ... hemp maquiladoras? EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Mexico this week moved closer to legalizing the use and sale of marijuana. And while details such as whether… Read More→
Mexico may become the third country to legalise cannabis November 20, 2020 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments It would be the first with such a strong underworld to take that step In the public park outside Mexico’s Senate is a small forest of cannabis. Volunteers are staging a plantón (a punning way to say “sit-in”) to spur lawmakers to… Read More→
Hemp in Mexico? Start Today! October 23, 2020 AggregatedNews Hemp Industry News, Mexico 0 Comments by Adrián Cisneros Aguilar, Attorney at Harris Bricken As we have reported in this blog, new legislation to regulate cannabis is in the works here in Mexico. A draft “Law for the Regulation of Cannabis” (the “Cannabis Law”) is under… Read More→
Mexican cannabis users eagerly await legal marijuana September 3, 2019 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments MEXICO CITY — Claudia Gracia pushes her daughter Paulina in a wheelchair through the aisles of an exposition center in search of the latest innovations in cannabis at the annual ExpoWeed gathering in Mexico’s capital. Paulina has lived with convulsions… Read More→
Cannabis and International Trade: Never the Twain Shall Meet? February 9, 2019 AggregatedNews Canada, International, Mexico 0 Comments By Adams Lee , Attorney at Harris Bricken Recently, we’ve been getting tons of questions from clients regarding the international import and export of cannabis around the globe. 2018 was a historic year for the cannabis industry not just in the United… 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→
Mexican President Says He Is Open to Legalizing Medical Marijuana April 20, 2016 AggregatedNews South Of The Border 0 Comments UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Tuesday he is open to the legalization of medical marijuana in Mexico and that his government would announce new measures in the coming days. "I am giving voice to… Read More→
Medical marijuana growers look to Mexico for business opportunities January 22, 2016 AggregatedNews South Of The Border 0 Comments Companies cashing in on legal cannabis are considering a bet on Mexico after a supreme court decision raised hopes for a legalisation of medical and recreational marijuana in a country reeling from years of drug violence. From medical marijuana growers… Read More→