México is in the final waiting stages for the Congress to pass the decree that will regulate the cultivation, commercialization and use of cannabis for adult recreational use in the country. This is a transformational law that reinforces a worldwide trend toward legislation of a drug that has been unjustly vilified as a monster and …
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In brief -Despite regulatory delays and the covid challenge, major socioeconomic trends continue to propel the cannabis industry. -The Latin American market remains untapped. -Local firms, particularly in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay, should update their business models to take advantage of regional opportunities. -If users and firms can work together to regulate adult use, …
What is delta-8 THC? Delta-8 THC is a cannabinoid that is being talked about these days due to the slightly different properties of its much more known brother, delta-9 THC. Both have similar psychoactive effects such as a light euphoria and pleasant sensations of happiness and optimism. Even better, it opens up apetite, helps in …
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Everybody talks about the benefits of making paper from hemp. Here is a very brief summary: [1] • From an hectare planted with hemp you can obtain 3 to 4 times more cellulose fiber per year than from a forest. Furthermore, you don’t require using pesticides or herbicides. • Hemp can be harvested four months …
-FOMO, confirmation bias result in irresponsible investments. -Identifying competitive advantages and applying lessons learned greatly mitigates risk. Investor´s appetite for the global cannabis industry continues trending up. As new markets come online with fresh regulation, like Mexico, Morocco or Ecuador, local entrepreneurs rush to capitalize on the opportunity. However, well established companies and start-up entrepreneurs …
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The particular rural land ownership structure that exists in Mexico is a factor that must be carefully considered regarding the way either psychoactive cannabis or industrial hemp will be cultivated once they are authorized as expected by December 2021. According to article 27 of the Mexican Constitution and the Agrarian Law, three forms of land …
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Since late 2019, numerous representatives of the cannabis industry pointed out that exporting dry cannabis flower represents a major commercial opportunity for Colombia. As of April 2021, the government of president Ivan Duque, has considered the requests of industry leaders but has not made any decisions. Apparently, the economic emergency caused by the coronavirus and …
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Can you imagine how your life would be if you had the same surname of a famous drug lord? For example, every time you would request an administrative procedure, your parent’s name would come to the fore and things would unnecessarily get complicated. It wouldn’t matter if you are a productive citizen, that you hire …
Last January, the Mexican government published the guidelines for the medicinal use of cannabis (Secretaría de Gobernación, 2021). The text describes the rules for the production of raw materials, pharmacological derivatives and cannabis medicines, and establishes the procedures for product import and export. With this regulatory advance, the Mexican government launched the medical cannabis industry. …
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Intro: Before launching ourselves to an agricultural project for the production of hemp, the first thing that we will have to think is the purpose of this hemp. Which is the destiny that we are going to give him? Which is the main product that we want to obtain? The hemp plant offers multiple possibilities …
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