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→
Mexico Cannabis FAQ: Part 1 April 13, 2022 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments by Adrián Cisneros Aguilar, Attorney at Harris Bricken Welcome to the first of two blog posts on frequently asked questions regarding cannabis in Mexico. Because we are one of very few American law firms with an office in Mexico that… 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→
Mexico marijuana: Top court decriminalises recreational use of cannabis June 29, 2021 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments In an 8-3 decision, the court ruled that adults would be able to apply for permits to cultivate and consume their own cannabis. Smoking in public and in front of children is banned. The ruling does not mention the commercialisation… 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 MarÃa 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 15, 2021 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments Mexico this week moved closer to legalizing the use and sale of marijuana. And while details such as whether you need a license to grow up to six plants in your home are still up in the air, some American… 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’s move to greenlight marijuana may pressure Biden March 12, 2021 AggregatedNews Mexico, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Mexico is on the verge of creating the world’s largest legal marijuana market, a move that could pressure President Joe Biden to embrace weed, too. Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies passed landmark legislation Thursday morning, ahead of an April 30 deadline… Read More→
Mexico Set to Legalize Marijuana, Becoming World’s Largest Market March 11, 2021 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments Lawmakers in Mexico have approved a bill to legalize recreational cannabis, but in a country still marred by a deadly drug war, the proposal has proved divisive. MEXICO CITY — Lawmakers in Mexico approved a bill Wednesday night to legalize… Read More→
Mexico’s landmark cannabis bill one step closer to becoming law March 9, 2021 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments Two special committees of Mexico’s Lower House of Congress late on Monday approved a draft bill to decriminalize marijuana and sent it on to the full chamber, bringing it a step closer to creating one of the world’s largest markets… Read More→
Mexico’s Medical Cannabis Regulations: What Should Cannabis Businesses Be Doing RIGHT NOW? March 4, 2021 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments by Adrian Cisneros Aguilar, Attorney at Harris Bricken Six weeks ago, Mexico came out with regulations for cultivating, processing, selling, and importing/exporting medical cannabis, making the country the largest in the world (by population) to have a fully legalized medical cannabis… Read More→
Mexico Could Soon Become the Largest Legal Marijuana Market in the World February 25, 2021 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments When a crew of cannabis activists reached the Mexican Senate here in Mexico City in February 2020, shovels in hand, they started digging up the yellow-tipped bushes near the security check, then the knee-high grass that surrounds the plaza. They… Read More→