Should You Pursue Cultivation Licenses in Emerging Markets?

October 5, 2022
Ryan Douglas
Caribbean, Central America, Cultivation, South America, Spotlight
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Slowly and quietly, countries outside North America are opening new legal cannabis markets for the first time. Costa Rica just legalized medical cannabis and hemp cultivation for industrial use, and the president has also expressed support for an adult-use market.…

Tilray® Announces New Subsidiary Tilray Latin America

December 3, 2018
Press Release
News & Insights, Press Releases, South America
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PRESS RELEASE Recently acquired subsidiary Alef Biotechnology officially renamed Tilray Latin America NANAIMO, B.C. – Tilray, Inc. (NASDAQ: TLRY) (“Tilray”), a global leader in cannabis research and production, today announced that after completing an acquisition of its existing import and…

Here’s What Uruguay Has Learned From Legalizing Cannabis

Uruguay became the world’s first country to legalize cannabis when pharmacies started selling the product last summer. Things have worked out well so far, the country’s top marijuana regulator said, although challenges remain as producers struggle to secure bank financing…

Colombia Wants To Become World’s Biggest Legal Cannabis Supplier

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.…

Peruvian President Signs Medical Marijuana Bill Into Law

Peruvian president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK) has signed the first law that regulates the medicinal and therapeutic use of medical marijuana, an unprecedented decision in the country’s history. During the signing, PPK, who was accompanied by the premier Mercedes Aráoz and…

Marijuana Legalization in Uruguay Begins Today

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…

Uruguay Sets International Precedent for Marijuana Legalization as Canada Comes Next

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…

Should You Pursue Cultivation Licenses in Emerging Markets?

Tilray® Announces New Subsidiary Tilray Latin America

Here’s What Uruguay Has Learned From Legalizing Cannabis

Colombia Wants To Become World’s Biggest Legal Cannabis Supplier

Peruvian President Signs Medical Marijuana Bill Into Law

Marijuana Legalization in Uruguay Begins Today

Uruguay Sets International Precedent for Marijuana Legalization as Canada Comes Next

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