Articles tagged with "South America"

Banks are refusing to deal with companies linked to cannabis in order to follow international financial laws that ban receiving money tied to the drug, pharmacists and officials said.

The legislation legalizes cannabis oil and other marijuana derivatives for medicinal purposes and creates a research program for free patient access.

Tilray has entered a deal to begin exporting medical marijuana to Chile, the latest of the company’s initiatives to expand into overseas markets.

While campaigns in the U.S. gear up for elections, an Israeli company is developing a cannabis testing system that doesn’t destroy samples.

Multiple social and political factors have converged in Colombia, leading to cannabis shortages and skyrocketing prices.

Most pharmacists haven’t signed on to the country’s pioneering cannabis program, citing security concerns and complaining of paperwork, cost increases or opposition from customers.

Hailed by the press as “the cannabis doctor,” this 37-year-old surgeon is helping legitimize medical cannabis in Colombia.

In today’s Shake: Further evidence MMJ is no joke, a new study on cannabis and pregnancy, and a deity — and his many followers — with a taste for cannabis.