Cannabis World Journals Edition No.16 - December 2021

The world witnessed the changes brought by the cannabis industry movements during this century. Costa Rica, Peru, Panama and Puerto Rico, nations reluctant to introduce a legalization agenda for cannabis, made a 180-degree turnaround by announcing their major Yes to these initiatives. These countries joined the global trend, in which at least 64 countries have already ventured into various forms of cannabis legalization and regulation. This, hand in hand with a buoyant development for the industry related to the plant. It is well known that Uruguay is known as the pioneer in Latin America for being the first to move towards the cannabis future. Its legalization scheme is paradigmatic its own legislative frameworks for cannabis, the needs and the local economic, social and ideological scaffolding. However, these legislative advances are met by…

Cannabis has faced all kinds of challenges over time. Since its prohibition (for religious, racist, political and economic factors), governments have tried to stop freedom of speech using arguments such as: "the gateway to other drugs" or "it makes you crazy." In my opinion, the most forceful of all these lectures was formulated in Colombia in the middle of the last decade of the 20th century, through a television campaign that called cannabis "the plant that kills", thus assimilating in the minds of families the image of cannabis with that of the "devil". For this reason, I find it ironic that now in Colombia, after decriminalizing the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes, the pharmaceutical industry presents CBD as "the plant that cures". My personal challenge has been to disprove the…

Acción Cannábica is a civil association of activists, therapeutic users, adult users, and growers. Their main task is recognizing the right to all responsible uses of cannabis and advising and making visible the different problems within the Argentine congress, such as the situation of those imprisoned for growing. Among its recent activities are the realization of the Festival Cultivando Libertades and the national cannabis march demanding the implementation of the medical cannabis law, the legalization of all uses of the plant, and the release of people detained for cultivation. This year, they accompanied the relatives of Lucia Pérez Montero, murdered by dealers in 2016, who achieved the reopening of the trial and the impeachment of the judges for leaving her case unpunished.…

David Fajardo of Vida420 is a grower with more than 15 years of experience in the cultivation of cannabis. He carries out activism through MARIARTE, an event created in conjunction with other activists to travel throughout Ecuador, providing accurate information about the cannabis plant and its hundreds of benefits through workshops on cultivation, risk, and harm reduction, among others. For November 2022, he has planned the National Cup 2850 of cannabiculturists in Quito. David’s purpose as an activist is the decriminalization of cannabis.…

Many growers encounter this major problem. It is a struggle, sometimes difficult to fight, and in the worst cases, a lost one All living organisms on earth are prone to acquire some disease that can be given by pathogens that infect and cause different complications, both for growth and survival. Cannabis is no exception, and many growers run into this enormous problem. It is a struggle, sometimes challenging to fight, and in the worst cases, a lost one. <<Diseases appear or are promoted by factors such as poor drainage, poor or unbalanced soil, inadequate air circulation, insect damage, or unhygienic conditions. Poor soil fertility and drainage usually result in diseased plants being susceptible to insects and diseases. Fertilizing the soil more and trying to control pests in diseased plants will cause…

In the expert’s room section, Ty Vasquez, one of its members, tells us a little about the history of Killa Cultiva. CWJ: What is Killa Cultiva? Ty Vasquez: It is a Colombian company focused on creating a conscious community about medical cannabis, its uses, properties, and excellent benefits. How do we do it? Promoting self-cultivation, research, developing educational spaces, and creating an experience in the cultural environment and art boosts this fantastic plant’s welfare without leaving behind the industrial development that comes with it. For the country, that is Killa Cultiva. What do we do? We generate educational spaces such as workshops, talks, and we teach people to self-cultivate mainly because we believe it is the best way to connect with the benefits of the plant. We also provide advisory services and…