Cannabis World Journals Edition No.11 - October 2021

For decades cannabis has been at the center of strong debates. The global trend is not only at the forefront of technology, social media, or the invention of new media. Days go by, and medical and scientific advances are already at hand. The famous cannabis, which many point out for its adult use, is no longer a myth and has become a reality due to its medicinal benefits. In the list we can find hundreds of benefits of medical cannabis. Mothers, senior citizens, young people, children, patients suffering from cancer or Alzheimer’s and even products for pets that have been treated and manufactured with cannabis, not to mention other ways to use it. It is enough to look at Mexico, Colombia, Uruguay, Canada, and some areas of the United States where…

Entrepreneurship based on medical cannabis is considered a megatrend in the new national economy, and in a very short time it will be equal to the coffee and mining sectors, with high possibilities of surpassing them. This industry is a trend that encompasses a very broad panorama; not only for its adult or recreational use, but also for its medicinal value and that several people used in the Pandemic to manage anxiety episodes. This topic also captured the attention of our parents and grandparents; breaking paradigms and myths looking for the acceptance of cannabis in society. Without ignoring the innumerable collateral advantages offered by the plant, such as the elaboration of biofuels, fibers, textiles, construction, food, in addition to other alternatives, immersed in this 'green' movement.. The medical cannabis industry is pushing…

Foreign investment in Colombia Cansortium is a subsidiary company that arrived in Colombia 3 years ago. Initially it works in research and development to obtain products in the Medical Cannabis industry, such as the full spectrum oil, which is the extract of the cannabis flower to handle all the medicinal compounds offered by this plant. Expocannabis 2021 was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After a year, due to the Pandemic, Expocannabis 2021 was held again in Buenos Aires, Argentina, gathering thousands of people and hundreds of experts about medical cannabis. At the exhibition, medical cannabis clinics were set up and attended by more than 30 medical specialists, as well as veterinary clinics. Expoweed 2021 was experienced in Mexico Expoweed 2021, which took place in Mexico City on October 1st, 2nd and 3rd, gathered experts in…

Sometimes treatments to control 'pests' in cannabis cultivation do not turn out to be so environmentally friendly. We took the task of researching what are those predators that control some 'pests’; however, the best method is prevention. In 2017, 33 sites in three European countries that used neonicotinoids as a pesticide were analyzed, the result: in Hungary the number of worker bees in colonies near plantations was reduced by 24%. Generally, in any type of cultivation, if a proper phytosanitary control is not carried out, the so-called 'pests' can appear, which are also vectors and have the capacity to kill the plants in their different stages of life. That is, it affects their production reflected in a lower volume and even disappear. Farmers see as a solution the implementation of agrochemicals, which are…

A businessman who left the numbers behind to enter the world of medical cannabis FMC Global, is a Colombian company dedicated to the cultivation and processing of medical cannabis. Carlos Velásquez, one of its founders, in dialogue with Cannabis World Journals told how the challenge of has been entering this industry, the technology they apply and the opportunities they see in this sector. "Germany is a good example, more than 60% of its consumption for the medical cannabis market, comes from cannabis flower“. “To have the opportunity to collect 4,000 years of the use of a plant, medicinally, and now to do it in an industrial way, is tremendous, I don't think this opportunity is seen very often". Cannabis World Journals (CWJ): Considering that your main activity was more focused on the financial environment,…

In recent years, Colombia has been a source of good news about Medical Cannabis, due to the implementation of flexible regulations that have led to the processing of the plant in large, medium, and small companies, while attracting the attention of foreign investment not only because of its legislation, but also because of its geographical and climatic characteristics. We provide an overview of how this sector is performing in the country. Decrees and Laws 1. Act 811 of July 2021, which regulates the export of dried cannabis flower for medicinal purposes.2. Act 2106 of 2019 Article 85 Empowers the National Institute for the Surveillance of Medicines and Food (INVIMA) to issue licenses.3. Act 613 of 2017: Whereby Law 1787 of 2016 is regulated and Title 11 of Part 8 of Part 8…