Mexico: Market and regulatory data analysis of the cannabis sector

Mexico’s president considered positive for cannabis sector, trouble for vape market

Written by CannIntelligence | 17th July 2024

The election of Claudia Sheinbaum as Mexico’s first-ever female president is being celebrated by members of the national cannabis industry as a positive step towards potential legalisation ...

Near miss in Colombia could have been Latin America’s cannabis breakthrough

Written by CannIntelligence | 10th August 2023

Attempts to legalise adult recreational cannabis use continue to stall across Latin America, with Colombia the latest example there of a nation where what looked a promising bid has fallen short ...

Mexican presidents past and present have public spat over cannabis permits

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th May 2023

Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador alleged that cannabis permits awarded to companies linked to former president Vicente Fox in 2018 involved influence peddling and corruption ...

Mayhem in Mexico as agency grants firm hemp licence then vows to take it back

Written by CannIntelligence | 16th March 2023

A firm that was granted permission to grow and make products from industrial hemp in Mexico was immediately warned by regulators that they would appeal against their own decision ...

Mexican CBD retailer sets itself up as market leader ahead of regulations

Written by CannIntelligence | 3rd February 2023

Mexican CBD shop Paradise says it has placed itself in prime position for the creation of a legal recreational cannabis market in the country ...

Colombia ready to lead Latin America into a more cannabis-friendly future

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th January 2023

CannIntelligence reviews developments in cannabis regulation in Latin America in 2022 and looks forward to likely further opening-up of the industry in many of the region's nations in 2023 ...

Is 2023 the year for the great leap forward on cannabis regulation?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 3rd January 2023

Will 2023 be the year that some fairly major changes start to roll in for cannabis and cannabinoids? It's possible ...

Grey area over medical cannabis regime in Mexico leaves industry pessimistic

Written by CannIntelligence | 28th November 2022

Members of the Mexican cannabis sector have told CannIntelligence they are pessimistic about whether the framework to regulate the national medical cannabis industry will be implemented before 2024 ...

Mexico cannabis industry doubtful of recreational bill approval before 2024

Written by CannIntelligence | 7th November 2022

Legal hurdles impeding recreational cannabis legalisation in Mexico are expected to continue through 2024, industry members told CannIntelligence during the CannaMexico conference last month ...

'First mover' Xebra expects to start CBD and hemp production in Mexico soon

Written by CannIntelligence | 6th October 2022

Canadian cannabis company Xebra Brands has received legal approval to cultivate and process hemp and manufacture and sell CBD products in Mexico ...

US at risk of missing huge opportunity in cannabis due to lack of federal reform

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 31st May 2022

The US is in danger of being left behind the burgeoning global cannabis market because of a lack of political will to commit to any form of federal cannabis reform ...

How well did we do? CBD-Intel’s predictions for 2021 reviewed

Written by Freddie Dawson | 28th December 2021

CBD-Intel was on point in its 2021 predictions. Much like the preceding year, we believed 2021 would largely be defined more by what did not happen than what did ...

Cannabis companies go on acquisition spree for US stores and tech companies

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 15th December 2021

Cannabis firms continued to expand their footprint through to the end of 2021, with the lucrative US market being the strategic focus of many acquisitions, covering retail chains and tech companies ...

Mexico circulates a new draft bill that could legalise recreational cannabis

Written by CannIntelligence | 3rd December 2021

Mexico’s Senate has drafted new legislation that, if approved, would legalise and regulate recreational cannabis consumption, sales, cultivation, import, export and...

Investor funding drives company growth and increases cannabis research

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 11th August 2021

New funding raised from investors will propel cannabis company expansion and research ...

Mexican court rules recreational cannabis ban unconstitutional

Written by CannIntelligence | 2nd July 2021

The ban on recreational cannabis consumption in Mexico was ruled unconstitutional by the Mexican Supreme Court on 28th June ...

Combining other topical ingredients with cannabinoids goes more than skin-deep

Written by CannIntelligence | 16th June 2021

Trends such as sustainability and organic plant-based ingredients are helping to drive the market for hemp and cannabinoid topical products even higher, with combination products all the rage ...

New Senate request could hold Mexican legalisation back until at least September

Written by CannIntelligence | 15th April 2021

Mexico’s Senate is poised to request extra time to approve legislation that would legalise cannabis in the country, prolonging debate over the highly anticipated bill until September ...

Government shutdown delays next step towards Mexican legalisation

Written by CannIntelligence | 23rd April 2020

Further advances towards the legalisation of cannabis in Mexico have been delayed by a government shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a new deadline for legislation set by the country’s Supreme Court ...

Mexico wrestles with proposals over legalisation of cannabis

Written by CannIntelligence | 2nd December 2019

Mexico is getting closer to approving new legislation that will legalise cannabis; however, the question of whether CBD products should also be legalised is splitting opinions within the ruling party ...

CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief, 27th August-2nd September

Written by CannIntelligence | 2nd September 2019

Americans for Safe Access has issued the Patient’s Guide to CBD, Ireland sees increase in hemping-growing licence applications, and over 6000 plants have been seized in Portugal ...

Mexico holds open talks in move towards legalisation of cannabis

Written by CannIntelligence | 19th August 2019

The precise role Mexico’s government should play in a future cannabis industry was among the major issues discussed at a recent three-day event hosted by the country’s Senate ...

Mexican legalisation may come with added regulation and controls

Written by CannIntelligence | 18th April 2019

Mexico is well on its way to fully legalising cannabis and its derivative products, but the new government may impose stricter regulation than that left by the previous regime ...

Mexican regulatory body repeals guidelines amid confusion

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla | 29th March 2019

The Mexican Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risk (COFEPRIS) has changed its mind over the regulatory framework established for cannabis products in late 2018 ...

Where in the world are the countries most likely to legalise cannabis?

Written by Barnaby Page | 17th January 2019

Researchers in Portugal have developed an algorithm to identify characteristics that suggest the nations most likely to legalise recreational cannabis ...

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