Chile: Market and regulatory data analysis of the cannabis sector

11th January 2024: Chile: The governmental Agency for Research and Development has organised and funded a meeting with academics and representatives of the Ministry of Health, press reports. The meeting is for drafting a report that will serve as a basis to present a bill establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for all uses of the cannabis plant. The next steps will be the study of other countries’ cannabis regulations and determining which model would be the best for Chile.
26th May 2023: Chile: The bill allowing home growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes under prescription, signed into law by president Boric on 9th May, was published in the Official Gazette on Tuesday 23rd May.
10th May 2023: Chile: A bill allowing home growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes under prescription, approved in March by both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, was signed into law yesterday (9th May) by president Gabriel Boric.
26th April 2023: Chile: The Constitutional Court has rejected a challenge put forward by the opposition coalition to a bill that will allow home growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes under prescription. The bill now just needs to be signed into law by president Gabriel Boric.
3rd April 2023: Chile: The bill approved by Parliament on 14th March allowing home growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes under a doctor's prescription has been recently challenged before the Constitutional Court by MPs of the opposition coalition, suspending its application until a verdict is issued.
15th March 2023: Chile: The bill that we reported on yesterday, which will allow home growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes under prescription, was passed yesterday by the Senate and will become law without the need of government approval.
14th March 2023: Chile: The Chamber of Deputies yesterday approved a report by an inter-house committee that seeks to allow home growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes provided the patient has a doctor’s prescription. The committee, made up of members of both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, was set up to agree a common position on a bill already in the legislative process.
28th November 2022: Chile: During the discussion in the Health Committee of the Chamber of Deputies about Bill 12632-11, which seeks to bring all vaping products in line with tobacco legislation, concerns over whether the bill should regulate cannabis-containing vaping products were raised, press reports. MP Eric Aedo advocated for the inclusion of cannabis vaping products in the bill, while the undersecretary of public health, Cristóbal Cuadrado, questioned whether their use in closed spaces should be addressed in the bill.
9th November 2022: Chile: The Senate decided yesterday to drop provisions allowing cultivation of cannabis for medicinal purposes, possession and cultivation of up to 500 g of cannabis and personal possession of up to 40 g from a bill amending several laws, including Law 20,000 on Narcotics. The bill is moving forward without the provisions relating to cannabis.
10th August 2022: Chile: The Senate Public Security Committee has approved modifications to a bill amending several laws, including Law 20,000 on Narcotics, that would allow the possession of up to five cannabis plants for personal use and up to 500 g of dry flower, and the carrying of up to 40 g.
14th June 2022: Chile: A group of parliamentarians within the ruling coalition said yesterday that they intend to present a bill to Parliament to legalise recreational cannabis, press reports. They will pursue the modification of Law 20,000 on Narcotics to regulate sales and use.
14th February 2022: Chile: A citizens’ initiative seeking to introduce a right to self-cultivation and consumption of cannabis for medicinal and recreational purposes, which gathered more than 44,000 signatures, has been rejected by the Constitutional Commission.

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