LATEST ALERTS Argentina: The government has approved the inclusion of hemp seeds and their derivatives in the Food Code, press reports. The inclusion allows the sale
Argentina: The president of the Regulatory Agency for the Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis Industry (Ariccame) has sent a formal letter to the president
Argentina: Today, 7th August, the government published in the official gazette Decree 405/2023 to further develop and implement Law 27669, which was approved in May
Argentina: The National Food Commission has opened for public consultation a draft decree to include hemp seeds and derivatives in the list of permitted food products, as well as
Argentina: The National Food Commission has published the minutes of meetings held on 28th and 29th June, when it agreed to open a public consultation
Argentina: The Ministry of Health issued a resolution yesterday extending from one year to three the validity of home growers’, patients’ and prescribing doctors’
Argentina: A regulation further developing Law 27.669, approved in May 2022, to set up a comprehensive regulatory framework for industrial hemp and medical cannabis, has been approved by the
Argentina: On 24th February, the president of the Regulatory Agency for the Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis Industry (Ariccame), Francisco José Echarren, said that
Argentina: The government today issued a decree launching the Regulatory Agency for the Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis Industry (Ariccame), responsible for issuing regulations and permits for
Argentina: Last week, the government published a Q&A on cooperatives and cannabis. The government highlights that cannabis cooperatives for the production and sale
Argentina: The National Food Commission held a meeting yesterday, chaired by health minister Carla Vizzotti, to explore the possible inclusion of parts, subproducts and derivatives
Argentina: On 4th November the minister of health, Carla Vizzotti, encouraged doctors to prescribe medicinal cannabis to patients, press reports. The minister also
Argentina: The National Service for Food Health and Quality (Senasa) will reportedly convene on 24th and 25th October the first inter-institutional meeting to advance regulation
Argentina: The Ministry of Science and Technology yesterday announced the establishment of a national company to promote the development of medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp. The
Argentina: The National Service for Agri-food Health and Quality (Senasa) yesterday published its Strategic Table for Medicinal Cannabis and Industrial Hemp, under which inspections and sanitary control
Argentina: The National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT) yesterday published guidelines for licence applications to produce import, export and sell the new category of cannabis-based
Argentina: On 12th July the Ministry of Health published guidelines on the sale of cannabis seeds, after National Seed Institute Resolution 260/2022 entered into
Argentina: Presidential spokesperson Gabriela Cerruti has called for the total decriminalisation of cannabis, including recreational cannabis. “No one should be criminalised for smoking a joint,”
Argentina: The Supreme Court yesterday turned down a claim that the requirement to join the state-approved Reprocann programme in order to grow cannabis for medicinal purposes
Argentina: National Seed Institute Resolution 260/2022 has come into force today. It lays down certain requirements for the commercialisation of registered varieties of Cannabis sativa
Argentina: Tomorrow, 2nd July 2022, is the end of the period to submit comments on rules regarding requirements to apply for a licence
Argentina: Today is the last day to submit comments to the National Administration of Drugs, Food and Medical Technology (Anmat) on the requirements to apply for a
Argentina: The National Administration of Drugs, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT) is inviting public comments on the requirement to apply for a licence for the production, import, export and
Argentina: Yesterday, 6th June, the minister of productive development Matias Kulfas – author and firm advocate of the recently enacted Law 27,669 establishing a regulatory
Argentina: The bill establishing a regulatory framework for medical cannabis and industrial hemp was published today (26th May) in the Official Gazette, entering into force.
Argentina: Yesterday, a Court of Cassation in the Province of Buenos Aires ordered the return of the cannabis plants seized by the police
Argentina: The Chamber of Deputies Agriculture and Livestock, and Budget and Finance committees yesterday approved a bill to establish a regulatory framework for medicinal cannabis and industrial
Argentina: Tomorrow, the Agriculture and Livestock Commission of the Chamber of Deputies is set to discuss the bill aiming to establish a regulatory framework for
Argentina: The Ministry of Health recently repealed Resolution 673/2022 through the publication of Resolution 782/2022. The new resolution, by repealing Resolution 673/2022 and amending the Annexes of the
Argentina: Today and tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear a plea challenging the constitutionality of the requirement to join a state-allowed programme (the REPROCANN)
Argentina: The Ministry of Science yesterday launched its Cannabis Research and Development Program, offering ARS250m ($2.2m) to state-controlled research projects.
Argentina: The National Institute of Seeds (INASE) has approved the registration of the first Argentine-produced strains of Cannabis sativa seeds. This will allow these strains to be
Argentina: The Ministry of Health has announced a new category of cannabis-based products that can be used for medical purposes, called “Vegetable products based on
Argentina: Matías Kulfas, minister of productive development and the proposer of a bill aiming to establish a regulatory framework for medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp, yesterday urged the
Argentina: Minister of productive development Matías Kulfas last week presented his Productive Argentina Plan 2030, laying down ten general goals to address economic, social
Argentina: The Ministry of Health yesterday published Decree 673/2022, allowing NGOs to cultivate cannabis for their members. NGO members still need to be registered
Argentina: The Supreme Court has set dates of 27th and 28th April for a public hearing on the constitutionality of the requirement to join a state
