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Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Approved in Chile

by Cannabis Health August 5, 2015

The up to 15 year prison term for planting, selling and transporting marijuana might now become a thing of the past in Chile, after lawmakers approved a marijuana decriminalization bill to allow Chileans grow marijuana for medical purpose. Members of the Lower House…

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Ecuador May Become The Next Country To Decriminalize Drug Use

by Cannabis Health April 22, 2015

By Carly Schwartz This article originally appeared on The Huffington Post, April 20th 2015 Ecuador is in the process of considering a groundbreaking piece of legislation that would decriminalize the use of illegal drugs, including marijuana and cocaine, according to GlobalPost. "Treating the…

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Medical marijuana cultivation ramping up in Latin America

by Cannabis Health April 14, 2015

By Simeon Tegel This article originally appeared on GlobalPost April 13th 2015. LIMA, Peru — Medical marijuana is winning so much global support that even the United States’ surgeon general approves . Yet it seems somebody had forgotten to tell Latin America,…

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Chile Harvests First Medical Marijuana Crop with a goal of treating patients of cancer

by Cannabis Health April 7, 2015

This article appeared on Yahoo! April 7th 2015 Santiago (AFP) - Workers in Chile began harvesting the country's first medical marijuana crop Tuesday, breaking new ground in cancer treatment in a nation where cannabis is outlawed as a hard drug. With the blessing…

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Legal marijuana takes root in Latin America

by Cannabis Health January 31, 2015

By Katell Abiven This article appeared on InterAksyon, January 31st 2015 MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- After Uruguay first moved to legalize marijuana in 2013, the approach has taken root in Latin America with several other countries now considering a revamp of their own drug…