Mexico

Mexico Authorizes Low-THC Hemp Cultivation, Marks Major Milestone for Legal Cannabis Industry. Mexico’s Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS) has reportedly authorized the cultivation of low-THC hemp plants (less than 1% THC content). The announcement came in the

Mexico's President Asserts Sovereignty, Rejects US Drug Policy Interference. The president of Mexico issued a defiant message to the United States last week, saying that the country will not fight the powerful drug cartels on the orders from his neighbor to the north. At a conference last week

Sisters of the Valley, Cannabis Advocates and Entrepreneurs, Bring Their Message to Mexico, Navigating Legal Grey Areas. Beneath each full moon on the outskirts of a village in central Mexico, a group of women in nun habits circle a roaring fire, cleanse themselves with burned sage, and give thanks

Earlier this month the National Basketball Player’s Association, which represents National Basketball Association (NBA) players, announced that it had reached a tentative agreement with the league. “The NBA and National Basketball Players Association have reached a tentative agreement on a new

Mexico has the necessary experience, natural resources, and workforce to become one of the largest producers of cannabis in the region. Last week, a significant milestone occurred in the cannabis space: Mexico’s Department of Health, known as Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos

Marijuana legalization has stalled in Mexico, but farmers and cartels are still making big plans to profit off a new market. Badiraguato - Every day at 5 a.m. Margarita, a 51-year-old farmer, jumps out of bed and lights a candle to St. Judas, a saint believed to listen to lost or almost impossible

Mexican authorities have captured Ovidio Guzmán, a son of incarcerated drugs kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, prompting a furious response from cartel gunmen in the northern city of Culiacán. After a night of violence, gunmen exchanged fire with security forces, blocking roads with burning

The pungent aroma of cannabis and the sound of dub music fill the air at a hacienda as about 150 smokers, users, growers, activists and business people gather for Mexico’s second annual Toquefest. In anticipation of the long-delayed legalisation of cannabis – after a number of supreme court

SINALOA - Someone walking around the Mexican city of Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa state and home turf of the cartel of the same name, could be forgiven for thinking marijuana had been legalized. Ten years ago, weed was still being sold in dark alleys or delivered by shady dealers in old cars

For a group of women living in a commune in a remote area of California near Yosemite, marijuana is a religion. The self-proclaimed “Sisters of the Valley,” also nicknamed the Weed Nuns, are a group of feminist healers who grow, harvest and produce their own line of cannabis products. They don’t

Culiacán - The Sinaloa Cartel wants to take back a business that had long belonged to it but has been lost to producers in US over the past decade. As more and more US states legalize marijuana for recreational use, Mexico's biggest drug cartel is trying to corner the legal weed market in Mexico

Marijuana legalization has expanded greatly across the United States, the primary destination for illicit drugs produced in Mexico. Today, two-thirds of the US population now has legal access to medicinal or recreational marijuana and the DEA says the majority of the marijuana its anti-drug