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The Latin American Cannabis Landscape – Part Two: Regulated Markets and Patient Access

CannaTech

Medical cannabis continued to pop up across the region year after year: imports in Brazil began in 2014, trials started in Chile in 2014, regulations were implemented in Colombia and Jamaica in 2015, the same followed in the Cayman Islands and parts of Argentina in 2016, Paraguay in 2017, and the list carries on from 2018 to date.

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Medical Program Decline

Canna Care Docs

This trend raises important questions about access, affordability, and the future of medical cannabis as a vital healthcare resource. The program aimed to provide safe, legal access to cannabis for patients with chronic conditions. The state’s first dispensary opened in 2015, sparking a wave of patient registrations.

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Jason Straw: Medical Cannabis Policy, ISNA 2020 Conference

Cannabis Law Report

Now, he is the Vice-Chair of Indiana NORML — an organization who is currently focused on changing cannabis laws for the access to Medical Cannabis as therapeutic treatment in Indiana. Providing patients safe access to therapeutic marijuana/cannabis. Straw is a retired USAF Critical Care Air Transport nurse who has served in combat.

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The Ketamine Clinic Craze: Legalities and Possibilities

Canna Law Blog

From 2015 to 2018, the number of clinics increased from 60 to 300; that number is undoubtedly higher today. However, it is also being used for off-label infusions for the management of psychiatric disorders and chronic pain management (enter the clinics).

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Is weed legal in Jamaica?

The Cannigma

Despite Jamaica’s reputation as a cannabis haven, the country only relaxed its laws in 2015. Anxiety, insomnia and chronic pain are all legally treatable with cannabis under Jamaican law. Foreigners accessing medical marijuana in Jamaica are not committing a criminal offense (Shutterstock). If caught with under 56.6

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Cannabis laws in Malta

The Cannigma

Malta made its first foray into medical cannabis when the country approved Sativex in 2015, though it had an extremely slow rollout. Patients can access the raw plant, but smokable versions are not included. While regulations say you need a medical cannabis card to access CBD, this is not the case in practice.

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Is weed legal in Jamaica?

The Cannigma

Despite Jamaica’s reputation as a cannabis haven, the country only relaxed its laws in 2015. Anxiety, insomnia and chronic pain are all legally treatable with cannabis under Jamaican law. Foreigners accessing medical marijuana in Jamaica are not committing a criminal offense (Shutterstock). If caught with under 56.6