PharmaCieloColombia Holdings, local subsidiary of Canada-basedPharmaCieloLtd, announced June 28 that it has won a manufacturing license from Colombia'sMinistry of Healthto process cannabis plants for medical and scientific purposes Read article here: High Times
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Colombia: Cocaine Mega-Busts Keep Coming
Amid moves toward peace in Colombia, the goad of the war—the country's lucrative cocaine trade—clearly remains robust. In an international operation announced last month, Colombian police joined with U.S. and Italian authorities to confiscate a whopping 11… Read article here: High Times
Impact Of Legalized Medical Marijuana In Colombia
Colombia is among a growing list of countries that have legalized marijuana for medical use. While many applaud the development, this sanctioning also brings new regulations, bureaucracy and costs. Little Valeria Rincon was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was just a few months old. Early on, she did not respond well to traditional drug treatment. […]
Peru’s Most-Wanted Fugitive Drug Lord Nabbed in Colombia
On Sunday, Peru's most wanted fugitive drug lord—GersonAdairGálvezCalle, AKA "Caracol" ("the Snail")—was arrested by Colombian National Police at a shopping center inMedellínand promptly depor… Read article here: High Times
Plan Colombia to Become ‘Peace Colombia’?
Amid signs of hope that the South American country's 50-year armed conflict is windingdown, Colombia'sPresidentJuan Manuel Santosmet withBarack Obamaat the White House this weekto mark 15 years since the initiation of the … Read article here: High Times
Colombia To Legalize Cultivation And Sale Of Medical Marijuana
Colombia’s government is planning to legalize the cultivation and sale of cannabis or marijuana for medicinal and scientific purposes. The country’s officials announced the news on Thursday, The Washington Post reported. The plan is set to become an executive decree that Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos will eventually sign into law. Justice Minister Yesid Reyes […]
Colombia: Emails Reveal Possible Collaboration Between Drug Trafficking Rivals
Colombia'sFARCguerillas may be working under the table with their supposed bitter enemies in the ultra-right paramilitary groups. Read article here: High Times
Colombia Overtakes Peru For Dubious Title
Colombia surpassed Peru last year in land under coca cultivation, resuming its number one position for the first time since 2012. The latest annual report from the UNOffice on Drugs and Crime(UNODC) finds that territory under coca cultivation dropped 14% in Pe… Read article here: High Times
Colombia: DEA Agents in New Prostitution Scandal
DEA agents in Colombia held sex parties with prostitutes hired bynarco-traffickers, according to an investigation by the US Justice Department released March 26. Read article here: High Times
Colombia: Peace Efforts May Bear Fruit
Colombians made history March 8, as tens of thousands took to the streets in cities and towns nationwide—joined by Colombian ex-pats and immigrants in the US, Canada, Europe and elsewhere—to show their support for peace talks between the government andFA… Read article here: High Times