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11th July 2019
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10th May 2022
Argentina: Yesterday, a Court of Cassation in the Province of Buenos Aires ordered the return of the cannabis plants seized by the police that belonged to a cancer patient who was not registered with the Cannabis Programme Registry (REPROCANN). The patient was using the plants to obtain oils for palliative use. The Court argued that the need to safeguard the right to a decent life outweighs "merely bureaucratic procedures" – referring to the need for patients to register with the REPROCANN.6th May 2022
- Argentina: The Chamber of Deputies approved yesterday the bill establishing a regulatory framework for medical cannabis and industrial hemp. The bill now awaits president Alberto Fernandez's signature, who already expressed his support for the bill. In broad terms, the bill seeks to exclude hemp and its derived products from the narcotics regime, provided that the latter are commercialised for "industrial purposes", and to set up a nationwide regulatory agency (ARICCAME) that issues licences for the production, processing and sale of hemp. More detailed insights into the impact of said bill on Argentina's legal framework can be found in our latest regulatory report.
4th May 2022
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 hemp. Press reports that the ruling coalition intends to convene a plenary session of the Chamber tomorrow to discuss the bill.
2nd May 2022
- 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 medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp. As we previously reported, the bill was already approved on 16th November 2021 by the same Commission, but the approval was left null after the reconstitution of the Chamber of Deputies following the November 2021 parliamentary elections. The specific impacts of said bill on the Argentinian regulatory framework are discussed in our latest regulatory report.
29th April 2022
- Argentina: The Ministry of Health recently repealed Resolution 673/2022 through the publication of Resolution 782/2022.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 Decree of the Ministry of Health 800/2021, groups together the conditions to be met to self-cultivate cannabis for medicinal purposes, which were previously dispersed across other regulations. The new resolution does not envisage new requirements; it merely corrects a drafting error of the Decree of the Ministry of Health 800/2021.
27th April 2022
- 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) in order to cultivate cannabis for medicinal purposes, and the prohibition on growing cannabis plants to provide medicinal products for minors, as we previously reported on. The plea also seeks to declare unconstitutional various articles of the Law 23.737 relating to the elaboration, possession and cultivation of cannabis.
19th April 2022
Argentina: The Ministry of Science yesterday launched its Cannabis Research and Development Program, offering ARS250m ($2.2m) to state-controlled research projects.
13th April 2022
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 sold to patients registered to grow cannabis for their own medical use, solving one of those patients’ biggest problems, which was access to seeds.
12th April 2022
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 cannabis and its derivatives intended for use and application in human medicine”. They must not contain more than 0.3% THC and must be prescribed by a physician and dispensed through pharmacies. The production of these products will be overseen by the National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT).
7th April 2022
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 bill to be passed when he spoke during a visit to a state-authorised trial project for medicinal cannabis cultivation. He said the bill could create more than 10,000 jobs, and bring new investment and national development.
4th April 2022
Argentina: Minister of productive development Matías Kulfas last week presented his Productive Argentina Plan 2030, laying down ten general goals to address economic, social and environmental problems. The second goal cites medicinal cannabis as a key element in health-related goods and services.
