The Government of Uruguay will launch for sale a third variety of cannabis with a higher level of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the cannabinoid with the highest level of psychoactivity than those known, announced the executive director of the Institute for the Regulation and Control of Cannabis (Ircca). ), Juan Ignacio Tastás, during the ninth edition of ExpoCannabis Uruguay.
“This third variety, somehow, is going to have a THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) level, or psychoactive element, less than or equal to 15%; therefore, it would be getting much closer to what many clients or people were demanding. It is much closer to the THC levels that can be had in clubs. That was a very important duty”, explained Tastás.
The new variety of cannabis “It could be available in the 30 authorized pharmacies on December 20”ExpoCannabis reported in a press release.
Tastás also announced that a fourth variety is being prepared “which may be launching around December of next year” and that they are analyzing how to guarantee universal access.
“We are 100% in agreement that there must be a regulation that is amended by law so that any person within the national territory over the age of 18 can access cannabis through legal channels and reduce the gray market that exists today”raised Gonzalo Maciel, from the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining.
Other novelties announced by the IRCCA Board of Directors are the opening of a registry of seeds and cuttings for private individuals and the official endorsement so that companies that cultivate for the State can develop their own genetics, with the aim of increasing and varying the offer.
From Friday to Sunday the ninth edition of ExpoCannabis Uruguay takes place, a fair in which the State, social organizations, private agents, academia, users and the live cannabis plant participate, which does not promote consumption, but ” contributes to the normalization of regulation in Uruguay and the continent”.
The Board of Directors of the IRCCA exposes in @expocannabisuy the advances and innovations of the management in the last year. pic.twitter.com/VA5R5OVJ8q
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