This Sunday, the president of Colombia, Iván Duque Márquez, informed that issued Resolution 227 of 2022, which regulates Decree 811 of 2021, in relation to licenses, quotas and authorizations for safe and informed access to the use of cannabis and the cannabis plant, its derivatives and products, among other provisions.
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The decree signed the previous year was the first step, since through it the protocols and mechanisms for the export of dried cannabis flowers were defined, as well as the scope of its industrial uses.
“This resolution allows, defines and establishes all the mechanisms and procedures for the industrial use of cannabis in sectors such as food, beverages and also textile uses, defining, of course, that these uses have to do with the non-psychoactive component”, Duke assured.
The head of state stressed that Colombia is at the forefront of the regulation of the use of cannabis and its derivations from industrial uses in Latin America and the Caribbean, and added that within a month it must be concluded the regulation of quotas and rates, which allows meeting the demand of the national and foreign market for products with this component.
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“There has already been progress in credits for small and medium producers, these credits continue to be developed through the Agrarian Bank, where cannabis producers are also provided with all the issues of foreign exchange management, monetization and marketing from Colombia,” pointed.
In his turn, Fernando Ruiz Gómez, Minister of Health and Social Protection, reiterated the importance of this regulation for the safe development of the industry and the actions of the different actors in the sector, such as the National Narcotics Fund.
“Very important, the different sanitary provisions that must take place by Invima, with good manufacturing practices, and all the labeling and packaging requirements, are fundamental for all the progress of the industry”said the health ministry.
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