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Marijuana: entanglements of a policy that was avant-garde but has obstacles to update

When there was already a date for the inauguration of the Cannabis Museum and the guests were confirmed, expectations fell on what news it would bring in terms of the current regulation.

December 19, 2021

Uruguay

Manes and Stolbizer called "summon new sectors"

Photo: file. The national deputies of Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) Facundo Manes and Margarita Stolbizer called to “expand and summon new sectors of society”, at the close of the GEN party

December 19, 2021

Argentina

Nine races on the Febad calendar

Nine races under the rally mode presents as a novelty the 2022 calendar of the Bolivian Federation of Sports Motoring (Febad), approved in the ordinary congress held in Potosí. It was also

December 19, 2021

Bolivia

Salary increases generate inflation and high interest rates, says minister

A generalized salary increase for civil servants generates inflation, indebtedness and high interest rates, said today (17) the Economy Minister, Paulo Guedes. In a presentation of the portfolio’s year-end balance sheet, he

December 19, 2021

Brasil

“They have made us invisible as an indigenous community”: Communities of Chiloé request citizen participation before the expansion of the salmon project

“We would like to know what the salmon company wants to do in our territory, because so far the benefit and participation we have is zero.” Ana Leviñanco (64), a native of

December 19, 2021

Chile

Total number of deaths from covid in Colombia is close to 130,000

Health authorities reported this Saturday, December 18, 2,016 new cases of coronavirus contagion after 34,032 tests were analyzed (19,950 of PCR and 14,082 of antigens). In addition, Colombia accumulated 5,105,285 total infections,

December 19, 2021

Colombia

Third house collapsed in Zaruma

Authorities predict that three more houses, apart from the last to collapse, are at risk. President Lasso regretted that the collapses continue. During the morning of this Saturday, December 18, 2021, the

December 19, 2021

Ecuador

Alderete values Cartes candidacies in ANR and Santi Peña for the Presidency

El dirigente colorado José Alberto Alderete valoró positivamente las candidaturas del movimiento Honor Colorado, tanto para la Presidencia de la ANR, con Horacio Cartes, como para la Presidencia de la República, con

December 19, 2021

Paraguay

“Calls from Hinostroza show closeness with the family that owns Hayduk,” says drug attorney Sonia Medina

The drug attorney Sonia Medina considered that the revelation that the supreme exvocal César Hinostroza communicated 44 times with the director of Pesquera Hayduk, Mildo Martinez MorenoIt must be investigated by the

December 19, 2021

Peru

Frente Amplio expresses concern about the rise of ultra-right candidates in Chile

Before the second electoral round in Chile, which will be held this Sunday, December 19, the Broad Front Political Committee issued a statement in which it pronounces on the candidates. “The FA

December 19, 2021

Uruguay

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