In Uruguay, for the first time officially collect psychoactive hemp
In the third decade of June, the company responsible for the legal cultivation of psychoactive cannabis in Uruguay for the first time started to harvest.
According to the presented preliminary data from a single plant collected about 300 grams of high-quality raw materials in the future be used for medical purposes. The harvest will last until the end of June, after which a further 50 days will be spent on its drying and processing.
According to the head of the National Commission for regulation of medicines in Uruguay, in August gathered from legitimate sites psychoactive hemp hits the shelves 50 are currently licensed to pharmacies located in all regions of the country. In retail the end product will be sold at a subsidized price in the country of 1 euro, or 1.20 US dollars per gram. According to the rules, the range of pharmacies will be updated every 15 days. Consumers will have the right to buy up to 40 grams of cannabis per month on a special card, registered in a separate database of government and containing the personal information of the buyer.
Comment of the Association "Ukrainian industrial hemp"
Iccorp Company and Simbiosys, who own plantations near the capital, carry out activities aimed at cultivation of psychoactive hemp under the supervision of the regulatory committee hemp Uruguay market.
In the country there is no separate accounting system of medical cannabis users, but Uruguay's Ministry of Health has engaged in its development.
Distribution system psychoactive cannabis in Uruguay is not comparable with the approach to the sale of psychoactive cannabis in some US states where cannabis is a commercial product. Unlike the United States, Uruguay, the law not only prohibits advertising of hemp institutions, but also the creation of trade marks in the hemp varieties and products. In addition, hemp Uruguayan system will be strictly fenced off from visitors, access to purchase cannabis will have only citizens of the country and its legal residents.
Information taken from the site http://tku.org.ua