Medicinal Cannabis - Session 1: Legal framework, regulations and business models.

"Medical Cannabis Legal framework, regulations and business models"

Session 1: 

Medical cannabis is growing by leaps and bounds. In the United States, 33 of 50 states and the District of Columbia allow the medical use of cannabis. This use has been legal in Canada since 2001. In Latin America, some form of medicinal cannabis is allowed in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. Ecuador has made a series of reforms to its Penal Code that open the possibility of developing access routes to cannabis for “therapeutic, palliative or medicinal” purposes. Caribbean countries are also reviewing their cannabis laws.

This situation draws the attention ofinvestors and postulates what appears to be a great investment opportunity with high growth and risk.

In this first session we will talk about the legal framework for medical cannabis consumption, regulations in some countries in the region and business models as a prelude to the analysis of your investment alternatives.

Topics to discuss: (Session 1)

1. Cannabis for medicinal purposes
2. What is it for?
3. Types of cannabis
4. regulations: Where do we stand?
5. Risks and advantages of investing in cannabis
6. Marketing and export
7. The business of cannabis: Cultivation companies, biotechnology companies, supplier companies in the supply chain.