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South America
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Report Highlights How Cocaine Trade Has Swarmed Peru’s Indigenous Territory
Cocaine production is surging in the South American country.
July 27, 2023
Colombia Senate Rejects Cannabis Legalization Bill
Although the bill was denied during its eighth and final debate, legislators announced that they will continue to push for legalization.
June 22, 2023
Surf’s Up! Uruguayan Authorities Find Cocaine Smuggled Inside Surfboards
The bust: six surfboards, more than 100 lbs of cocaine.
June 20, 2023
Researchers Find CBD-Like Compound in South American Shrub
Trema micrantha contains a cannabis compound and grows wild like a weed across Brazil and other countries.
June 19, 2023
Colombia Senators Approve Cannabis Legalization Bill
Colombia hopes to reduce organized crime behind the illicit market.
June 8, 2023
Colombia Chamber of Representatives Passes Cannabis Legalization Bill
Cannabis legalization could become a reality for Colombia as it moves to the Senate.
May 11, 2023
Police in Peru Seize $20M of Coke Headed for Turkey
Law enforcement in Peru displayed the seized drugs at a press conference Monday.
March 30, 2023
Court Ruling Could Lead to Cannabis Planting in Brazil
An appeals court in Brazil reported that it will hand down a ruling that could lead to a significant change in the country’s weed laws.
March 22, 2023
The Anthropologist Who Became a Shaman Cult Leader
Florinda Donner and Carlos Castenada were both accused of fabricating their encounters with Indigenous healers. After the latter’s death, the former mysteriously disappeared.
February 20, 2023
Colombia Touts Major Increase in Cannabis Exports
The climate allows for four harvests a year in Colombia.
February 16, 2023