EXCLUSIVE: Paraguay Could Legalize Recreational Cannabis In March, Opening Dispensaries, Paying Farmers $10K+ Per Acre And Facilitating Transport To Brazil
By Javier Hasse via El Planteo
Paraguay is on the verge of a historic policy shift. In March, the Senate could approve a reform allowing the sale of adult-use cannabis in regulated dispensaries. In an exclusive conversation with media outlet El Planteo, Marcelo Demp, president of the Paraguayan Chamber of Industrial Cannabis (CCIP), the initiative would integrate oversight from the National Directorate of Health Surveillance and Narcotics and the National Directorate of Tax Revenue (DENIT) to ensure a regulated and transparent market.
“In March, the Paraguayan Senate, will vote on expanding the current legal framework, allowing the commercialization of adult-use cannabis in authorized dispensaries under the supervision of the National Directorate of Health Surveillance and Narcotics,” explained Demp. “This new scheme will also integrate DENIT, the National Directorate of Tax Revenue, to ensure proper tax regulation.”
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