cancer de mama en españa

welcome to episode 43 of marihuanatelevision news, the program for cannabis culture! hello. i’m estela and today i’m back with you and want to wish you a happy new year! the elections in spain are already over, so this month i don’t want to talk to you about neither the partido popular nor uncertainty. although, at the moment, we do have two new judgments from the supreme court. it's the same old story: the provincial court acquits and the supreme court convicts. now it’s the barcelona club three monkeys and the bilbao club pannagh’s turn which makes the short-term outlook for the clubs unsettling. so, as it's the last program of the year, we are going to go on tour with clara to argentina, chile and uruguay

where things are looking better than they do here. ah! and in this program i’ll show you how my little ones are doing. happy new year! let’s get started! let’s change gears. the next legislature in argentina has taken power and macri has become president. neither he nor the majority of argentine parties included marijuana regulation in their electoral programs. it seems that they won’t do it either for health purposes or for human rights reasons. now, money is money, and if we are talking about liberals, then it is a good argument. clara was at expohaze in buenos aires the day just before the elections. here’s the video! argentina speaks thanks to our sponsors for the making of the latin tour. welcome to expohaze, the first exposition for medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp in argentina.

this is the first expo that has been able to be held here in this country. they wanted to hold one two or three years ago but they didn't get any results, we didn't have anything to offer. but, it's like the people had the goal that we had to do it first, in order to be able to continue the fight because it was a really hard blow at that time. this is the first cannabis expo held in argentina with people who heard professionals, anthropologists doctors and lawyers speak, as well as the experiences of medical users. the first time in argentina. it’s being held today. the great taboo of the west, which for me is sex, has been taken apart to such a great extent compared with the taboo of marijuana, which is a recent taboo and which doesn’t have a logical explanation

given the extent of its consumption. here, the situation in argentina has advanced in terms of social acceptance in terms of impact on the general public, now it is viewed a bit better. but this has not been reflected in terms of advances towards changing the law which has been the same since 25 or 26 years ago, in 1989. so we have advanced little in the formal aspects but quite a bit, shall we say, in the social aspects. we've already achieved rulings in argentina that have allowed for cultivating up to more than 50, 70 plants but they are simply rulings that didn't achieve the change in the law that we need so much. a change in a drug law is not an issue that depends on votes or can be voted on

rather it’s a fight for a human right and that requires political action that can be risky, but it needs to be done. what we as an association defend is, fundamentally, individual freedom. it’s true that it’s easier for society to understand that a person who is ill suffers. but we also have a lot of people who suffer because of the fact that they are jailed or harassed, stigmatized for a personal choice that forms a part of their life as a whole. the first law that there really had been passed by the dictatorship did not consider personal use to be a crime. the laws that came afterwards, the ones that are in force now, which were passed more than 20 years ago are laws that clearly indicate that whoever has a substance for consumption is guilty of delinquency and, as a result, is offered as their only option, which really distorts the system, mandatory treatment.

the fight is for everything, for all rights, we could say. not only the rights of people who suffer because of the medical issue but also for those people who suffer for being, shall we say, jailed and harassed. our association tries to, on one hand, promote political advocacy by means of protest and institutionally, being able to interact with the state, trying to curb the injustices that are caused by this law that has clearly failed and that is causing more harm to those who are trying to improve public health also, on the other hand, from a technical point of view, i have never seen in four decade of work a pothead who was a true addict, a person who focuses all their vital energy on when they are going to get a hit, how they get it, how they finance it

in terms of marijuana. in terms of other substances, yes, but not marijuana. there continues to be criminalization and stigmatization of users and growers; this has to change. this definitively has to change. it’s better to make it a public health policy, enabling growing for personal use enabling growing clubs, also enabling buying and selling safe access and a guaranteed product at a reasonable price in some place. regulation is essential because there is already regulation by the illegal market. so, the best thing the state can do is regulate it themselves so, this way, we are free from mafia control. alberto, what is the main goal of organizing an expo like this one? for me, without a doubt it’s always the people who need it on a medical level and that are not listened to.

you see protests of 100 thousand people and it’s like they don’t even want to show it on television. tomorrow there are elections here and you still don’t know who to vote for because neither of the two has made a proposal for the legalization of medical cannabis. so for us really it's the same. i don’t know who is more interested in it. it’s very difficult to say that you use it because here it’s prohibited. when i think back on when my son got sick it was terribly difficult to get what they call joints, or the flower, of hemp, yes, of cannabis, not hemp. i need to make the oil. for this reason, i came to expohash so that they can advise me so that i can figure out how to get it, where to bring it, and mostly so that they can advise me that nobody is going to put me in prison for exercising my right to heal my loved ones.

my daughter, marã­a magdalena, who is 4 years old, she was playing. she asked me to check her, her eyes. we don’t use stethoscopes, rather we use ophthalmoscopes, and she asked me to check her. i realized, playing, i saw her what we call the optic disc was very, very damaged by congenital glaucoma. well, for 4 years now i have gone around the world, spending time between my 4 clinics and my thousands and thousands of patients, operating on and attending to them trying to give my daughter and all people who need it not only a way to reduce ocular pressure but also the hope that, according to some articles that do consider it possible, that cannabis can regenerate some cells that can be considered “asleep” within the retina. they are going to stop this negligence because i don't see any other way

and allow advances in terms of industry, in agronomy, in nutrition, in health. it’s everything. freeing this plant is their responsibility. the people are asking for it in all aspects. nowadays, i think this silence, this fear, this issue about its arrival in countries such as argentina cause there to be no discussion. that, to me, seems not only that it harms us in terms of the health system but that it also harms us as a society. now that elections have been held in buenos aires, argentina the hemp family continued their trip in the van across the argentine grasslands, the andes mountain range crossing the beautiful hemp valley of aconcagua, arriving in santiago de chile. in the andean country we had lots of work to do. what you see here is only a little piece of it. i hope you enjoy it.

the second fair of our latin tour starts, expoweed chile 2015! chile is known as a land of earthquakes but this year expoweed is clearly the epicenter of cannabis culture in latin america. it's the fourth consecutive year. we are super happy because it’s a very family-friendly event. i’m claudio. i’m here because i’m enjoying the atmosphere that's pretty family-friendly where they are showing other things about marijuana that are what the people who consume it want. there are families, there are children, there are elderly people, people of all ages. it’s a reality that can be hidden away. i came to spend some time. i have a friend who even has a stand.

meetings like this, you see people who allow us to advance, who work professionally. we are an example. sofã­a is going on a year with cannabis as her only medicine. it's really been fantastic. and what do you think of events like expoweed? it’s good, once a year. nowadays, the topic of marijuana is an issue that brings about various arguments. there are some people who are in favor of it, others who aren't. outside there are exhibitors of things which are, in my opinion, the ones that are truly important in this issue which is activism. for the first time in the same year we have had action from the executive branch, the legislative branch

and the judicial branch. the support that the supreme court has given this year was something that us users have been waiting for for a long time. finally, it has been stipulated that cultivation doesn’t require any type of permit, the measure that finally gave us a market. the most important thing is that cannabis is legalized for people in chile, in their homes, in their daily lives. not the government.the government is now debating between 1 to 6 plants, between 10 grams, 20 grams and really the best thing is that the plants are there, and the grams are there. let’s be clear: in chile, home growing for personal use is legal. what has happened? for many years, users have been treated as if they were small-scale traffickers.

that’s the problem. what'd we do? followed the law as it was. if we are going to modify it and regulate it obviously it has to be done in a conscientious way, in a way that is connected to the real needs of users. regulation with quantities that are not appropriate in terms of consumption in the end creates rules that are going to be broken immediately, and that is not going to gain the citizens' approval. we cannot be redesigning the rules of the game when, at present, all people are using cannabis planting cannabis and taking full advantage of it. we came to santiago, the capital, to demonstrate our activism. to show that, in iquique, we grow weed we know here in chile it’s legal. with all of the cases that have happened here in chile, we have to pass it on. for a long time we've criticized law 20,000, but this year, with the support we received from the supreme court

in perspective, it doesn’t seem so bad. nevertheless, there is a draft amendment currently in congress that seeks legal judgments for users. it’s not enough that the supreme court, after the personal humiliation and the humiliation of your family that this means, that they come find you in your house to take away a few plants the supreme court tells you, hey, we made a mistake, this shouldn’t have happened. we didn’t want people to suffer because of this. for this, we believe the legislative process is so important. people are aware of their rights. it’s always the case that citizens are ahead of the law. even the supreme court has allowed for the possibility that, under the current legal framework it would be possible for user associations to be created for collective growing for private use. so i hope the future will be really green. we are super, super happy.

how do you see the market in latin america, particularly in chile? good. it’s a very mature market, much more mature than what we in europe expected. there are people here who know a lot, much more than we though we could expect. i like it. very dedicated people and people with lots of knowledge and who have a way with things. the cannabis sector is spreading like water. it’s unstoppable. the issue is whether they try to contain it or not. i think that for cannabis people it's more than clear, this is because of the authorities. if everyone were for this, it would be much happier. here i am again, enjoying this country, trying to convey our brand values to all the growers.

what is biobizz’s philosophy? what we try to convey in all countries, our basic concepts try to mess up the planet as little as possible and that everything that we consume should be as natural as possible, as organic as possible. how do you see the latin american market nowadays, particularly the chilean market? well, just like last year, it's growing. i see that there are more and more stores, more and more european companies are coming. the europeans are trying to communicate their philosophy on work and their ideas about growing. the difference between other countries in latin america and chile is that i notice that the people in chile

are open to want to learn and to want to advance, especially in terms of growing. so, if you are explaining something to someone and they actually listen to you, it’s better, isn’t it? this is what we notice. people don't stop growing, that this is like a snowball all over the world that doesn’t stop and that if it’s organic, that’s even better. we are here in expoweed again this year showing our brands, which are delicious seeds, world of seeds samsara, organik and cultec. it's going better for us all the time. we're widening our market. it’s getting bigger. we know the chilean market and the latin american market in general is going through the roof. world of seed is the principle sponsor of the fair because we are betting on the chilean market. we want to support it in whatever way we can.

this year we've just been crowned champions for the marmalate. first place in indicas in the andes cup. the prizes will be awarded later, and we are very happy. thank you very much. it’s surprising to me that there is such a big market in south america. in a country with traditions that are, shall we say, a bit fascist. well, in mexico we also have our history, but it's very interesting. i think that the same thing must be happening in mexico and all over the world. this really began to be discussed politically. but, we see how simply the magazine cã¡ã±amo or expoweed are proof of the advances made by activists or the political movement behind the cannabis issue. there are big steps still left to be taken.

i think the chilean market is good, it's developing in its own way. actually, the birth of cã¡ã±amo magazine, 10 years ago, in contrast to spain, where it was activism that brought about a magazine like cã¡ã±amo and later it became a meeting point for all the people who are sympathetic to the cause of cannabis. here is was the opposite. the magazine started and from that point this great movement was created, which is remarkable. we are a non-profit organization. the information we bring to the expo is more than anything related to the policies that are arising in chile with the change in the law. the market that has been growing in chile is very strong. last year, we had 6 thousand meters of fair here.

this year we are up to 9 thousand. i don’t know the official figure for visitors but this year i think there were many more people. that’s good because that way many more people come who are interested in the world of cannabis. you can change some preconceptions about people who use it in different ways. how is expoweed this year, thomas? really good. the truth is that it's another success. this fair continues surprising me every year. it continues to be very important, with a large number of visitors. this year particularly i think there are 3 or 4 times more professionals and stores from all over chile and south america.

it reminds me a lot of 10 or 15 years ago in europe in the sense that it’s a market that is changing drastically every year, in a big way, very quickly with a lot of curiosity and desire to learn, to know. every year we see it we witness this evolution. it’s really cool to live it and relive it, so to speak. compared with europe, which is a market that has fallen in a bit of a routine, perhaps. what projects does plantasur have here in chile? plantasur has decided to go along with this growth. we want to have a much more important presence most, of all closer to our clients. we think it’s vital that there is closeness, communication and speed

in meeting demand and what people need. to me, it was obvious to start a business now. speaking from the 15 years of experience that we have in europe i think this sector will also go very well. apart from chile, we are thinking of all of south america. i think there is going to be a domino effect. i wouldn’t be surprised if, by a certain time, many countries around chile will open up. they are going to want this. therefore, we believe it’s a key time to get much more involved in this country. there is better publicity than i expected. everyone knows it. the brands of light bulbs, the most popular seem to be the light ballasts, the light bulbs and the dehumidifiers. little by little, they are getting to know the whole catalog.

this is what the chilean market is like. i would say it’s like it was in spain 10 years ago with the first fairs in madrid in 2005, when everyone had the need to buy products wherever they could get them because the distribution market was in its infancy. so, they had to get the materials where they could. i think they are in this phase here. i think they have expectations to grow quicker than us because they're doing it in a different legislative environment. the initiative that they are taking in terms of growing for authorized medicinal use projects like the one we've had in la florida and those being prepared now in some parts of the country indicate that the future in chile is pretty hopeful.

the first research project was for 200 oncology patients. those 425 plants have already been harvested for this first project. at the moment, they are developing the phytodrug in order to begin the this clinical study in oncology patients who are going to receive this treatment for free for one year. also, we are going to produce scientific knowledge in relation to cannabinoids’ potential. mama cultiva started alongside fundaciã³n daya. we're a group of moms who grow our children's medicine. the second project is a bit more ambitious. we are growing 6,900 plants for 4,000 patients who belong to 20 different municipalities throughout chile who are going to participate in 3 big clinical studies.

one clinical study for oncology patients is going to be done by the national cancer institute. another clinical study for refractory epilepsy is going to be done by the san borja-arriarã¡n hospital. another clinical study for chronic, noncancer pain is going to be done by higueras de talcahuano hospital. public hospitals. we are working hoping to in some way strengthen public health research in chile because our vision is precisely to democratize access to medical cannabis. at the moment, it is going very well for my daughter. the result of the oil is that the number of seizures have decreased she had an average of 25, 30 seizures a month. the absence seizures started, she would go blind for 2 or 3 minutes.

we are an example. sofã­a is going on a year with cannabis as her only medicine. it's really been fantastic. we are also doing work in more political areas, trying to have a positive impact in order to have a drug policy that is really based on the full respect for human rights. there are people who consider the plant a dangerous drug with negative impacts, that is associated with delinquency. i think there is a lot of ignorance in that regard. i would ask them to put themselves in our shoes. we are more than 32,000 families with refractory epilepsy at the moment i hope this goes all the way to the senate and the field opens up and gets bigger

it makes us better and in the end, relieves our pain. if people with fibromyalgia don’t have any cure available, at least alleviate pain, which is the important thing. relief is to have a calm day, without pain. it doesn’t matter how you managed it, but that it’s good. and this is cheap. as we always say, we are not criminals. we are parents who grow our children's medicine. we stand with children who make medicine for their parents and grandchildren who make medicine for their parents. the more we educate, the more this is spoken about, the more these preconceptions will come out. prohibitionism still persists on the level of daily interactions.

don’t prohibit it, don’t take us prisoner, don’t look at us like small-scale traffickers. for this reason, i like to talk about microprohibitionism and how, through the discourse of normalization and the normalization of cannabis and its policies, we can fix this prohibitionism. i took six drops when i went to bed. i slept so well. i woke up relaxed, without pain. it's in the constitution. all chileans have the right to a better quality of life. that's what we demand. i hope that cultivation will soon spread to uruguay, to colombia. we support families in argentina. this is super powerful. this is latin america. all of this is free of violence, like the kind we have in mexico. this has nothing to do with violence, this is a peaceful issue, spectacular.

i want to say hello to marihuana television from me, alan reale, guitarist and singer of the group los jaivas. much love for spain, for everyone, for the people from that area. lots of music and good vibes and thanks for everything. wonderful chile! last month, we told you about luciana the newborn baby who was separated from her mother from the first moments of life because her mother had been honest with her doctors, telling them that she had used cannabis for pain during pregnancy. i want to tell you that luckily luciana is now with her parents, but they were 10 very hard days for the family. after expoweed, president bachelet signed so that cannabis would be removed from list 1

and to recognize its medicinal use. according to estimates from representatives of the college of physicians and the ministry of health in three months there will be medicine with cannabis in chilean pharmacies. discover our range of organic products and get the best results with our biological activated cocktail. now with bac, quality and quantity can be grown at the same time. bac, biological activated cocktail. hello friends. welcome again to the adventures in my closet. this time i am growing a crop using regular seeds and today you will see that

despite the carelessness in nutrition and ph control, my plants are all ready to be sexed, transplanted and, thanks to a perfect root system, soon they will recover. let’s get started. this is an overview of my plants in their third week of growth. i should've taken more care with watering or transplanted then, but you know what work is like. unfortunately, another week passed and the shortages started to become very obvious. well, here are my little plants. as you can see, they didn’t end up looking very nice. my fault. i was overconfident and didn’t measure the ph. and these are the consequences of the shortages that my little plants have suffered through. but don’t worry! everything has a solution.

they told me that as soon as they are transplanted, they will recover. so today, we are going to sex the plants. to know the sex of the plant it has to be at least a month old. with a month of life, it will already have several sets of leaves. so, what we are going to do is look for it in the upper sets of leaves in the nodes. these little green hairs are what are called stipules and in this case we can see that this is a male because you can see the little balls that come out more laterally. in the case of the females, which we’ll see now, they come out just under the stipules. the balls on the males are said to have the form of an ace of spades because of the shape it has towards the ends.

as you can see here, this is clearly a male. great. now, here we could find the white pistils of the females that we said before. let’s see. these here come out just under the stipules. in the case of the males, more tend to come out towards the side or a little more upwards. in the females, they tend to come out just underneath, as we can see here. although they don’t look great, if the plant continues to have a good system of strong, healthy roots this ensures that when it comes time for transplantation, they are going to absorb the nutrients well and they will recuperate wonderfully. let’s see. do you see all this? this is a good sign.

to make sure that the root system stays strong and healthy, i am going to put down a drainage layer. like this. i started with 30 plants with the intention of keeping 16. but, by including some dubious ones, finally i have transplanted 20, as you can see. i hope that they recuperate soon. meanwhile, i will focus on the cuttings that i took before transplantation. in the next episode i will tell you step by step how i rooted the cuttings and the astonishing recovery of my battered plants. see you then, goodbye. next month: #22 cuttings

the colombian senate has passed a law that legalizes and regulates the production, commercialization and exportation of cannabis for medical usage and, at the same time, it seems that the state will recognize and guarantee the traditional uses of cannabis for the indigenous colombian population. on the other hand, the archbishop primate of mexico has affirmed that the church has no problem with the medicinal use of marijuana. meanwhile, the mexican ambassador for the un said that mexico will bring a proposal before the un to debate the legalization of cannabis. additionally, the federal commission for the protection against sanitary risk has already issued permits so that the four citizens who requested protection for the consumption and cultivation of marijuana

from the supreme court can do so. actually, these people are a group of lawyers who are making changes to the law. therefore, the truth is that none of them smoke, none of them consume, none of them is going to plant but they are paving the way so that those people who, at some time, will be willing to do so can do so fair and square, as we say there. the magazine continues. there is still no prohibition, so to speak, as to the magazine. we can publish until they grant or deny us the certificate of legal content and title. what will happen if they deny you it? we are going to make a lot of noise because i think it's a question of human rights

of freedom of expression and of freedom of the press. these are fundamental international rights that must be respected. we cannot be cowards, as we say in mexico. a big hug to all the mexicans! and now, let's continue our latin trip! from santiago de chile to montevideo. uruguay! and finally, our last stop on our incredible latin tour, expocannabis uruguay siembra 2015! this is the second event we are holding on the topic of medical cannabis and promotion of research in uruguay. beyond the stands, which are typical at this type of event, at the moment we have an area for interaction between all the players involved in the industry in uruguay. as we have the law, the state, the government of uruguay is included as one of those industry players.

therefore we have state stands. we also have stand from social organizations that were those who really promoted regulation in uruguay and who played the vital role so that all this could develop. we also have a research center that has up to now been researching the cannabis issue. we also have many representatives from the private sector and of course users and the general public. i came to learn, yes, i came to learn. what do think of all this about.. this is marvelous because it is not easy to achieve much here. but this is a great advance. we bet a lot on the part that has to do with content and promotion and spreading knowledge

and facilitating access to information on the topic of cannabis. we are promoting research a lot at this event. what have you liked the most? the exposition in general. all of this, for example. this is a beautiful room because there are lots of things here. that’s what i’m saying, i don’t get tired out. the years of life that i have left are for learning everything there is. we have a space that is called the cannabis lab, which is an educational display that captures a little bit of everything that is being developed in terms of science in uruguay at the moment. the other novelty this year is the clinic for medical cannabis counseling which is a space for counseling where those who respond to question aren't us but the doctors the physicians who are responsible for this who are those who should resolve these types of doubts.

so, we invited two leading figures in the field of cannabis in uruguay: raquel peyraube and julia galzerano. people have come and, much to my surprise, there were people from other countries that came because they read on the internet that there was - this was very powerful, this moved me a lot a girl came from peru to seek advice for her mother. how cruel can a situation be if here there is a girl who came from a country as far away as peru because she didn’t have anywhere to seek advice in her country and saw that there was going to be an expo with a clinic. the uruguayan model is a pretty good model. especially as a starting point. it's innovative in that it is conceived not as a regulation of a market but as a regulation of cannabis. as real public policy, not as economic policy.

the situation in uruguay is, as i see it, excellent, really. i think this is the first haven there is from the viewpoint of normalization. it’s a situation in which there is obviously much work left to be done. there are different controversies that are open and there are loose ends to tie up. regulating for a safe use of cannabis in the framework of a strategy of coexistence and recognizing that there are cannabis users who are going to continue being cannabis users. the issue of cannabis regulation is a fact that already exists. it has been put in to practice on a home growing level and there are already quite a few clubs that dispense. but, it's being worked on very hard.

as such, there is market regulation that snatches this market away from drug traffickers that regulates it in a different way that is not criminal law and which creates a space for harm reduction and safe dispensing. cannabis made up 80% of the illegal market in that moment, including hemp and additionally, not all users were willing to go through home growing. it'll be necessary to design a level of access that's broader than what we are just now finishing to implement which is the only aspect of the law that isn't operational yet, which is dispensing through pharmacies. the clubs are learning a lot from the experiences of the spanish in basque country and in catalonia

with a much narrower scope, limited to citizens who live in the country. uruguay’s experience begs to be shown to the world. like other experiences, such as the state of colorado or washington, we are seeing it in the policies of portugal they show that other ways are possible. uruguay expresses an opposition that is not necessarily shared by all but which definitely has played an important role in the development of the issue within the oas and which has fundamentally supported institutions which, within the oas promote policies of opening up which have a holistic vision of the drug problem. this alternative route does not come about because the countries want it

but because civil society organizes and, in some way, demands it. we live in a world where there is a revolution of rights and where civil organizations of civil society and especially all users, say that they want to have a framework in which they can consume whether for recreational use or for health reasons, without this implying a legal risk. this is a demand that does not come exclusively from political actors. it comes from civil society and shared, organized work and that political advisers can hear it thanks to that strength that brought all of these players together. uruguay, with its regulation and law 19,172, which regulates the cannabis market, broadens the possibilities for this industry in this country and we, by means of this event

hope to provide channels in which it can come about and really shine in this country. people who suffer, until they find answers in conventional medicine, start to resort to cannabis which is not recommended for these situations. of course, we who work in cannabis medicine, start to see adverse effects that aren’t related to the cannabis. for this, i always say, take care of our law, because the prohibitionists are still there and they are always threatening to repeal the law. we must take care of people's health but also take care of the plant’s health. really i came to get training in these types of conferences. i think, at times, the vocation of medicine is what needs to be developed

if we want this molecule to have an alternative. i think it has come to lend us a hand in pain management. i think we need, especially in the medical community, a little more open vision so that they start to consider this as another therapeutic alternative and to make the path towards clinical trials easier which are what is going to give us answers to whether these work, or not really, in real patients. what i do know is how the process is in terms of the issue of research. the research issue is impeded, if not blocked. so i don’t know if it’s a paradox or not in that regulation of recreational use is advancing and regulation of research is not only paused but stopped. for our liking, civil society, and i’m talking about civil society, not only me but also other social movements is moving too slowly, which obviously makes it so that there are certain risks in the regulatory model.

the regulatory model is not sufficient if doesn’t have a good implementation and good education of the public. by the middle of next year, we will have cannabis in pharmacies in addition to the fact that there are already 3,200 domestic growers registered and 17 clubs in the registration process. uruguay is country where there is, unfortunately, a lot of bureaucracy. i think that this is one of the problems there is nowadays. on one hand the bureaucracy, which all countries have and in latin america it is one of our weaknesses it can slow the process down. then there are restrictions for users, for example, the registry. all users have to be registered and the registries are discriminatory.

i understand that maybe there can be something positive that can come from the future process of normalization, the lack of a need for these registries. maybe that can be a reachable goal. but at the moment i see it as the opposite. we are stigmatizing the use of cannabis. we want to normalize it with a set of clear rules with guarantees for all people. i think that some limitations are important sometimes, to lend credibility to the concept. afterwards this is going to change and become more flexible. i think that in uruguay, if regulation works well, at some moment they are going to sell to foreigners as well. for me, up until now, to buy seeds they don’t ask for my documents

but when they sell me a beer they don’t ask for my documents either. from that point of view, we could also see that a way to defend this law is by using the registry and legitimizing the situation so that this can advance towards complete normalization. very good. we have been here for a year now, and we are seeing a good response from the public, really. they know all our varieties and everyone is growing them and especially there are a large number of mostly clubs that know us and are growing our varieties. the uruguayan scene is really quite small, which is why we have decided to open our own shop here hemp passion shop, on avenida brasil, and we don’t spend as much time on distribution as we normally do. we are collaborating with two clubs, helping them in terms of crops, the genetics, the medical part.

we are selling all our products, such as cultec, organik. the seeds are only being advertised, nothing else, because resales in the fair are prohibited. there has been a huge change from one year to another. there is a large number of people for uruguay. we are leaving with a really good feeling about it. uruguay is something else. it's a country that has progressed in many areas and continues to progress. the law isn’t perfect. however, i think it has many positive aspects because two or three years ago in order to smoke in this country, we had to go to la boca to buy paraguayan brick, which is really bad quality. so, i think that having regulation that allows for home growing and clubs and perhaps there are several thousand people, more than 3,000 home growers

and several clubs that are already registered, accessing very good quality cannabis and managing it themselves. i think it’s essential and it’s a great step forward. it’s a great example. it’s the way that we were able to make this situation possible, where uruguay is calling other countries to also reflect not on regulation but rather deregulation. if alcohol is deregulated, that is the problem. leaving prohibition behind doesn’t create havoc. it did cause problems, but it has many advantages especially health related one and also even economic ones. how can you go? there is a starting point at which things start to be done, and this is one of them. so, from here we will go on to better things.

it’s also very beautiful to see that regulation like this, in reality, doesn’t change anything in the sense that nothing catastrophic happened nor was there a real before and after. it’s all much more natural. i say this thinking of other societies in which legislation like this is seen as something that is going to break society apart and generate chaos like the meteorite that appeared and wiped out the dinosaurs. nothing's going to happen. change is only achieved to the extent which those who have rights, exercise them. the best argument is simply free will. you have to keep insisting on it. i keep saying that i’m going to continue until i get what i want to get. see that people, especially those with horrible chronic illnesses

their faces start to light up with hope, the face with a look of optimism, a look of hope. uruguay's seriousness is very hopeful and an example that other states should take into account. it seems that the international situation is much calmer. the international narcotics control board isn’t in an open war against uruguay, at the beginning they were. they tried to have an influence on people, putting notices in local media. now it’s a bit calmer. it seems to me that there are lots of expectations. uruguayans are very proud of what is happening. we have this plant. it has a lot of other things that we are also discovering as well, such as hemp which is very important, that we can discover, appreciate, develop, share and spread. it’s obvious that there is going to be a rediscovery and that this, maybe, i hope so

is going to go hand in hand with awareness that we have about the sustainability of our lifestyle. it’s a plant that can help us and in the future it can truly come to be the most important crop for mankind. i hope we can take advantage of it and develop a good, responsible industry around it. incredible expos and incredible latin america! before we go, let us remind you that we need fewer than 3,000 signatures so that the citizens’ legislative initiative la rosa verda can be admitted in catalonia. we have until january 15th. this month, the school of activism, from assonabis, is starting. a dialog between social justice and cannabis with the presence of esteban ibarra, david couso, miquel ramos and martin barriuso, among others.

and, of course, in january the san canuto celebrations are back. they will be on the 19th in the universidad autã³noma de madrid and the 22nd in barcelona where the moviment cannabic catalã¡ has organized a cultural, celebratory conference to demand our rights. to round out the month, the thc cup in valencia is also back, this year in its 6th edition. you still haven’t registered the caã±amo.net community, the joint community? you can win a free subscription to the magazine. this month, with issue number 217, you’ll receive a seed as a gift. and to keep informed about marijuana and much more, you only have to visit marihuana.com a serious webpage that has been around for many years where you’ll find the best information.

as always, be happy and see you soon!