{"id":7594,"date":"2017-07-19T19:21:42","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T19:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theweedblog.com\/?p=54767"},"modified":"2017-07-19T19:21:42","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T19:21:42","slug":"chile-legalized-medical-marijuana-but-home-cultivators-still-risk-being-criminalized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/chile-legalized-medical-marijuana-but-home-cultivators-still-risk-being-criminalized\/","title":{"rendered":"Chile Legalized Medical Marijuana but Home Cultivators Still Risk Being Criminalized"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/chile-legalized-medical-marijuana-but-home-cultivators-still-risk-being-criminalized\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p>In 2015, Chile legalized medical marijuana and now residents of the country are increasingly growing cannabis for medical purposes as the nation begins to loosen prohibition during the implementation process. \u00a0Advocates\u00a0of the cannabis plant are working hard to\u00a0ensure Chileans with chronic pain have the skills and understanding about how\u00a0to grow marijuana, even though doing so is still a legal gray area.<\/p>\n<p>Movimental, or \u201cThe Movement\u201d, is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MOVIMENTAL-Cultiva-Tus-Derechos-200934089931448\/\">non profit organization<\/a>\u00a0who is<span>\u00a0an autonomous, democratic, participative and self-funded organization that includes both users and non-users of cannabis, and their\u00a0<\/span>principal objective is to end the prohibitionist policies that have not provided any positive results in recent history. \u00a0According to the organization, the past and current policies have generated more problems than solutions, incarcerating thousands and thousands of recreational and medicinal users of cannabis, and exposing them to more dangerous situations than the cannabis itself, and thus creating a culture of narco trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>Movimental explained, \u201c<span>In Chile, the consumption of any psychoactive substance is decriminalized. The problem with current legislation is how to acquire the substance. The cultivation of cannabis is allowed, but only with a permit from the SAG (agricultural and livestock service). In the case of medicinal use of cannabis, the law specifies that it would be sufficient to have a medical document for cultivation to be legal. \u00a0The paradox is that even with the license or prescription, many users continue to go through the process of criminalization, possibly affecting their homes, their cultivation and even their freedom. There is currently no government program that includes access to medical cannabis.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to a recent\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-chile-marijuana-idUSKBN18I24N\">Reuters<\/a>\u00a0article:<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1479163523931-0\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Earlier in May, pharmacies in the capital city of Santiago began selling cannabis-based medicines, the first time such treatments have been offered by drugstores in Latin America. \u00a0<\/em><em>In Santiago, Chile\u2019s pro-cannabis Daya Foundation hosted a workshop teaching those with medical conditions how to grow the plant on their own. \u00a0<\/em><em>Last year, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fundaciondaya.org\">the foundation<\/a> inaugurated the largest medical marijuana farm in Latin America under the supervision of Chile\u2019s Agriculture and Livestock Service. \u00a0<\/em><em>Chile\u2019s Congress is currently debating a bill that would explicitly allow people to grow their own plants, and Argentina and Colombia are following similar paths.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweedblog.com\/uruguay-will-begin-selling-marijuana-in-pharmacies-this-summer\/\">Uruguay <\/a>became a global leader (we hope) when the country legalized the cultivation, distribution, and consumption of marijuana in 2013, and\u00a0will begin selling marijuana in pharmacies this summer\u2026potentially starting next week! \u00a0This is the final stage in the country\u2019s pioneering regulation and normalization of marijuana. The South American country will be the first in the world to legally sell cannabis over the counter for recreational use. \u00a0TWB is hopeful that Chile and other neighboring countries will follow this pattern!<\/p>\n<p><span>There are different organizations\/foundations that currently advocate for medicinal use in Chile if you want more<a href=\"http:\/\/cannabischile.cl\/tag\/movimental\/\"> information<\/a>. Currently, the Daya foundation is in the stage of clinical studies to accredit the medical use of a phytopharmaceutical manufactured in Chile. \u00a0Daya also teaches cultivation and extraction techniques for medicinal preparations (as mentioned above) and provides support and legal assistance in the event that it is needed. Seemingly, the most influential groups in regards to cannabis advocacy in Chile are: Fundacion Daya, Mama Cultiva, Cultiva Medicina. All can be located and contacted on Facebook and social networks. \u00a0A good way to help is sharing their work, making donations and\/or collaborations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Also, the<a href=\"https:\/\/cannacultural.org\"> Cannabis Cultural Association <\/a>and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ideservecanna\/\"> I Deserve Canna<\/a> is holding a free, first of its kind, Spanish language Medical Marijuana Educational<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1409315035811060\/?ti=icl\"> event <\/a>on the East Coast of the U.S. this coming weekend. \u00a0Check it out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2015, Chile legalized medical marijuana and now residents of the country are increasingly growing cannabis for medical purposes as the nation begins to loosen prohibition during the implementation process. \u00a0Advocates\u00a0of the cannabis plant are working hard to\u00a0ensure Chileans with chronic pain have the skills and understanding about how\u00a0to grow marijuana, even though doing so [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theweedblog.com\/chile-legalized-medical-marijuana-but-residents-are-still-criminalized-for-growing-it\/\">Chile Legalized Medical Marijuana but Home Cultivators Still Risk Being Criminalized<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theweedblog.com\">The Weed Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7215,7216,7217,7218,7219,6829,1873,7220,6821,9,7221,1,3,61,1736],"tags":[7222,7223,7224,7225,7226,6831,4441,7227,6823,7228],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7594"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7594\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}