Costa Rica

The 2024 year may be one for Americans to forget with a divided nation thanks to a contentious presidential election cycle. That political divide may have weighed into the recent world country rankings, where the U.S. hit a new low. What Happened: While many investors may have been happy in 2024...

CBDMD, Inc. (NYSE: YCBD) announced on Thursday that it will officially sponsor the FIFA-affiliated Costa Rican soccer team, Club Sport Herediano. The move marks the first and only partnership between a CBD brand and a professional FIFA-recognized premier division soccer team. "We see this...

Terra founder Do Kwon refuted allegations of possessing a counterfeit passport during a court session in Montenegro, claiming that the Costa Rican passport in question was procured via a Singapore agency. In the court, Kwon was quoted as, “We applied for these passports through...

Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) mistakenly announced a new set of rules for cracking down on password sharing — and the internet was in an uproar. The rules have since been retracted.  What Happened: Netflix has been testing the “paid sharing” feature in three countries —...

Minnesota Marijuana Legalization Bill Chaired by DFL Rep. Ginny Klevorn of Plymouth, the House Committee approved a recreational cannabis legalization bill, reported Marijuana Moment. Sponsored by Rep. Zack Stephenson (D) and Sen. Lindsey Port (D), the measure, which advanced first...

The Latin American Industrial Hemp Association (LAIHA), Costa Rica’s Drug Control Police, is speaking up after a shipment of hemp products from Paraguay to Costa Rica was seized by regulators, even though no laws were violated. The receiving company was subsequently placed under suspicion of...

Azucarera El Viejo, a Costa Rica-based sugar company founded in 1958, is announcing Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement with Merida Capital Holdings, a leading cannabis private equity firm with more than 75 companies in their cannabis portfolio, to build a world-class medical...

Costa Rica legalized medicinal marijuana this week after President Carlos Alvarado signed a law passed a day earlier by congress. Under the new law, hemp cultivation and industrial production are also legalized. However, recreational marijuana use continues to be banned, AP reported. A...

This article was originally published on Cannabis & Tech Today and appears here with permission. After many years of cannabis being completely prohibited for medical use around the globe, medical cannabis is now legal in some form in dozens of countries. Medical cannabis reform has spread...

The Valens Company Inc. (TSX: VLNS) (OTCQX: VLNCF), a leading manufacturer of cannabis products, announced late Thursday that it has signed a regional distribution agreement with APOTEKA SRL, a division of GFI Costa Rica, a pharmaceutical holding company with operations throughout Central...

By Franca Quarneti via El Planteo. In Costa Rica, legislators re-sparked the debate for the legalization of medical cannabis and hemp. Bill No. 21.388 was approved by the Environmental Commission of the Legislative Assembly last November, but its presentation to the plenary of the Assembly was...

On Monday, Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX) announced that its Phoenix Tower International (PTI) portfolio company had purchased T4U Holding Brasil S.A. Phoenix intends to merge the business, which includes more than 500 wireless towers, into its Brazilian operating company. Along with the 529...