“JB”

This is actually to me “huge” news. PANAMA has been 10 steps behind on Medical and Legal Marijuana production it is a joke. Marijuana and Production of THC derivatives could be a HUGE economic BOON to the agricultural GDP export of PANAMA. PANAMA is still rooted in Judeo-Catholic beliefs as a society, but for the love of GOD!!!!  It’s history is covered in the drug trade. From it’s location to southern United States, to it’s laundering of Billions from Colombia, PANAMA should finally PROFIT from it’s location and landscape, as opposed to being a “middle -man”.  The word is OUT on MARIJUANA- “WORLDWIDE”. It has GENUINE medical benefits that are approved by scientists all over the world, and additionally, it’s growing plant “Hemp” produces BILLIONS in it’s own revenue stream through clothing and fabric. A benefit NICOTINE, cannot proclaim.

If not for the all powerful, institutionalized, “white” led tobacco lobby, worldwide legal production of Marijuana would have been happening DECADES ago. Taxed, with millions of jobs created. 

In the past, ignorant thinking supported the idea that if given the “CHOICE” between cigarettes and “weed”, that the purchase of Tobacco products would suffer. Then SCIENCE saved the day.  TOBACCO produces “NOTHING MEDICALLY” beneficial at all, and is merely a “delivery apparatus” for the “NICOTENE” it produces. An incredibly “toxic agent” with addictive characteristics far higher than Schedule 3 narcotics. In fact the only “medical use” for NICOTENE, is to slowly ween people OFF “NICOTENE”. 

In closing to the RJ Reynolds, Philip Morris, and Altria’s of the world…………..YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT!!!!!   In my opinion, I don’t care what options are out there. THE CIGARRETTE is hands down the MOST PROFITABLE AND PERFECT INVENTION in the World. They are Recession Proof, Have Worldwide Appeal, Fit into ANY society on the planet, and despite having ZERO advertising for decades, the profits roll in. 

The biggest IRONY f the cigarette, it is the ONLY product produced on the Planet that TELLS YOU NOT TO BUY IT!!!        Instead of billboards, commercials, that other products pay BILLIONS for, cigarettes spend money putting pictures of “black lungs”- “cancerous gums” – “tracheotomy holes” – and SAY DON’T BUY.      It’s incredible. NOTHING WILL EVER STOP THE CIGARETTE. 

The ONLY product that the MAKER TELLS YOU WILL KILL YOU, and YOU BUY IT ANYWAY.  KUDOS to THEM I SAY.

So why not have PANAMA enter the WEED GAME???????   I CAN’T THINK OF ONE REASON WHY NOT.

“Smoke em’ if you got em!!!!

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/panama/comision-recomienda-al-minsa-emitir-siete-licencias-para-fabricar-derivados-del-cannabis-XG5866981

In the final report of the evaluation commission, appointed by the Ministry of Health (Minsa), it is highlighted that the entity should issue seven licenses for the manufacture of medicinal cannabis derivatives in Panama.

The National Directorate of Pharmacy and Drugs of the Minsa, based on the results of the commission, has concluded that the companies and consortia that have qualified are:

1- Pan-American Cannabis Consortium (proposal No. 8 presented meets all the requirements and obtains a weighting of 60 points out of a total of 60 points)

2- Green Med Consortium (proposal No. 9 presented meets all the requirements and obtains a weighting of 60 points out of a total of 60 points)

3- Tilray Panama Consortium (proposal No. 11 meets all the requirements and obtains a weighting of 55 points out of a total of 60 points)

4- Farma Verde Corp. (proposal No. 2 meets all the requirements and obtains a weighting of 50 points out of a total of 60 points)

5- Canna Med Panamá (proposal No. 4 meets all the requirements and obtains a weighting of 50 points out of a total of 60 points)

6- Adeiwa Pharma Consortium (proposal No. 5 meets all the requirements and obtains a weighting of 50 points out of a total of 60 points)

7- Ecovida Consortium (proposal No. 7 meets all the requirements and obtains a weighting of 50 points out of a total of 60 points)

According to the Minsa, each of these groups has complied with a rigorous evaluation process.

In 2023, the process began to select companies that met the established documentation and could obtain the license to manufacture medicinal cannabis derivatives .