South America

Argentina Launches New Agency To Boost Cannabis Industry

Argentina officially launched a new government agency on Wednesday as part of an effort to bolster the country’s medical marijuana…

2 years ago

Guyana Authorities Seize Weed Shipment from the U.S.

People are gettin’ high all over the world, including the small South American country of Guyana. Customs officials in Guyana…

2 years ago

Nazca Human Sacrifice Victim Used Psychedelics Before Death

Research into a Nazca ritual site in Peru has determined that a child sacrificed more than a thousand years ago…

2 years ago

Committee in Colombia Approved Adult-Use Legalization Proposal

A legislator in Colombia, Liberal Rep. Carlos Ardila, proposed a cannabis bill that passed in the First Commission of the…

2 years ago

Superior Court in Brazil Affirms Right to Cannabis Home Grow

On Tuesday, Brazil became the newest country to decide that sick people can cultivate cannabis and extract its components into…

3 years ago

Peru Issues Draft Law to Allow and Regulate Patient-Grown Medical Cannabis

The Peruvian Ministry of Health (MINSA) has decided to do something radical. Namely, obtain public comments on their next version…

3 years ago

Ancient South American Empire Tripped On Psychedelic Beer

Leaders of a historic South American empire used a beer mixed with a psychedelic drug to maintain political control over…

3 years ago

U.S. Charges Venezuelan President With Cocaine Trafficking

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro faces charges of narco-terrorism and drug-trafficking.

5 years ago