The government of Argentina has formed a tech company aiming to boost the medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp industries. The technology-based public company that ‘Cannabis Conicet’will operate under the guidance of leading scientific researchers National Arturo Jauretche University (UNAJ) and the Highly complex hospital “El Cruce”..

Ana Franchi, President of the new company said in a statement: “This obliges us to have a state that guarantees, not suppresses, the consumption of cannabis and intervenes in public health and, in this area, also in production.”

Promoting the cannabis industry in the South Cone

Cannabis Conicet will generate quality and innovation standards in the phases of cultivation, production, clinical and industrial use. In return, it will strengthen “the education and training of human resources, the economic value and the social value of the industry through its connection with the national science and technology system.” according to to El Cronista.

“Cannabis Conicet represents the presence of the state. Health is a right and it is the state that must guarantee this right. For this reason, the goal of developing this technology is to evaluate the quality and provide security to the consumers of these products,” he said Daniel Filmus, Speech by Argentina’s Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation at the company’s inauguration.

Likewise, the company’s commitment is to develop the capacity to develop products with Argentine technology and create a true federal industry.

“This company is an essential factor on the way to technological sovereignty. It’s about the state promoting cannabis research by our scientists and scientific and technical organizations with the goal of developing technologies and products to improve the quality of life in our community.” Carolina Gaillard (FdT)a national MP said El Planteo in an exclusive interview.

“It is important that the entire public system on the…