Hemp
DGAV granted 20 out of 60 requests to grow hemp in Portugal. Responsible for the Division of Varieties and Seeds replaced
The General Directorate of Food and Veterinary Medicine (DGAV) granted 20 of the 60 requests to grow industrial hemp in Portugal, 10 of which are still under analysis. The information was released today by the Office of the Minister of Agriculture to Cannareporter, who also confirmed that Teresa Pais Coelho, responsible for the Variety and Seeds Division, was replaced by Conceição Canas Serra Carvalho.
Teresa Pais Coelho has been responsible for handling notifications and requests for national industrial hemp production since 2016 and has gone through the various stages of evolution of the cannabis law in Portugal.
According to the Minister's Office, “Eng. Teresa Coelho, of her own volition, decided to start a new activity in another agency of the Ministry of Agriculture”, having been replaced by Conceição Carvalho, who since 2012 was Senior Technician of the Plant Health and Certification Division at the Directorate of Agri-food and Rural Development Services. .
As for authorization requests, the Ministry says that they are “being analyzed, in line with the provisions of the applicable legislation. Currently, 10 processes are under evaluation. DGAV received 60 requests, some of which are reformulations of previously submitted requests. To date, 20 requests have been granted, as they are complete and meet the legal requirements”, confirmed the same Office.
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With a degree in Journalism from the University of Coimbra, Laura Ramos has a postgraduate degree in Photography and has been a Journalist since 1998. Winner of the Business of Cannabis Awards in the category "Journalist of the Year 2024", Laura was a correspondent for Jornal de Notícias in Rome, Italy, and Press Officer in the Office of the Minister of Education of the 21st Portuguese Government. She has an international certification in Permaculture (PDC) and created the street-art photography archive “Say What? Lisbon” @saywhatlisbon. Co-founder and Editor of CannaReporter® and coordinator of PTMC - Portugal Medical Cannabis, Laura directed the documentary “Pacientes” and was part of the steering group of the first Postgraduate Course in GxP's for Medicinal Cannabis in Portugal, in partnership with the Military Laboratory and the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Lisbon.
I am one of the directors of CannaReporter, which I founded together with Laura Ramos. I am from the unique Island of Madeira, where I currently reside. While I was in Lisbon at FCUL studying Physical Engineering, I became involved in the national hemp and cannabis scene and participated in several associations, some of which I am still a member of. I follow the global industry and especially legislative advances regarding the different uses of cannabis.
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