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CannAzores – 1st Edition of the International Hemp Congress takes place on Sunday in the Azores

O I International CannAzores Congress 2021 takes place on the 3rd of October in the Azores and has several national and international speakers to discuss the situation of the hemp sector in Portugal and in the world. Tickets for the event, which takes place at Associação Agrícola dos Açores, in Ribeira Grande, São Miguel Island, cost between 10 and 75 euros.
CannAzores aims to make the general public aware of the multiple uses and benefits of the ancestral plant of hemp and to contribute to information and training in the area of cultivation, production and processing of hemp as a complement to existing economic activities. Cannareporter will accompany this congress, which has the participation of speakers from mainland Portugal, Angola, Canada, Cape Verde and the United States of America, and spoke with Graça Castanho, university professor and main organizer of the event, and will publish the interview soon .
The event is organized by Terra Verde – Association of Agricultural Producers of the Azores, by Neuron Bonus/Legal Cannapa Shop and by Associação Agrícola de S. Miguel, in partnership with the Association of Industrial Hemp Merchants of Portugal (ACCIP) and with CannaCasa – Industrial Hemp Association.
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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 2018st Portuguese Government. She has an international certification in Permaculture (PDC) and created the street-art photography archive “What does Lisbon say?” @saywhatlisbon. Co-founder and Editor of CannaReporter® and coordinator of PTMC - Portugal Medical Cannabis, Laura made the documentary “Pacientes” in XNUMX 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.
