CannaReporter Newsletter #1

We welcome our first Patrons, to whom we thank, first of all, for their contribution to the continued existence of the Cannareporter. This is our first newsletter with exclusive content for Patrons.

Exclusive Interview with Paula Carvalho, from DGAV

“Industrial cultivation is all about fiber and seeds”

Ana Paula Carvalho, Deputy Director General of DGAV – General Directorate of Food and Veterinary Medicine, has been under fire in recent months, because of the industrial hemp sector. In a conversation lasting more than an hour, Cannareporter tried to clarify the many doubts that plague farmers who cultivate in Portugal. Paula Carvalho admitted that there may have been delays in responding to requests and even miscommunication, but she guarantees that she is available to dialogue with farmers. However, she leaves a very clear message: “Industrial cultivation is all about fiber and seeds”.

Manel Cruz: “I made one of the best songs under the influence of cannabis” 

Manel Cruz needs no introduction. His relationship with cannabis began when he was a teenager, when he joined Ornatos Violeta, and to this day it has varied in the way and intensity with which he uses it. With no problem in admitting that he smokes, Manel came out of the closet to talk about cannabis with Cannadouro Magazine. Read the full interview now at cannareporter.eu

Interview by João Carvalho and Laura Ramos, originally published in #1 of Cannadouro Magazine
Photos: Pedro Nascimento

António Ventura highlights hemp potential for the Azores 

The Regional Secretary for Agriculture of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, António Ventura, yesterday highlighted the need to diversify crops for a more sustainable agriculture. The Regional Secretary spoke at the opening of the CannAzores, I International Hemp Congress, which took place yesterday at Associação Agrícola dos Açores, in Ribeira Grande, Ilha de São Miguel, highlighting that the region is available to experiment with this culture with hemp producers, investing in education and training, in order to create employment and attractiveness for bring the youth down to earth.

Graça Castanho: “It is necessary to return the plant to people, it is a human right” 

Graça Castanho, university professor and businesswoman, is the main organizer of the I International Hemp Congress, which takes place on the 3rd of October at Associação Agrícola dos Açores, in Ribeira Grande, São Miguel Island. Cannareporter spoke with the organizer of the event, to better understand why this Congress is being held and why it is “urgent to put Portugal on the map of industrial hemp production”.

GNR says it seized more than three thousand cannabis plants in Sertã 

The GNR Territorial Command of Castelo Branco this morning issued a press release (with video) in which he states that he arrested a 32-year-old man for cultivating narcotics, yesterday, September 23, in Sertã, Castelo Branco. THE Cannareporter learned that this is Pawel Soyer, a farmer who has been trying to grow hemp for several years in Portugal and that had already been arrested last year for the same reasons.

Founder of Lusicanna hemp cooperative held for industrial hemp cultivation 

One of the founders of the cooperative lusicanna and farmer dedicated to the cultivation of industrial hemp, Hugo Monteiro, was arrested yesterday by the GNR in Serpa, in the district of Beja. Cannareporter knows that Hugo Monteiro, one of the farmers who has criticized DGAV's actions and delays, had already sent the application three times with the form and the corresponding payment of fees for the granting of the authorization to grow hemp for industrial purposes, but had not yet obtained it.