After a legal fight, a Canadian company has gotten permits to grow cannabis and sell cannabis products in Mexico.
On Thursday, Canadian cannabis company Xebra announcedthat it had received authorization from Mexico’s COFEPRIS agency — the rough equivalent of the U.S. FDA — for its Mexican subsidiary to import seeds, grow cannabis and sell derived products in Mexico. That comes after a late 2021 Supreme Court ruling in the company’s favor.
COFEPRIS responded to the announcement by saying it was essentially forced to grant the authorization by a court order, which threatened fines and the removal of staff if it did not abide by the ruling. In a Friday release, the agency said it intends to try to annul the permits it granted to Xebra in federal court.
