On Thursday, the Colombian government announced that it will make medical marijuana use, cultivation, and sale legal in the near future! Washington Post reports: [caption id="attachment_9361" align="alignright" width="200"] Pres. Juan Manuel Santos[/caption] The change is coming in an executive decree that President Juan Manuel Santos will soon sign into law. It will regulate regulating everything from licensing for growers to the eventual export of products made from marijuana, Justice Minister…

The BBC reports that Chileans may soon be able to legally grow up to six marijuana plants thanks to a bill that was passed by a lower house of congress. Previously, those who possessed or cultivated the plant risked 15 years imprisonment. Last October, the country began its first medical marijuana trial program. The new bill will go before a health commission and then the Senate for approval. Members of the lower house approved the bill by a wide margin, with 68 in favour and 39 against. ... Several…