Legislators from Costa Rica's ruling party and several opposition
groups signed off on the bill, which President Carlos Alvarado
applauded as being "of great benefit to Costa Rica."
The bill aims to boost the country's pandemic-battered economy and
reduce illegal demand for the drug. It will require cannabis
producers to register with health institutions and agree to reviews
by the Costa Rican Drug Institute (ICD).
Marijuana cultivation and sale for recreational purposes will remain
prohibited.
Alvarado in January vetoed an earlier version of the law, saying it
needed changes to limit individual cultivation and consumption of
cannabis.
Alvarado could sign the new version into law as early as this week,
lawmaker Zoila Rosa Volio said, adding that it maintained core
pieces of the original legislation.
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![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2022/Mar/02/images/ads/current/christianchurch_lda_PRESCHOOL_2022.png) "The veto did not affect the key components of
this proposal, which will bring investment,
generate employment, allow access to millionaire
markets, and reactivate the agricultural
sector," Volio said.
The country's trade promotion group, Procomer,
has recommended that Costa Rica enter the
medical marijuana and hemp industries due to
growing international demand.
(Reporting by Alvaro Murillo; Writing by Kylie
Madry; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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