VOA今日美国2023 阿根廷正式成立大麻监管机构（在线收听）

Argentina recently launched a new national agency that aims to expand the country's cannabis industry.

阿根廷最近成立了一个新的国家机构，旨在扩大该国的大麻产业。

Ministers hope that the move will help create new jobs and exports for the South American nation.

部长们希望此举将会有助于为这个南美国家创造新的就业机会和增加出口量。

In a conference launching the national hemp and cannabis agency, ARICCAME, Economy Minister Sergio Massa said,

经济部长塞尔吉奥·马萨在国家大麻机构ARICCAME的发布会上说，

"This opens the door for Argentina to start a new path in terms of industrial exports, on the basis of huge global demand."

“这为阿根廷在巨大的全球需求基础上开辟一条产业出口新道路提供了可能性。”

He added, "All this needs to be transformed into an industry which generates work, which generates exports for Argentina and which generates value."

他还说，“所有这些都需要转变为一个能够创造就业、为阿根廷创造出口和价值的产业。”

Massa said that the agency would begin working with local governments and industry.

马萨表示，该机构将开始与地方政府和行业合作。

Argentina is depending on demand for projects linked to the agriculture and industrial sector, he said.

他说，阿根廷依赖于对与农业和工业部门相关的项目的需求。

Francisco Echarren, who will lead the agency, said the industry could create thousands of new jobs, technological developments and new products for export.

该机构的负责人弗朗西斯科·埃查伦表示，该产业可能会创造数千个新的就业岗位、技术发展和用于出口的新产品。

"We have a huge challenge ahead of us," he said, "not only getting a new industry on its feet, but giving millions of Argentines access to products that improve quality of life."

“我们面临着巨大的挑战，”他说，“不仅要让一个新产业站稳脚跟，还要让数百万阿根廷人获得提高生活质量的产品。”

Argentina made cannabis oil legal for medicinal use in 2017.

阿根廷于2017年将医用大麻油合法化。

This change permitted the federal government to grow the plant for research and treatment purposes.

这一变化允许联邦政府种植这种植物，以用于研究和治疗目的。

In 2020, Argentina made it legal for people to grow marijuana at home for medicinal use.

2020年，阿根廷将人们在家中种植的用于医疗用途的大麻合法化。

The act also made it legal for drug stores to sell products taken from cannabis.

该法案还使药店销售从大麻中提取的产品合法化。

In addition, the new rule ordered insurers to cover marijuana-based medications for patients with written permission from a doctor.

此外，新规定要求保险公司在获得医生书面许可的情况下为患者提供大麻类药物。

Uruguay became the first modern country to directly permit growing, selling and smoking marijuana in 2013.

2013年，乌拉圭成为第一个直接允许种植、销售和吸食大麻的现代国家。

In Colombia, President Gustavo Petro has also spoken about more laws to increase the country's cannabis industry.

哥伦比亚总统古斯塔沃·佩特罗也谈到了要制定更多法律来发展该国的大麻产业。

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