Chile has recently inaugurated their plantation of cannabis, which is the largest in Latin America, Reuters reports. The inauguration part of Chile's experimental plantation in a secret location somewhere in Santiago, Chile.

The small plantation became a full-blown business in Colbun after the Chilean Congress debated on the decriminalization of the medicinal cannabis. Ana Maria Gazmuri, an advocate of holistic medicine said, "This farm will further permit people to see for themselves the reality of the plant, and what its uses are."

The 6,900-stalk plantation of medical cannabis is run by several organizations coordinating with different laboratories and universities in order to develop and expand the uses of the plant. With agencies expecting some 1.65 tons of harvest from March to May, they hope to turn the venture to a medically approved therapy that will help people suffering from cancer, epilepsy and types of chronic pain.

The practice of controlled cultivation of medical cannabis has been practiced in the Latin America region for quite some time. In November, a Mexican court approved such cultivation of legal cannabis, provided that it follows the limited number of cultivation.

In December, despite Colombia fighting against drug trafficking, President Juan Manuel Santos signed a law that legalizes the use of medical cannabis saying. He said that his signature will not affect the government's fight against illicit crops and drug trafficking.

In 2013 when Uruguay first legalized marijuana, they were suddenly the focus of close monitoring around the globe. A few years later, Mexico and Colombia followed suit. In report by the Associated Press via Cannabist, Chile started cultivating their first 850 seeds of cannabis as part of their experimental program on medical cannabis.

At least 200 patients were scheduled to be the recipient of the plant's revolutionary medical capability. With Chile joining the trend of legalizing cannabis, they are also contributing the effortless use of such controlled plant. Mayor Rodolfo Carter of the La Florida District said, "We're living at a time, in Chile and the rest of the world, where it's not reasonable to close yourself to new evidence. Marijuana can provide some dignity to those who suffer."

Chile's inauguration of the 6,900-stalk plantation came on Tuesday with at least 4,000 patients seen to benefit from the medical plant. Gazmuri also said that the use of medical cannabis now joins reform issues such as marriage equality and abortion, per Reuters.