08/10/2026
PLEASE... URGENT APPEAL FOR HELP
I am urgently seeking help regarding the Schengen visa applications of three international speakers who have been formally invited to participate in the Transatlantic Celebration of Industrial H**p and Medical Cannabis, taking place in São Miguel, Azores, on 16–17 October 2026.
The three invited speakers are:
🇬🇭 Dr. Mark G. Darko — Ghana
President & CEO, Chamber of Cannabis Industry – Ghana
🇬🇭 Dr. Christiana Torvor — Ghana
CEO, CD Herbal Company Limited
Chair, Women in Cannabis Committee, Chamber of Cannabis Industry Ghana
🇲🇦 Jawad El Idrissi — Morocco
Chairman & CEO, NECIM Group
Connecting Global Capital with African Opportunities | Investment • Infrastructure • Energy • Agribusiness
All three have been waiting for several weeks for their Schengen visa applications to be resolved.
They are coming to the Azores as formally invited international speakers and are scheduled to contribute to an event bringing together experts and participants from more than 20 countries.
With the event now very close, we urgently need to find the right institutional channel or contact that can help clarify the status of these applications and, where possible, facilitate their timely processing.
If anyone in my network has a contact within the Portuguese diplomatic or consular services, the relevant visa authorities or application centres, AIMA, the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or the appropriate authorities in Ghana or Morocco, I would be extremely grateful for your assistance.
We are not seeking preferential treatment — only the appropriate institutional guidance to help ensure that these formally invited speakers can travel to Portugal in time to participate in the event.
If you can help, or know someone who can, please contact me by private message as soon as possible.
Any contact, guidance or assistance that can help us resolve this situation will be deeply appreciated. 🙏
Graça Castanho
Founder & Organiser
CannaPortugal International Cannabis Expo & CannAzores Forum
São Miguel, Azores, Portugal Ver menos