Brazil Cannabis

Brazil has made a landmark move in the cannabis sector. In a pivotal decision, the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) ruled in favor of cultivating, processing and selling industrial hemp for medical and pharmaceutical uses. This ruling opens the door to significant new opportunities for both domestic...

In 2023, São Paulo enacted a law enabling the dispensing of cannabidiol (CBD)-based medicines across public and private health facilities associated with the Brazilian Unified Health System in Brazil’s most populous state with more than 44 million people. The law made CBD-based medicine...

In a landmark ruling late Tuesday, Brazil's Supreme Court voted to decriminalize the possession of cannabis for personal use, marking a significant shift in the nation’s drug policy. This decision, which addresses the application of Article 28 of the Drug Law from 2006, aims to differentiate...

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) is debating the decriminalization of marijuana possession for personal use. The session, which began in 2015 and has faced multiple interruptions, has see diverse opinions among the justices. Toffoli's Vote And Current Vote Count Justice Dias...

Watch the video of this Massive Cannabis March In Brazil advocating for cannabis reform as Supreme Court reconsiders decriminalization... Tens of thousands gathered in São Paulo, Brazil for the 15th edition of the Cannabis March, advocating for cannabis reform in Brazil. The event was part of a...

MediPharm Labs Corp. (TSX:LABS) (OTCQB:MEDIF) (FSE: MLZ) has received a GMP certification for its Barrie, Ontario facility from ANVISA, the governing body of Brazil’s pharmaceutical industry. This is MediPharm's latest approval, following GMP certifications from the FDA, European Union and...

The global cannabis landscape is undergoing rapid transformation as countries worldwide reevaluate their stance on this once-stigmatized plant. In this journey, we'll explore the latest updates from Brazil and Thailand, as well as delve into HRI's Report on Foreign Aid. But there's more...

New Zealand's Cannabis Updates: Cannabis Museum Grand Opening The Whakamana Cannabis Museum in Auckland is set to open with an R18 event featuring live music, DJ sets, and a speaker program on medical cannabis. Police have been informed about the legal consumption activities at the event....

Norwegian Cannabis Advocates Unite For Human Rights On April 20th, 2023, the Alliance for Rights-Oriented Drug Policy (AROD) and the Patient Association for Safe Cannabis Use (PASCAN) will lead a demonstration outside the Norwegian Director of Public Prosecutions office. The aim of the rally is to...

Cannabis legalization has been a major focus of debate in recent years in the U.S. Now the conversation is taking place on a global scale as more countries consider the potential benefits of the policy change. From medical to recreational use, from Timbuktu to Kalamazoo, cannabis is...

Judge Rules In Favor of Brazilian NGO A Brazil federal judge gave the green light to an NGO to cultivate and produce medical cannabis, reported The Brazilian Report. The move from a judge in the northeastern state of Sergipe means that the NGO Salvar could produce cannabis products other than oil,...

Cannabis company Medical Marijuana, Inc. (OTC: MJNA) announced Tuesday that its subsidiary HempMeds Brasil launched two new full spectrum products in Brazil. The two products represent the most competitively priced products available in the region, creating greater market opportunity for the...

By Marian Venini via El Planteo On Sunday, Brazil witnessed the most polarized elections in its history, which ultimately led to the victory of the former two-time president, left-wing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva over far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro. Lula governed Brazil...

By Natalia Kesselman, originally published on El Planteo. Last Tuesday, September the 1st, the Brazilian Chamber of Representatives’ Special Commission in charge of regulating cannabis-based medicines held an online meeting in the form of a public hearing. The objective of the assembly was to...

By Sylvia Muñoz Campo and Marian Venini via El Planteo. On Wednesday, Brazil announced in its DOU (Federal Official Gazette), that ANVISA, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency,  will allow the manufacturing and marketing of the first cannabis-containing phytopharmaceutical...