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Brazil: The Attorney General’s Office (AGU) has filed an appeal with the Superior Court of Justice with a request to extend the deadline of
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has updated its 2024-2025 regulatory agenda. The agenda includes, among other items, a review of the
Brazil: The Superior Court of Justice has unanimously decided to authorise the import of seeds, cultivation, industrialisation and commercialisation of cannabis plants of up
Brazil: The Supreme Court will decide whether the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) exceeded its powers when it banned the sale of medical cannabis-based products
Brazil: The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) board of directors has approved the prescription of cannabis-based products for veterinary use. Qualified veterinarians can prescribe registered
Brazil: Following the Federal Supreme Court's decision to decriminalise cannabis possession, the judges have decided that a person possessing or storing 40 g of
Brazil: The Federal Supreme Court has resumed its deliberations on the decriminalisation of cannabis possession. One judge, who was undecided last week, added to his
Brazil: The Federal Supreme Court has resumed its deliberations on the decriminalisation of cannabis possession. One more judge has voted, but his vote was not
Brazil: Following the Senate’s approval, the Chamber of Deputies’ Constitution and Justice Committee approved a constitutional amendment that would make possession of cannabis and
Brazil: João Paulo Perfeito, manager of medicines and herbal medicines at the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), said during an event that the
Brazil: The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has approved the Regulatory Impact Analysis Report on medical cannabis products. The report supports the maintenance of the
Brazil: The Senate’s plenary has approved an amendment to the Constitution that would declare possession of cannabis and other drugs a crime, regardless of
Brazil: The Senate's Constitution and Justice Committee has approved an amendment to the Constitution to declare possession of cannabis and other drugs a crime. The amendment will now
Brazil: Following the Federal Supreme Court's postponement of the decision to decriminalise cannabis possession, the Senate has said that the amendment of the
Brazil: Yesterday (6th March) the Federal Supreme Court resumed its deliberations on the decriminalisation of cannabis possession. One more judge voted against decriminalisation,
Brazil: The Federal Supreme Court will resume its deliberations on the decriminalisation of drug possession on 6th March. Five out of 11 judges have already
Brazil: The Superior Court of Justice has scheduled a public hearing on 25th April to discuss the granting of authorisations to import and cultivate cannabis for
Brazil: In an event with the industry, one of the National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa)'s representatives, João Paulo Perfeito, said that the
Brazil: The Participatory Legislation Commission of the Chamber of Deputies – a committee that receives proposals from associations and organised civil society, with
Brazil: Senator Mara Gabrilli from the governing Social Democratic Party, which has the most seats in the Senate, has introduced a bill to
Brazil: Tomorrow (24th October), the National Integration and Regional Development Committee of the Chamber of Deputies will discuss the production chain of cannabis
Brazil: Yesterday (24th August) the Federal Supreme Court resumed its deliberations on the decriminalisation of drug possession. Two more judges have announced their decisions,
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has clarified that advertising and promotion of cannabis-derived products is not allowed. Anvisa only authorises
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has issued a technical note clarifying that the importation of cannabis in natura, as well as flowers and parts of
Brazil: Marta Machado, Ministry of Justice spokesperson on drugs policy, has said the federal government intends to regulate the cultivation of medical cannabis,
Brazil: During a Chamber of Deputies (lower house) seminar on medical cannabis, the minister of agrarian development, Paulo Teixeira, from the government Worker's Party (PT),
Brazil: The Federal Supreme Court has postponed the ruling on the decriminalisation of drug possession for personal use, and no date has been set for when
Brazil: The Federal Supreme Court will resume judgement of the decriminalisation of drug possession on 24th May. Three out of 11 judges have already voted to
Brazil: Yesterday, 21st March, the Superior Court of Justice published the decision that it falls within the court’s jurisdiction to decide whether hemp can
Brazil: The Federal Court of Florianópolis, a city in the south of the country, has granted judicial authorisation to a patient association for
Brazil: The new health minister, Nísia Trindade, has supported medical cannabis and CBD use on national television, press reports. “There is a lot of scientific
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has authorised cannabis cultivation for scientific research purposes. The authorisation was granted to a university
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has authorised the importation, distribution and sale of two new CBD oils: Canabidiol Hearst 200
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has authorised Canabidiol Ease Labs 100 mg/ml to be manufactured in Brazil in the form of
Brazil: The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has authorised the importation of CBD flowers for medical purposes by an individual, press reports. It
Brazil: The candidate from the left-wing Workers' Party (PT), Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, won the presidential elections with 50.9% of the votes.
Brazil: The Federal Council of Medicine (CFM) has suspended a resolution restricting medical prescription of CBD after the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office announced an investigation into its legality. The
Brazil: After issuing a controversial resolution restricting the prescription of CBD for medical use, the Federal Council of Medicine announced that it will receive public
Brazil: Senator Mara Gabrilli, from the centre and independent Brazilian Social Democracy Party, has presented to the Senate a draft legislative decree to overturn a Federal
Brazil: The Federal Council of Medicine, a regulatory agency that oversees and guides medical practice, has issued a resolution restricting the prescription of cannabidiol
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) announced in a webinar held yesterday (13th October) that it has started the process of reviewing
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) will hold a webinar on Thursday 13th October to review the resolution which sets rules
Brazil: None of the presidential candidates achieved the majority needed to win the election in the first round yesterday (2nd October). The second round,
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has clarified that medical cannabis products cannot be sold through delivery services. Cannabis-derived products previously allowed
Brazil: The Medicinal Cannabis Associations of Brazil have reacted strongly in opposition to a booklet issued by the Ministry of Citizenship on the risks of using
Brazil: The board of the National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has unanimously approved the importation of cannabis in its raw form. The decision will allow
Brazil: The Superior Court of Justice has authorised three patients to grow cannabis for their own medicinal use. The court emphasised that the authorities’ failure to
Brazil: The Superior Court of Justice has ruled that private health insurance companies are not obliged to cover treatments and medicine products that do not appear on the
Brazil: The Superior Court of Justice confirmed the right of the non-profit organisation Abrace Esperança to cultivate cannabis for medicinal purposes. According to the court, it
