Scientific studies have demonstrated the medical efficacy of cannabis in treating diseases, including neurological conditions, with no reported cases of addiction.
With the support of helicopters, police, and state fire department officers acted in 15 points of difficult access in an area inhabited by Tembés indigenous people.
Institutional relations adviser to Fiocruz explains the foundation plans to roll out initiatives to stimulate research in the area, in an attempt to make the use of medical cannabis available in public care.
The Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency, Anvisa, approved a regulation on the production, import, and sale of cannabis-derived medication.
A joint action by the Brazilian Federal Police and Paraguay’s National Anti-Drugs Secretariat concluded the third stage of Operation Nova Aliança (“new covenant”), which aims to eradicate marijuana grow sites in Paraguay.
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