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, such as flower, extracts and edibles. Lawyer Paulo Henrique Thiessen, who is behind the company, touted the decision as “wonderful news.”
The use of medical marijuana (MMJ) was legalized in Brazil in 2015, allowing patients to obtain only imported medical cannabis products with strict authorization from ANVISA (National Sanitary Surveillance Agency). In 2019, Brazil became the third Latin American country, after Uruguay and Colombia, to regulate the sale of medical marijuana products.
Dutch Government Puts $1.5M Into CBD Study For Epilepsy
Dutch Government is poised to grant roughly $1.5 million to The UMC Utrecht Brain Center, which has partnered with various Netherland-based organizations to study the effects of a high-CBD oil in children with severe epilepsy, reported Cannabis Health News.
The researchers plan to utilize money from the Government’s Good Use of Medicines program to launch a four-year research project. They will investigate the effects of the oil on seizure reduction in 50 participants, in addition to other quality-of-life markers, including seizure length, sleep and alertness.
The drug – Bedrolite from the Dutch Transvaal pharmacy – is made by Bedrocan.
