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Written by Johnny Green on August 23, 2025. Posted in Science.

Brazilian Universities Collaborate On Cannabis Phytochemical Database

All plants, from fruits to vegetables to grains, produce phytochemicals, and the cannabis plant is no exception. Phytochemicals are...

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Written by Johnny Green on June 4, 2025. Posted in Science.

Brazilian Study Finds Cannabis To Be An ‘Exit Drug’

Historically, cannabis policy modernization opponents have portrayed cannabis as a ‘gateway drug,’ claiming that the use of...

Written by Johnny Green on May 18, 2025. Posted in Business.

How Many Medical Cannabis Patients Does Brazil’s Industry Serve?

As it currently stands, dozens of countries around the world have adopted medical cannabis legalization measures, with legalization...

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Written by Frank Schuler on April 21, 2025. Posted in Science.

Brazilian Study Finds Cannabis Extracts Are Effective For Pediatric Autism Patients

When it comes to administering medical cannabis to pediatric patients, safety and caution are paramount. Doing so should always involve...

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Written by Hazel Norman on April 7, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Brazil Supreme Court Issues Major Cannabis Decision

Currently, cannabis is legal for adult use at a national level in Uruguay, Canada, Malta, Luxembourg, Germany, and South Africa....

Written by Frank Schuler on February 23, 2025. Posted in Science.

Cannabis Provides Improvements In Brazilian Parkinson’s Disease Patients

According to international researchers, the prevalence of Parkinson’s disease has doubled in the past 25 years with an estimated...

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Written by Frank Schuler on February 12, 2025. Posted in Science.

Brazil Announces 12-Year Cannabis Cultivation Research Effort

Brazil is home to an emerging legal cannabis industry, and the nation is also home to a national agricultural research agency named...

Written by Johnny Green on November 30, 2024. Posted in Business.

Brazil’s Medical Cannabis Market Increased By 22% In 2024

According to a new market report by Kaya Mind, Brazil’s emerging medical cannabis market is projected to increase by a projected...

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Written by Frank Schuler on November 6, 2024. Posted in Policy, Science.

Brazil Approves Medical Cannabis For Animals

Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency recently decided to amend Ordinance SVS/MS 344/1998 to allow the regulation of medical...

Written by Frank Schuler on October 13, 2024. Posted in Science.

CBD Dosing Mitigates Spondyloarthritis Pain In Brazilian Case Report

Spondyloarthritis, sometimes referred to as spondyloarthropathy, is an inflammatory arthritis condition that affects the patient’s...

Written by Frank Schuler on July 21, 2024. Posted in Science.

CBD Mitigates Symptoms In Adolescents With Autism In Brazilian Study

The cannabis plant contains dozens of cannabinoids, with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) being arguably the most well-known cannabinoid....

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Written by Hazel Norman on June 26, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Brazil’s Supreme Court Decriminalizes Personal Cannabis Possession

Brazil’s top court issued a landmark ruling this week, determining that the nation’s cannabis prohibition policies toward...

Written by Frank Schuler on November 19, 2023. Posted in Science.

Cannabis Is Associated With Weight Loss, Lower BMI Per Meta-Analysis

For many years cannabis opponents have tried very hard to portray cannabis as being unhealthy, and that those who consume cannabis are...

Written by Frank Schuler on November 5, 2023. Posted in Science.

CBD May Provide Potential Improvements To Cognitive Performance

Cannabis opponents have spent a great deal of time and effort over many years trying to convince society that cannabis is bad for the...

Written by Hazel Norman on October 9, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Court In Brazil Determines Cannabis Smell Does Not Justify Home Search

Cannabis prohibition enforcement involves various tactics, including the reliance on ‘smelling’ cannabis to...

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Written by Frank Schuler on September 11, 2023. Posted in Science.

Cannabis Extracts Associated With Quality Of Life Improvements In Autism Patients

Emerging cannabis science shows a lot of promise for a number of health conditions that people suffer from, but one that seems to be...

Written by Hazel Norman on March 26, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Brazil Judge Allows NGO To Cultivate Medical Cannabis

The public policy avenue that most people are familiar with when it comes to legalization efforts is when lawmakers approve a reform...

Written by Frank Schuler on February 26, 2023. Posted in Science.

International Researchers Cure Horse’s Behavioral Disorders Using 4-Weeks Of CBD Treatment

A team of international researchers from Italy and Brazil published findings earlier this month in the science publication Veterinary and...

Written by Frank Schuler on October 24, 2022. Posted in Policy.

Brazil’s Federal Council Of Medicine Creates Confusion With New Cannabis Guidance

Brazil is the most populous country in South America. With a population of over 200 million people, Brazil makes up almost half the...

Written by Frank Schuler on August 21, 2022. Posted in Policy.

Judge Grants Home Cultivation Protection To Cannabis Patient In Brazil

Back in June 2022, Brazil’s top Court ruled in favor of three patients that sought to cultivate their own cannabis. The Court at...

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Written by Frank Schuler on August 1, 2022. Posted in Policy.

Survey Finds Majority Support For Medical Cannabis In Brazil

Medical cannabis is technically legal in Brazil, however, the country’s medical cannabis program is extremely limited. For most...

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Written by Frank Schuler on July 18, 2022. Posted in Science.

Alzheimer’s Case Report From Brazil Finds “Encouraging” Results For Cannabis Extracts Treatment

It is estimated that as many as 50 million people worldwide suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. It is also estimated that every 3...

Written by Johnny Green on July 11, 2022. Posted in Science.

Researchers In Brazil Find That CBD Is Ineffective For Restless Legs Syndrome

Restless leg syndrome may not sound like a serious condition, however, it can have a very negative impact on someone’s life that...

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Written by Marguerite Arnold on June 21, 2022. Posted in Policy.

Brazilian Superior Court Approves Cannabis Home Grow For Patients

The South American country is following a trend increasingly seen in Europe in allowing patients the right to grow cannabis at home It is...

Written by Frank Schuler on June 15, 2022. Posted in Science.

CBD-Rich Cannabis Extracts Are Safe For Pediatric Autism Patients According To Brazilian Study

Cannabidiol (CBD) is the subject of a growing number of studies as researchers and medical professionals continue to work to unlock the...

Written by Johnny Green on May 24, 2022. Posted in Archives, Business, Policy.

Brazilian Medical Cannabis Consumption Increases 110% In One Year

Consumption of medical cannabis products in Brazil increased by 110% in 2021 from 2020 according to study by BRCANN, the Brazilian...

Written by Johnny Green on May 19, 2022. Posted in Archives, Science.

Brazilian Researchers Determine That CBD Is Safe For Dogs

An area of the emerging cannabis industry that is often overlooked is cannabis products for pets. Worldwide, it is estimated that over...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on November 16, 2021. Posted in Politics.

Brazil May Legalize Medical And Industrial Cannabis By Year’s End

The Bolsonaro government has been pushed, like many other governments before it, to move the goalposts for medical and industrial...

Written by Johnny Green on April 27, 2020. Posted in Medical.

First Cannabis-Based Medicinal Product Gets Approval In Brazil

Cannabis reform is spreading across South America. Uruguay was the first country on the entire planet to legalize cannabis for adult...

Written by Johnny Green on December 8, 2019. Posted in Politics.

Brazil Blocks Domestic Medical Cannabis Cultivation

South America is home to some of the best climates for cultivating agricultural crops, including cannabis. With cannabis laws being...

Written by Johnny Green on October 14, 2019. Posted in Medical.

Brazilian Regulators To Vote On Medical Cannabis Proposals Tomorrow

Brazil is the largest nation in South America, as measured by population size, and the next closest country on the continent isn’t...