Brazilian Superior Court of Justice authorizes cultivation of industrial hemp for medical purposes and sets regulation deadline for Anvisa

2 months ago

On November 13, 2024, the First Panel of the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (STJ) unanimously authorized the planting, cultivation, industrialization, and sale of industrial hemp – a variety of Cannabis sativa with a THC content below 0.3% – solely for medical and/or pharmaceutical purposes. The STJ’s primary rationale for this decision was that industrial hemp cannot […]